Live Earth India concert is cancelled because of the Mumbai attacks
The much hyped Live Earth India concert, featuring Bon Jovi and Amitabh Bachchan, has been cancelled amidst the Mumbai terror attacks.
A statement issued by the Live Earth founder Kevin Hall said the show, which was to be held in Mumbai on December 7thl, had to be called off because of “circumstances beyond our control".
The concert at the Andheri Sports Complex was to promote "Light a Billion Lives" campaign – a project to light up India’s villages with solar energy. “But for now, our thoughts and our prayers are with the victims of this terrible attack,” the statement said.
This year’s show featured a host of big names like musicians Jon Bon Jovi, Anoushka Shankar, Roger Waters, will.i.am and Bollywood stars like Aishwarya Rai, Hrithik Roshan and Live Earth spokesperson and superstar Amitabh Bachchan on the list of global superstars. The tickets had been sold out.
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