White Lion, Firehouse will heat up the hills in Dec.

- Two international bands to perform on a single platform in the ‘mother of all rock concerts’ in Shillong

Shillong, Nov. 19: If glam rock is all about hedonism, Shillong will get drunk on some of the best sugar-coated metal fix on a chilly December evening. Two of the Eighties’ most venerated glam metal bands, White Lion and Firehouse, will perform together on a single platform at Polo ground on the 13th of next month.

Billed as the “mother of all rock concerts in India”, this is the first time that two internationally renowned bands will perform together in the Meghalaya capital.

While White Lion will be performing for the first time in Shillong, it will be Firehouse’s second visit, having performed here four years ago.

For White Lion, this will also be their first show in India.

Quoting Mike Tramp, the lead vocalist of the White Lion, organiser Rajoo Sharma said the bands chose Shillong because they had heard from “friends” like Eric Martin of Mr Big that Northeast is the rock capital of India.

Shillongites are no strangers to White Lion as some of its evergreen hits like When the children cry, You are all I need, Cry for freedom, When I looked into your eyes and love of a lifetime get regular airtime on radio.

“As a matter of fact a lot of their songs have been re-sung in the local dialects,” said Angelina Diengdoh, an avid White Lion fan.

To see her heroes in person would be a dream come true and a chance of a lifetime, she said.

“I can’t believe that White Lion will be here,” said Ranjeev Barua, a young executive from Guwahati who shuttles between the state capitals.

“I grew up listening to When the children cry and their other hits and now I can see them live,” Barua said.

He will travel to Shillong on December only for the concert.

According to C.J. Snare of Firehouse: “There is no place to rock in India but in Shillong”.

There is already a community in the social networking website, Facebook, which mentions the rock concert of White Lion and Firehouse and the members are increasing by the day.

The tickets for the concert will be available at a flat rate of Rs 400.

Part of the proceeds will be spent in providing clean drinking water and food for the children of Providence School in Shillong.

Source: The Telegraph India