A. R. Rahman Jai Ho Concert: The Journey Home World Tour
| Tour by A. R. Rahman | |
| Start date | June 11, 2010 |
|---|---|
| End date | November 26, 2010 |
| No. of shows |
20 *13 United States *1 Canada *3 United Kingdom *3 South Africa |
| Producer | Deepak Gattani |
A. R. Rahman Jai Ho Concert: The Journey Home World Tour is the first world tour by Indian musician A. R. Rahman. Rahman organised the tour in 2010, following the success of his soundtrack album Slumdog Millionaire, and particularly the song "Jaiho". The tour was kicked off on June 11 at the Nassau Coliseum in New York and was initially decided to span 16 major cities worldwide.[1] Amy Tinkham is the choreographer and director of the tour, and Deepak Gattani of Rapport Productions produces it.[2][3] The tour features 23 playback singers from India, along with several instrumentalists and dancers.
The tour was highly successful, with tickets of many of the concerts being sold out several days before the respective event.[4] The Detroit concert was originally planned on 19 June but was postponed when the stage at Pontiac Silverdome collapsed.[5] No injuries were reported, but the concerts had to be rescheduled and the U. S. concerts were resumed only in September.[6]
Tour dates
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 11, 2010 | Uninodale | United States | Nassau Coliseum |
| June 12, 2010 | Atlantic City | Boardwalk Hall Arena | |
| June 13, 2010 | Fairfax | Patriot Center | |
| June 18, 2010 | Chicago | Sears Center Arena | |
| July 23, 2010 | Birmingham | United Kingdom | LG Arena |
| July 24, 2010 | London | The O2 Arena | |
| July 25, 2010 | Wembley Arena | ||
| September 11, 2010 | Inglewood | United States | L.A. Forum |
| September 12, 2010 | Oakland | Oracle Arena | |
| September 14, 2010 | Vancouver | Canada | PNE Colesium |
| September 17, 2010 | Houston | United States | Houston Toyota Center |
| September 18, 2010 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | |
| September 22, 2010 | Worcester | DCU Center | |
| September 23, 2010 | Newark | Prudential Center | |
| September 25, 2010 | Pontiac | Pontiac Silverdome | |
| September 26, 2010 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre |
| September 29, 2010 | Raleigh | United States | RBC Center |
| November 20, 2010 | Johannesburg | South Africa | The Sun City Super Bowl |
| November 24, 2010 | Cape Town | The Grand Arena, Grand West | |
| November 26, 2010 | Durban | Moses Mabhida Stadium |
References
- ↑ "A.R. Rahman Announces World Tour". Billboard. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
- ↑ "Rahman teams up with Madonna's choreographer". The Hindu. Chennai, India. March 25, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
- ↑ "AR Rahman all set for world tour". The Hindustan Times. Indo-Asian News Service. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
- ↑ "Rahman fans to shell 50 k for concert". The Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 8 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
- ↑ Gary Graff. "A.R. Rahman Concerts Postponed After Stage Collapse". Billboard. Archived from the original on 26 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- ↑ "Are tickets for Rahman's world tour too steep?". Rediff. Archived from the original on 27 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
