A. R. Rahman Jai Ho Concert: The Journey Home World Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:A. R. Rahman Jai Ho Concert: The Journey Home World Tour
Artist:A. R. Rahman
Start Date:June 11, 2010
End Date:November 26, 2010
Number Of Shows:20

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 "Jai Ho". 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, John Beasley, Music Director, 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

DateCityCountryVenue
June 11, 2010UninodaleUnited StatesNassau Coliseum
June 12, 2010Atlantic CityBoardwalk Hall Arena
June 13, 2010FairfaxPatriot Center
June 18, 2010ChicagoSears Center Arena
July 23, 2010BirminghamEnglandLG Arena
July 24, 2010LondonThe O2 Arena
July 25, 2010Wembley Arena
September 11, 2010InglewoodUnited StatesL.A. Forum
September 12, 2010OaklandOracle Arena
September 14, 2010VancouverCanadaPNE Colesium
September 17, 2010HoustonUnited StatesHouston Toyota Center
September 18, 2010DallasAmerican Airlines Center
September 22, 2010WorcesterDCU Center
September 23, 2010NewarkPrudential Center
September 25, 2010PontiacPontiac Silverdome
September 26, 2010TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre
September 29, 2010RaleighUnited StatesRBC Center
November 20, 2010JohannesburgSouth AfricaThe Sun City Super Bowl
November 24, 2010Cape TownThe Grand Arena, Grand West
November 26, 2010DurbanMoses Mabhida Stadium

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Notes and References

  1. A.R. Rahman Announces World Tour . Billboard. 2010-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20100408020107/http://www.billboard.com/articles/photos/live/959164/ar-rahman-announces-world-tour. 8 April 2010 . live.
  2. News: Rahman teams up with Madonna's choreographer . . 2010-03-25 . Chennai, India . March 25, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100604085856/http://www.hindu.com/2010/03/25/stories/2010032560302000.htm . June 4, 2010 . dead .
  3. Web site: AR Rahman all set for world tour . https://archive.today/20130125142030/http://www.hindustantimes.com/AR-Rahman-all-set-for-world-tour/Article1-534039.aspx . dead . 2013-01-25 . . . 2010-04-21 .
  4. Web site: Rahman fans to shell 50 k for concert. The Hindustan Times. 2010-06-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20100608061033/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Rahman-fans-to-shell-50-k-for-concert/Article1-552191.aspx. 8 June 2010 . dead.
  5. A.R. Rahman Concerts Postponed After Stage Collapse. Gary Graff. Billboard. 2010-06-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20100626005518/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957685/ar-rahman-concerts-postponed-after-stage-collapse. 26 June 2010 . live.
  6. Web site: Are tickets for Rahman's world tour too steep?. Rediff. 2010-06-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20100627121643/http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/jun/24/are-tickets-for-rahmans-world-tour-too-steep.htm. 27 June 2010 . live.