Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy Inspiration: Aman Ki Aasha tour

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Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy Inspiration: Aman Ki Aasha tour
World tour by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
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Promotional poster for the Inspiration Tour 2010
Location United States, Canada
Start dateAugust 7, 2010 (2010-08-07)
End dateJuly 17, 2010 (2010-07-17)
No. of shows10

Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy Inspiration: Aman Ki Aasha tour is the first world tour [1] by Indian musical trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. The tour started off on July 17, at the Izod Center in New Jersey. Gunjan lamba is the choreographer of the tour. [2] The tour features major singers from India and Pakistan, like Mahalaxmi Iyer, Shafqat Amanat Ali Richa Sharma, Raman Mahadevan and Anusha Mani. [3]

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Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
July 17, 2010 East Rutherford United States Izod Center
July 18, 2010 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre
July 23, 2010 Rosemont United States Rosemont Theatre
July 24, 2010 Oakland Oakland Arena
July 30, 2010 Washington, D.C. DAR Constitution Hall
July 31, 2010 Garland Garland Special Events Center
August 1, 2010 Los Angeles LA Sports Arena
August 6, 2010 Cypress Richard E. Berry Educational Support Center
August 7, 2010 Atlanta Atlanta Civic Center
August 8, 2010 Worcester Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts

Reception

The tour was a huge success and garnered extremely positive reviews from the blogosphere. Kishore Vikaas of MTV Iggy in his review, said that hundreds from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and beyond were already lining up for the show and summed up, "Wear comfortable shoes because it’s inevitable that you’ll end up dancing in the aisles at some point". [4] Another blogger, Richa, called it an amazing experience to remember [5] while Preeti of Rants & Revelations described it as A wonderful evening and remarked that Shankar Mahadevan stole the show. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy to rock on overseas - Hindustan Times". Hindustan Times. 2010-05-04. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
  2. ↑ ""The concert tour is going to be a high-energy fun experience!" – Ehsaan". Bollyspice. 2011-07-04. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
  3. ↑ "Shankar Ehsaan and Loy gear up for US tour". BigOYE! News Network. 2011-07-04. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
  4. ↑ Kishore Vikaas. "Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy — Izod Center, NJ". MTV Iggy. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
  5. ↑ Richa (2010-07-25). "Rock On!!". Blogger. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  6. ↑ Preeti (2010-07-27). "Shankar Ehsaan Loy - LIVE in concert". Blogger. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
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