Music&#39;s first couple Beyonce and Jay-Z on Monday announced a new joint tour in what will likely mark some of the year&#39;s most lucrative concerts.

The rapper and diva, who in June gave birth to twins, will open the stadium tour on June 6 in the Welsh city of Cardiff.

The 36-date show will travel across Europe, including a Bastille Day show at the Stade de France in Paris, before a North American leg that closes on October 2 in Vancouver.

Beyonce announced the tour in a series of posts to her 112 million Instagram followers, including a black-and-white photo in which the couple poses sensually astride a motorcycle, an Old West-style bull&#39;s skull on the front.

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She also posted a half-minute video of slow-motion footage of the two superstars, the reggae classic &quot;I&#39;m Still in Love With You&quot; playing.

Jay-Z and Beyonce dubbed the tour &quot;OTR II,&quot; a reference to their first co-headlining &quot;On the Run&quot; tour in 2014 which grossed some $100 million.

Beyonce is set to return to the stage in April to headline Coachella, the biggest-name US music festival, in her first performance since giving birth to the couple&#39;s second and third children.

For Jay-Z, the tour follows solo concerts to promote &quot;4:44,&quot; his introspective last album in which he notably apologizes to Beyonce for infidelity.

Beyonce announced the tour in a series of posts to her 112 million Instagram followers, including a black-and-white photo in which the couple poses sensually astride a motorcycle, an Old West-style bull's skull on the front

Music's first couple Beyonce and Jay-Z on Monday announced a new joint tour in what will likely mark some of the year's most lucrative concerts. The rapper and diva, who in June gave birth to twins, will open the stadium tour on June 6 in the Welsh city of Cardiff. The 36-date show will travel across Europe, including a Bastille Day show at the Stade de France in Paris, before a North American leg that closes on October 2 in Vancouver. Beyonce announced the tour in a series of posts to her 112 million Instagram followers, including a black-and-white photo in which the couple poses sensually astride a motorcycle, an Old West-style bull's skull on the front. A post shared by Beyoncé (@beyonce) on Mar 12, 2018 at 6:55am PDT × A post shared by Beyoncé (@beyonce) on Mar 12, 2018 at 6:55am PDT × She also posted a half-minute video of slow-motion footage of the two superstars, the reggae classic "I'm Still in Love With You" playing. Jay-Z and Beyonce dubbed the tour "OTR II," a reference to their first co-headlining "On the Run" tour in 2014 which grossed some $100 million. Beyonce is set to return to the stage in April to headline Coachella, the biggest-name US music festival, in her first performance since giving birth to the couple's second and third children. For Jay-Z, the tour follows solo concerts to promote "4:44," his introspective last album in which he notably apologizes to Beyonce for infidelity.

Beyonce and JAY-Z announce their 'On the Run II' tour

Jay-Z is leading nominations Sunday for the Grammys, was feted Saturday by music industry heavyweights -- and, in between, was taken to task by the president of the United States.

President Donald Trump criticized Jay-Z on his Twitter feed, likely in response to the rap mogul&#39;s denunciations of the US leader in an interview.

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Trump was accurately pointing to record-low unemployment for US minorities, although critics note that the US economic expansion began well before under his predecessor Barack Obama.

Jay-Z, who along with his wife Beyonce became friends and political allies of Obama, in the interview broadcast Saturday on CNN, said that Trump&#39;s belittling remarks toward people of colour overshadowed any employment data.

&quot;Money doesn&#39;t equate to happiness. It doesn&#39;t. That&#39;s missing the whole point,&quot; said Jay-Z, no stranger to flashing his material wealth.

&quot;You treat people like human beings, then that&#39;s the main point,&quot; he told host Van Jones, a former aide to Obama.

Jay-Z said that Trump&#39;s election laid bare the persistence of racism in the United States and voiced dismay at the president&#39;s reported quip that he did not want immigrants coming from &quot;shithole&quot; countries in Africa or predominantly black Haiti.

&quot;It&#39;s real hurtful. Because it&#39;s looking down at a whole population of people and it&#39;s so misinformed because these places have beautiful people and beautiful everything,&quot; Jay-Z said.

Jay-Z is in the running for eight Grammys on Sunday amid acclaim for his latest album &quot;4:44,&quot; a strikingly introspective work in which he addresses institutional racism, apologizes to Beyonce for infidelity and supports his mother as she comes out as a lesbian.

