Change is Inevitable

Just got back from the AR Rahman concert in Bangalore. Amazing.

We left at around 4.30 pm, planning to get some dinner before the concert. Because most restaurants don't open for dinner till around 7 pm, we had to go to a mall to eat at the food court. It was called Garuda mall, and it was definitely a good change to see a lot more youngsters around.

The concert's location was really good. It was a huge field and since it was at night, it was not hot at all. The breeze around the area helped. As expected, there was a huge rush to get in, and to make matters worst, there was only one "metal detector". I doubt that thing even worked...but nevertheless, this created a huge bottleneck. Ahh, more of getting pushed and people coming WAYYY too close.

Inside the ground, they had about four 3D screens and they had issued everyone with 3D glasses.  I didn't really see much of the "3D" aspect of it because the cameras couldn't do justice to the beauty of the stage. The lighting on the stage was just AMAZING! Seriously incredible. Each song basically had a different back drop, and each of them was very creative and went along with the tone of the song. And these backdrops were dynamic too. One of my favorite ones was when they played one of the songs that Lata Mangeshkar had sung, and since she wasn't there, they had a video of her singing instead (obviously done artistically). The backdrop during "Khwaja Mere Khwaja" was another amazing one. I tried taking pictures of it but it was useless...=(

We had bought the cheapest tickets, 500 rupees, which were standing ones. Hence there was some dancing going on as well, so I joined in the fun. Most of the people with 500 Rs tickets were young and very energetic, hence the atmosphere was generally great.

AR Rahman wasn't the only singer there though. There were several singers, but I believe every song that was played, AR Rahman had a role in it (since he is also a composer as well as other stuff). All the singers were of a really high calibre though, and most of them knew how to entertain a crowd.

They closed with some song which I do not know the name of, but the message was good. The message which AR Rahman closed with was "Change is Inevitable", and to fight corruption. There was also a brief slideshow on the backdrop showing the French Revolution, then the fight for independence and then a message to the youth.

Overall, a great night and I"m happy =)