Shironamhin fans can mark the calendar and set up their alarm as the alternative rock band is all set to celebrate their silver jubilee through a mega concert on May 26.
Internationally renowned Mumbai Orchestra will also perform alongside Shironamhin at the gala concert, for the first time ever in Bangladesh.
The concert titled ``The Only Headliner" will be held at the ICCB Bashundhara Expo Zone in the capital.
The band firmly stated that the fans will be up for an experience of a lifetime at the event.
Shironamhim will organise the blockbuster concert in collaboration with marketing communication agency Brandmyth Experiential.
An announcement for the event was made at a press conference in a Dhaka hotel on Wednesday.
Shironamhin leader and multi-instrumentalist Ziaur Rahman said during this time, “ "As part of our celebrations, we will collaborate with the world-famous Mumbai Symphony Orchestra. We feel proud to be the first Bangladeshi band to perform with an orchestra."
“World famous bands like Metallica, Scorpions won the hearts of the authentic music lovers and their fans by performing with a symphony orchestra,” he added.
Kazi Ahmed Shafin, Shironamhin's drummer-flautist-sarod player, said: "We had to put so much energy and effort into this project in the last six months and want to assure you that after the concert, the audience will leave the venue with an unforgettable experience."
Two types of tickets, ranging from Tk 699 (regular) and Tk 1499 (VIP), will be unveiled soon for the concert.
"As we want our fans – mostly students and middle-class, urban rock fans – to enjoy the event, we tried to lower the price as much as we could," Ziaur said.
According to Brandmyth, this is going to be one of the biggest budget concerts in the history of Bangladesh. "The best sound, stage, lights and other equipment from home and abroad will be used in the concert."
Due to its fourth-generation LED mapping, the visualisation at the concert will be different from all others.
After the mega concert in Dhaka, Shironamhin plans to travel to Nepal and shoot seven music videos.
There are further plans in order for Shironamhin to take part in two concerts in the Himalayan nation.
Upon returning to Bangladesh, Brandmyth hopes to take the band to four divisional cities where they will rock the stage with their all-time hits.
All this will lead to a climactic endgame in December 2022 where their silver jubilee ride will come to an end with a final grand concert, presumably on 31st December.
The entire year's journey will be documented and Brandmyth will later release a behind the scenes documentary portraying the ups and downs, ecstasies and agonies of the silver-jubilee celebration year.
Brandmyth Experiential (Former Brandmyth Communication) has earned a reputation of delivering big on their promise as they seamlessly executed two of the most acclaimed live events in recent memory- Coffee Carnival and November Rain.
Cover Song Competition
Earlier in February, Shironamhin launched a cover song competition where their fans will cover their popular numbers to win exciting prizes.
Fans will be able to submit their versions of popular Shironamhin songs at [email protected] until March 30.
Winners will be called on at the stage of the grand concert which is expected to be held in April this year.
Band profile
Shironamhin was formed in 1996, from the union of Ziaur Rahman, Bulbul Hasan and Jewel, as they started playing music together.
In 2000, Tuhin was invited to join the band on vocals and the band's debut album, ‘Jahaji’ was released in 2004. It was an instant hit, plus critically acclaimed.
Four more albums followed - ‘Ichchhe Ghuri’ in 2006, ‘Bondho Janala’ in 2009, ‘Rabindranath’ in 2010, and ‘Shironamhin’ in 2013.
Their current much-changed lineup is Ziaur Rahman on bass and cello, Kazy Ahmad Shafin on drums and sarod, Rayhan Islam Shuvro on guitar, Sheikh Ishtiaque on vocal and Symon Chowdhury on the keyboard.
Through all the changes, Zia has remained the one constant and that reflects the fact that it is his creative vision that has been the band’s driving force throughout its existence.
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