Come February 2007 and Mumbai will rock to the sound of one of the greatest rock legends of all times - Roger Waters, co-founder and creative genius behind Pink Floyd. The Roger Waters Dark Side of the Moon concert tour will be in India courtesy Royal Challenge & DNA Networks and the iconic rock star will perform live at the MMRDA Grounds in Mumbai on Sunday, February 18th! This is Waters’ second performance in the country. He was here last in 2002, when he enthralled more than 30,000 fans in Bangalore.
If you’re a Roger Waters’ fan – this is an event you don’t want to miss. He’ll be here, live, performing in true Pink Floyd style. For the less aware, this event promises to be an entertainment extravaganza unmatched by any other – because DNA Networks, the event organizer is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that fans get the ultimate Pink Floyd experience.
The event will include signature Pink Floyd effects of thundering helicopters, the pink pigs, and brick walls, combined with psychedelic special effects and a 360 degree quadraphonic sound. The concert is the largest event ever held in India, and Roger Waters is expected to arrive in India a day before the event, with a 12 member band, and more than 32 tons of equipment to ensure fans get the ultimate experience. The concert is also the longest ever held in India, with the legendary expected to perform on stage for close to three hours!
Says the legendary rock star, “My last India experience was phenomenal. The Indian audience really knows how to rock – and Bangalore was a fabulous city. I’m looking forward to being in India again, and rocking with my fans in Mumbai. From what I hear of Mumbai as a city – this is going to be a rollicking experience!”
As said by Mr. Alok Gupta, Executive Vice President, Marketing, United Spirits Limited, "Royal Challenge is proud to present Roger Waters to the Forever Young Indian audiences. Like Roger Waters, Royal Challenge is a brand that has appealed to a wide spectrum of audiences cutting across age and time. In true sense this is an association of two legends coming together." "Royal Challenge and Roger Waters are two names that can effortlessly unify different generations in one single spell. Very few brands enjoy such wide appeal and hence their association is absolutely perfect and in harmony."
Discussing the event, Mr. Venkat Vardhan, Managing Director, DNA Networks, says, “Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side Of The Moon" is an iconic album, and a best seller of all times. It remained in the Billboard Top 200 best-selling albums chart for a record-breaking 15 years and, as recently as 2003, occupied the #1 spot on the Billboard Pop Catalog chart. In 2004, the album was still selling more than 8,000 copies a week. It has been estimated that 1 in every 14 Americans under the age of 50 owns a copy of this album. Not just rock music buffs, but music enthusiasts of all ages love Roger Waters’, and following the phenomenal success of the Roger Waters’ concert in Bangalore in 2002 – we were sure we wanted him to come back again.”
In the Set One of the concert the legendry artist will play classic compositions from the masterpiece “The Wall” which was certified 23 X platinum in the USA. Pieces from his best selling albums ‘Animals’, Wish you were here’ and ‘The Final cut’; and songs from Waters' solo albums: "Amused To Death" and "The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking" will also feature during the performance.
Set Two will consist of Roger Waters and the full band performing "The Dark Side Of The Moon," one of the defining works of rock music history, from start-to-finish. He will recite some of the famous tracks such as ‘Breathe’, ‘On the run’, ‘Time/Breathe’, ‘Money’, ‘Us and them’, ‘Brain damage’ and Eclispe’. The Dark side of the Moon is a concept album by Pink Floyd, the lyrics of which are solely credited to Roger Waters. It is the third best selling album of all time and has remained the longest standing album on the US Billboard top 200 chart in history (at over 741 weeks on the chart).
Royal Challenge presents Roger Waters in association with Pepsi, Reliance Mobile, Worldspace and VH1. The Category sponsors are Taj Land’s End, HSBC, TicketPro, Indiatimes, Lufthansa and NDTV.
The tickets priced at Rs.3000, Rs.2000 and Rs.1000 will be available across all Planet M outlets starting Friday 26th Jan. Fans can also have tickets home delivered through tele-booking at 022 - 26706641.
For further information contact: Karuna V DNA Networks Phone: 080-41137994 Email: karuna@dnanetworks.com or Shradha Dudeja VOX Public Relations Phone: 9871080464 Email:shradhad@voxpr.co.in
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