Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy Inspiration: Aman Ki Aasha tour is the first world tour by Indian musical trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy

Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy

Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy are an Indian musical trio consisting of Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa. Record producers, musicians and multi-instrumentalists, they have composed music for over fifty soundtrack across four languages...

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The tour started off on July 17, at the Izod Center in New Jersey

New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

. Gunjan lamba is the choreographer of the tour. The tour features major singers from India and Pakistan, like Mahalaxmi Iyer, Shafqat Amanat Ali

Shafqat Amanat Ali

Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan is a Pakistani classical singer belonging to Patiala Gharana lineage. He is the youngest brother of the late Asad Amanat Ali Khan. He was the lead vocalist of the Pakistani rock band Fuzön...

 Richa Sharma

Richa Sharma

Richa Sharma is an Indian film playback singer as well a devotional singer. In 2006, she sang Bollywood's longest track, the bidaai song, in film Baabul .-Early life and background:...

, Raman Mahadevan

Raman Mahadevan

Raman Mahadevan is an Indian playback singer, known for his Bollywood songs. He also has an indipop Album, Ramanasia in his discography.-Career:...

 and Anusha Mani

Anusha Mani

Anusha Mani is an Indian female playback singer who works actively in Bollywood film Industry.-Early life:Anusha hails from a musically-inclined family, and learnt Carnatic music from Smt Meera Nathan...

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Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
July 17, 2010	New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Izod Center
July 18, 2010	Toronto Toronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...	Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...	Air Canada Centre Air Canada Centre The Air Canada Centre is a multi-purpose indoor sporting arena located on Bay Street in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada.The arena is popularly known as the ACC or the Hangar ....
July 23, 2010	Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Rosemont Theater
July 24, 2010	Oakland	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Oakland Arena Oakland Arena The Oracle is an indoor arena, in Oakland, California, located in the Coliseum Industrial area...
July 30, 2010	Washington Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	DAR Constitution Hall DAR Constitution Hall DAR Constitution Hall is a concert hall in Washington, D.C. It was built in 1929 by the Daughters of the American Revolution to house its annual convention when membership delegations outgrew Memorial Continental Hall. Later, the two buildings were connected by a third structure housing the DAR...
July 31, 2010	Dallas	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Garland Special Events Center Garland Special Events Center The Garland Special Events Center is an arena and conference center in Garland, Texas, United States. It opened on and was designed by HKS, Inc. and constructed at a cost of $31.5 million by Lee Lewis Construction with engineering by Walter P. Moore, Blum Consulting Engineers, and RLK Engineers Inc....
August 1, 2010	Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	LA Sports Arena
August 6, 2010	Houston	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Richard E. Berry Educational Support Center Richard E. Berry Educational Support Center The Richard E. Berry Educational Support Center is a multi-purpose sports complex located in Cypress, Texas. It was completed in March 2006 and consists of five separate facilities: an arena, stadium, theater, conference center and food production center. It was named after former Cy-Fair ISD...
August 7, 2010	Atlanta	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Atlanta Civic Center Atlanta Civic Center The Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center is a theater and fine arts venue located in the SoNo district of Atlanta, Georgia located on Piedmont Avenue Northeast. The theater, which seats 4,600, regularly hosts touring productions of Broadway musicals, concerts, seminars, comedy acts, and high...
August 8, 2010	Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States was originally built in 1904 as the Franklin Square Theatre regularly scheduling burlesque shows, Broadway touring shows and headline acts transitioning to showing silent films by 1912 when vaudeville magnate...

Reception

The tour was a huge success and garnered extremely positive reviews from the blogosphere

Blogosphere

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. 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". Another blogger, Richa, called it an amazing experience to remember while Preeti of Rants & Revelations described it as A wonderful evening and remarked that Shankar Mahadevan

Shankar Mahadevan

Shankar Mahadevan is an Indian music composer and singer. He is a part of the Shankar Ehsaan Loy trio team that composes for Indian films and a playback singer.-Early life:...

stole the show.

External links

• List of Venues and Dates
• Event posters, info, tickets and dates