A._R._Rahman_Jai_Ho_Concert:_The_Journey_Home_World_Tour

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

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

2010 concert tour by A. R. Rahman

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.

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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]

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    "A.R. Rahman Announces World Tour". Billboard. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
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    "Rahman teams up with Madonna's choreographer". The Hindu. Chennai, India. March 25, 2010. Archived from the original on June 4, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
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    "AR Rahman all set for world tour". The Hindustan Times. Indo-Asian News Service. Archived from the original on 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
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    "Rahman fans to shell 50 k for concert". The Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 8 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
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    Gary Graff. "A.R. Rahman Concerts Postponed After Stage Collapse". Billboard. Archived from the original on 26 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
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    "Are tickets for Rahman's world tour too steep?". Rediff. Archived from the original on 27 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
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