Tag: Concert

Singers pay condolences to concert stampede victims

Singers Atif Aslam, Ainee Khalid and Arif Lohar paid condolences to the families of the victims of the accident that occurred at the musical...

Concert stampede: FIR registered against college administration

An FIR of the stampede in which three female students were killed and five critically injured was registered on Tuesday against the college administration,...

3 girls killed in concert stampede

At least three girls died and dozens sustained injuries, three of them in critical condition, in a stampede during a musical concert at Alhamra...

Forget the financial crunch… we are great people to ‘sing’ with

The national flag carrier – Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) – is said to be passing through the worst of times both financially and technically,...

Karachiites treated to hip hop concert

The residents of Karachi were treated to a cultural night with musicians and performing artistes putting up an entertaining show for a fascinated audience. The...

Case against Aitchison admin over Rahat concert

Race Course Police registered a case against the administration of Aitchison College on Friday for organising a musical show of renowned singer Rahat Fateh...

Rahat enthralls huge audience in live concert

Renowned singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan’s fans could have been seen enthralled at the Serena Hotel where he performed at a live concert on...

Obama honors 9/11 victims at ‘Concert for Hope’

President Barack Obama on Sunday paid a moving tribute to victims of the 9/11 terror strikes at a "Concert for Hope" that closed the...

Artists to collaborate on Jackson tribute concert

Pop singer Christina Aguilera and Motown legend Smokey Robinson will head the line-up for a Michael Jackson tribute concert in Britain in October, the...

GCU holding ‘Heritage’ concert on Friday

The Government College University Lahore’s Nazir Ahmed Music Society (GCU NAMS) is going to hold the “Annual Concert of Heritage 2011” at the historical...

GCU holding ‘Heritage’ concert on Friday

The Government College University Lahore’s Nazir Ahmed Music Society (GCU NAMS) is going to hold the “Annual Concert of Heritage 2011” at the historical...

Classical music concert in Lahore

LAHORE - Punjab Arts Council PAC will organise a musical night on Saturday,April 16 at open air theatre, Bagh-e-Jinnah.
Classical songs will be presented by Muhammad Akhtar Khan,Asad Ali,Fozia Hassan and Kiran Amir and others.

Bob Dylan gets rapturous reception at China concert

BEIJING - Counter-culture hero and 1960s protest singer Bob Dylan got a rapturous welcome from fans on Wednesday at his first gig in China, despite agreeing to sing an approved set so as not to offend political sensitivities.
Famous for his songs against injustice and for civil liberties and pacifism, Dylan struck a cautious line in Beijing and did not sing anything that might have overtly offended China's Communist rulers, like "The Times They Are A-Changin'."

Sociale Foundation organises concert

LAHORE - The Sociale Foundation, organised a musical night on March 5 titled, 'Concert for a Cause' which was sponsored by the Leisure Club. The aim of the concert was to raise funds for the launch of Sociale Foundation Medical Facility at a remote area near Bahawalpur. Singers such as Annie, Roxen, Ali Moon and Nadeem Abbas performed at the event.

Adams eyes Japan Aid concert

Canadian rocker Bryan Adams is hoping one of his high-profile peers puts together plans for another Live Aid to help the earthquake and tsunami survivors in Japan. Adams was a part of 1985's Live Aid supergig and has since performed at a number of big-name charity concerts - and he's waiting to get the call to be part of a show to help raise funds for relief in Japan. He says, "I'm wondering when someone is going to put something together for Japan. It would be great if the rock

Virtual Elvis concert gets thumbs-up

Elvis Week this year will include the traditional candlelight vigil remembering Elvis Presley's death and a concert featuring a virtual image of the rock icon.
Elvis Week draws thousands of fans every year to Graceland, Elvis' longtime home in Memphis, for a celebration of his life and death. This year's Elvis Week is highlighted by a concert with a live band and real backup singers performing in front on a large LED-screen with a virtual Elvis belting out tunes.
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Carey ashamed over Gadhafi concert

Mariah Carey says she was unaware that she was booked to perform a concert linked to Gadhafi's clan - and she's embarrassed "to have participated in this mess." Carey is among a handful of entertainers who were paid handsome fees to give exclusive private concerts. It was later revealed the people behind those concerts were the family of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, whose country is in an open revolt against him and who faces an investigation for possible war crimes. This week,