Nooooo!
What a bummmer! I moved my vacation dates to India to be able to attend this concert. :( Thank God, AR and team is fine. Inshallah, it will happen when it's supposed to happen. --- In [email protected], "A.R.Rajib" <a.r.ra...@...> wrote: > > *NORTH AMERICAN LEG OF JAI HO TOUR RESCHEDULED* > > > *Statement from A. R. Rahman:* > > Dear friends, fans and well-wishers, > > As you may know, members of our tour miraculously escaped a big disaster in > Detroit this past Saturday, when part of the Pontiac Silverdome > infrastructure collapsed on our set. All the artists, singers, musicians, > dancers, technicians (myself included) have been almost given a second > life. > > We are working to recoup all that has been lost (the lights, the sets) which > will take us over three weeks to complete. The vision for the show includes > beautiful choreography and circus acts and it feels less than, not to > include them. All the world over, the show has received a very positive > response from those who have seen it, which makes it absolutely necessary > for us to present a complete show and feature all the components that were > lost due to the incident. > > With that, we have decided to postpone the remaining dates of the North > American leg of this tour and will reschedule them at a later date. We will > go ahead with the concerts scheduled in Europe and UK. That is the best > option we have, considering the circumstances. > > > While I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our friends in > the U.S. and Canada, maybe it's a blessing in disguise, as we will have the > opportunity to perform for you with even more energy and perfection. > > Once again, let us all pray that we are alive and thank you in advance for > your understanding, love and cooperation. > > With deep respect and love, > > A. R. Rahman > JAI HO to everyone > > Update on AR Rahman U.S. Tour Dates: > > > AR Rahman was forced to cancel his June 19th show in Detroit due to an > infrastructure collapse at The Pontiac Silverdome which damaged the set. The > incident occurred during stage construction. No one was seriously injured. > All remaining dates for the North American leg will be rescheduled due to > the incident. The tour will resume on July 16th in Zurich. Mr. Rahman > regrets any inconvenience this causes his fans and is deeply grateful no one > from his team or the local Detroit stage crew was seriously injured. > > *FAQs* > > *Q: What U.S./ Canada dates have been postponed and will be rescheduled?* > > > June 19, 2010, Saturday: Detroit, MI (Pontiac Silverdome) > June 20, 2010, Sunday: Toronto, ON (Air Canada Centre) > June 26, 2010, Saturday: San Francisco, CA (Oracle Arena) > June 27, 2010, Sunday: Los Angeles, CA (The Forum) > June 30, 2010, Wednesday: Vancouver, BC (PNE Collesium) > July 3, 2010, Saturday: Houston, TX (Toyota Center) > July 4, 2010, Sunday: Dallas, TX (American Airlines Center) > July 9, 2010, Friday: Boston, MA (Tsongas Center) > July 10, 2010, Saturday: Trenton, NJ (Sun National Bank Center) > July 11, 2010, Sunday: Raleigh, NC (RBC Center) > > *Q: When will the tour resume?* > The tour will resume in Zurich on July 16th. > > *Q: Have the European dates been affected?* > No European dates will be affected by this incident. They will remain as > scheduled. > > > *Q: When will new dates be announced?* > We are still in the process of rescheduling the tour, but we hope to > announce the new dates in the coming weeks. The dates will be rescheduled > for after the European leg of the tour. > > *Q: Where can I refund my tickets?* > This information will be announced soon. Please check back for details. > > > http://www.arrahman.com/v2/news/news-198.html > -- > - Regards > > ~ ~ A.R.Rajib ~ ~ >