Jay-Z on Saturday night received an award as an &quot;industry icon&quot; at a pre-Grammy gala, where the rapper voiced contrition for boycotting the music industry&#39;s prize night two decades earlier.

President Donald Trump criticized Jay-Z on his Twitter feed, likely in response to the rap mogul's denunciations of the US leader in an interview

Jay-Z is leading nominations Sunday for the Grammys, was feted Saturday by music industry heavyweights -- and, in between, was taken to task by the president of the United States. President Donald Trump criticized Jay-Z on his Twitter feed, likely in response to the rap mogul's denunciations of the US leader in an interview. Somebody please inform Jay-Z that because of my policies, Black Unemployment has just been reported to be at the LOWEST RATE EVER RECORDED! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 28, 2018 × Trump was accurately pointing to record-low unemployment for US minorities, although critics note that the US economic expansion began well before under his predecessor Barack Obama. Jay-Z, who along with his wife Beyonce became friends and political allies of Obama, in the interview broadcast Saturday on CNN, said that Trump's belittling remarks toward people of colour overshadowed any employment data. "Money doesn't equate to happiness. It doesn't. That's missing the whole point," said Jay-Z, no stranger to flashing his material wealth. "You treat people like human beings, then that's the main point," he told host Van Jones, a former aide to Obama. Jay-Z said that Trump's election laid bare the persistence of racism in the United States and voiced dismay at the president's reported quip that he did not want immigrants coming from "shithole" countries in Africa or predominantly black Haiti. "It's real hurtful. Because it's looking down at a whole population of people and it's so misinformed because these places have beautiful people and beautiful everything," Jay-Z said. Jay-Z is in the running for eight Grammys on Sunday amid acclaim for his latest album "4:44," a strikingly introspective work in which he addresses institutional racism, apologizes to Beyonce for infidelity and supports his mother as she comes out as a lesbian. Jay-Z on Saturday night received an award as an "industry icon" at a pre-Grammy gala, where the rapper voiced contrition for boycotting the music industry's prize night two decades earlier.

Jay-Z, leading on Grammy Day, attacked by Trump

The 48-year-old rapper opened up about cheating on his spouse - with whom he has six-year-old daughter Blue Ivy and <a href="http://www.wionews.com/life-fun/beyonces-dad-confirms-on-twitter-the-birth-of-her-twins-16987" target="_blank">seven-month-old twins Rumi and Sir</a> - on his 2017 album &#39;4:44&#39;, and has now said that the couple chose to overcome the hurdle for the sake of their family.

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Speaking during an appearance on &#39;The Van Jones Show&#39;, he said: &quot;You can love someone but if you haven&#39;t experienced love, and you don&#39;t understand it and you don&#39;t have the tools to move forward, then you&#39;re going to have complications and you can either address it or you can pretend until it blows up at some point.&nbsp;

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&quot;For us, we chose to fight for our love. For our family. To give our kids a different outcome. To break that cycle for black men and women ... We were never a celebrity couple, we were a couple that happened to be celebrities. We are real people. It&#39;s my soul mate, it&#39;s the person I love.&quot;

In 2016, 36-year-old Beyonc&eacute; released her &#39;Lemonade&#39; album which featured tracks that addressed problems the pair had been having in their marriage, most notably in the track &#39;Sorry&#39;, which includes the line &quot;You better call Becky with the good hair&quot;.

Jay-Z released<a href="http://www.wionews.com/photos/jay-z-confesses-to-cheating-in-new-album-444-319" target="_top"> &#39;4:44&#39;</a> a year later to address their relationship from his perspective, such as including the line &quot;Leave me alone Becky&quot; in the track &#39;Family Feud&#39;.&nbsp;

And Jay-Z previously admitted that whilst the pair had &quot;a lot of conversations&quot; about the music they were releasing, hearing the tracks made them both &quot;uncomfortable&quot;.

