Nokia’s concert at Army Stadium
The year 2011 began with a great show ‘Rock the Legends’ was the first major open air concert of this year. Army Stadium in Dhaka rocked to the riffs of Nagarbaul, Miles and LRB on January 2. Mobile devices manufacturer Nokia arranged the event. The concert was unique since it was the fans who decided what songs they wanted the seasoned bands to play for them. Also noteworthy was the spirit and enthusiasm of the rockstars. They played more songs than any other concert in recent years.
Nagarbaul was the first to take to the stage, opening with the audience favorite “Lace Fita Lace” which was met with a sea of cheers. The band followed it with more hits, notably “Lootpat”, “Dukhini Dukkho Korona” and “Mannan Miar Titas Molom” — classics that the band seldom performs nowadays. “Pagla Hawa” and “Dushtu Chheler Dol” also received ear-shattering roars from the audience.
Miles’ performance was also remarkable. They broke the wall of sound created by the audience with “Shey Kon Dorodia” with an up-tempo, and following it up with “Shesh Thikana”, “Kotota Tumi Haraley”, “Jala Jala” and the classic “Chand Tara Shurjo”, among others. Turjo’s drums solo literally stunned the audience.
The highlight of the concert was LRB covering their groundbreaking numbers, songs that the band had not performed in a few years. The segueing from one song to another, guitar solos in each number, prolonged instrumentals, and Bachchu’s experimental guitar seemingly satisfied thousands of rock lovers. The band began with “Hastey Dekho Gaite Dekho”. LRB hits — “Mon Chaile Mon”, “Hawker”, “Adda” and “Meye” — had the audience cheering and clapping for more. And the band complied with. LRB had not performed so many songs in a row live in recent years.
The powerful lights positioned at the rear gave the stage a unique look.
