Guwahati: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has said Canadian singer-songwriter and musician Bryan Adams is all set to perform at the Polo Grounds in the state’s capital Shillong on December 10 this year.
In a social media post, CM Sangma said, “Hi friends. I just want to inform you that the legendary Bryan Adams will be coming to Shillong, the rock capital of India on the 10th of December at the JN Stadium.”
Chief Minister Sangma said the people of Meghalaya love music and Bryan Adam’s concert is another testament of that love for music.
“We all love music and this concert is another testament of that love for music,” the Chief Minister added in his post.
This will be the legendary singer’s first performance in Meghalaya. The Polo Grounds at the newly renovated JN Stadium can accommodate more than 30,000 people.
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Bryan Adams rose to fame in North America with the 1983 top ten album ‘Cuts Like a Knife’ featuring its title track and the ballad ‘Straight From the Heart,’ his first US top ten hit.
In 1991, he released ‘Everything I Do I Do It for You,’ which went to number one in at least 19 countries, including for 16 straight weeks in the UK. It is one of the best-selling singles of all time having sold more than 15 million copies worldwide.
He has won 20 ‘Juno Awards’ and a ‘Grammy Award’ for best song written for visual media amongst 16 Grammy nominations and has been nominated for five ‘Golden Globe Awards’ and three ‘Academy Awards’ for his songwriting for films.
Bryan Adams has been inducted into the ‘Hollywood Walk of Fame,’ ‘Canada’s Walk of Fame,’ the ‘Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame,’ the ‘Canadian Music Hall of Fame’ and the ‘Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.’