Mumbai mega music concert called off
November 29th, 2008 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Live Earth India, a mega music concert featuring western and Indian musicians including Bon Jovi and Anoushka Shankar scheduled for Dec 7 in Mumbai, has been called off after the terror attacks in Mumbai.“Everyone involved with the Live Earth India, from our US- and India-based staff, artists and crew to our India-based broadcast, production, non-profit and marketing communications partners, is stunned and saddened by the tragic events of the past few days in the host city Mumbai,” a joint statement said Saturday.
The statement was issued by Live Earth founder Kevin Wall, the office of Al Gore, the former US vice-president and climate campaigner, and R.K. Pachauri, chairman of the Indian Panel for Climate Change.
“Due to circumstances far beyond our control, we are saddened to announce that Live Earth India has been cancelled,” the statement said.
However, the organisers said they would continue to work for solutions to the climate crisis for the people of India and around the world.
“But for now, our thoughts and our prayers are with the victims of this terrible attack, with the bereaved, with the people of Mumbai and with everyone in India,” the statement.
At least 162 people have been killed in the multiple terrorist strikes in Mumbai Wednesday night.
- Live-Earth-India cancels its concert after Mumbai terror attacks - Dec 01, 2008
- Live Earth India concert cancelled, music lovers disappointed (Lead) - Nov 29, 2008
- Jon Bon Jovi appointed to White House Council for Community Solutions - Dec 15, 2010
- Al Gore to launch global climate crisis campaign - Jul 13, 2011
- Jon Bon Jovi Rocks On After Painful Injury On Stage! - Jul 12, 2010
- Bon Jovi keeps playing after injuring calf muscle onstage - Jul 13, 2010
- Sambora quits Bon Jovi tour to enter rehab - Apr 30, 2011
- Bon Jovi perform on O2 Arena roof - Jun 08, 2010
- Jon Bon Jovi injured during stage show - Jul 12, 2010
- I'd love to come to India again: Jon Bon Jovi (Interview) - Dec 24, 2010
- Yechury backs Pachauri on nuclear power - Sep 13, 2010
- Rihanna surprises at Bon Jovi's show - Nov 09, 2010
- India needs stringent regulations to check disasters: Pachauri - Aug 10, 2010
- Bon Jovi axes manager Jack Rovner - Jun 21, 2010
- PM vows to bring to justice 26/11 perpetrators - Nov 26, 2010
Tags: anoushka, broadcast production, city mumbai, climate crisis, communications partners, indian musicians, mega music, mumbai terror attack, staff artists, terrible attack, us vice president