He said: &quot;The best place in the hurricane is in the middle of it. The best place is right in the middle of the pain. And that&#39;s where we were sitting. And it was uncomfortable. And we had a lot of conversations. [I was] really proud of the music she made, and she was really proud of the art I released. And, you know, at the end of the day we really have a healthy respect for one another&#39;s craft. I think she&#39;s amazing.&quot;

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He had to double the efforts of wowing back wife Beyonce after reports of Jay-Z's infidelity surfaced

The 48-year-old rapper opened up about cheating on his spouse - with whom he has six-year-old daughter Blue Ivy and seven-month-old twins Rumi and Sir - on his 2017 album '4:44', and has now said that the couple chose to overcome the hurdle for the sake of their family. Also Read: Jay-Z, leading on Grammy Day, attacked by Trump Speaking during an appearance on 'The Van Jones Show', he said: "You can love someone but if you haven't experienced love, and you don't understand it and you don't have the tools to move forward, then you're going to have complications and you can either address it or you can pretend until it blows up at some point. Also Read: Listening to Beyonce's music was 'very, very uncomfortable': Jay-Z on infidelity "For us, we chose to fight for our love. For our family. To give our kids a different outcome. To break that cycle for black men and women ... We were never a celebrity couple, we were a couple that happened to be celebrities. We are real people. It's my soul mate, it's the person I love." In 2016, 36-year-old Beyoncé released her 'Lemonade' album which featured tracks that addressed problems the pair had been having in their marriage, most notably in the track 'Sorry', which includes the line "You better call Becky with the good hair". Jay-Z released '4:44' a year later to address their relationship from his perspective, such as including the line "Leave me alone Becky" in the track 'Family Feud'. And Jay-Z previously admitted that whilst the pair had "a lot of conversations" about the music they were releasing, hearing the tracks made them both "uncomfortable". He said: "The best place in the hurricane is in the middle of it. The best place is right in the middle of the pain. And that's where we were sitting. And it was uncomfortable. And we had a lot of conversations. [I was] really proud of the music she made, and she was really proud of the art I released. And, you know, at the end of the day we really have a healthy respect for one another's craft. I think she's amazing." Credit: BANG Showbiz

Jay-Z had to 'fight' to save his marriage with Beyonce

The US&nbsp;television audience for Sunday&#39;s Grammy Awards show on CBS Corp. television fell sharply to 17.6 million, early Nielsen ratings data seen by Variety showed on Monday.

That was a more than 30 percent drop from 2017 when some 26.1 million television viewers tuned in for the live television broadcast in the biggest audience in two years, Variety reported.

Sunday&#39;s 60th anniversary Grammy Awards, staged in New York over three and a half hours, saw R&amp;B singer Bruno Mars win six statuettes, while rapper Kendrick Lamar won five. Jay-Z, who had gone into the show with eight nominations, won nothing.

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The US television audience for Sunday's Grammy Awards show on CBS Corp. television fell sharply to 17.6 million, early Nielsen ratings data seen by Variety showed on Monday

The US television audience for Sunday's Grammy Awards show on CBS Corp. television fell sharply to 17.6 million, early Nielsen ratings data seen by Variety showed on Monday. That was a more than 30 percent drop from 2017 when some 26.1 million television viewers tuned in for the live television broadcast in the biggest audience in two years, Variety reported. Sunday's 60th anniversary Grammy Awards, staged in New York over three and a half hours, saw R&B singer Bruno Mars win six statuettes, while rapper Kendrick Lamar won five. Jay-Z, who had gone into the show with eight nominations, won nothing. Final, official audience data for the show will be released later on Monday.

Grammy Awards TV audience falls sharply

In a true hero style, rapper Jay-Z stopped his own concert&nbsp;midway to give an inspirational message to a young girl in the audience.&nbsp;

He was performing on his&nbsp;&ldquo;4:44 Tour&rdquo; at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio on Sunday when he&nbsp;said to an unidentified 9-year-old that she could be&nbsp;&ldquo;anything that you want to be in the world.&rdquo;

He went on to say:&nbsp;&ldquo;At this very moment, America is way more sexist than they are racist,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;But you, young lady, you got the potential to be the next president of the United States. You believe that.&rdquo;

This is not the first time when&nbsp;Jay-Z has given a positive message to his fans.

Earlier, while performing at Nashville&rsquo;s Bridgestone Arena, he said &ldquo;There&rsquo;s a lot going on in the world right now.&nbsp;But I just wanna say one thing, love will always trump hate.&rdquo;

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He said: 'You, young lady, you got the potential to be the next president of the United States'

In a true hero style, rapper Jay-Z stopped his own concert midway to give an inspirational message to a young girl in the audience. He was performing on his “4:44 Tour” at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio on Sunday when he said to an unidentified 9-year-old that she could be “anything that you want to be in the world.” He went on to say: “At this very moment, America is way more sexist than they are racist,” he said. “But you, young lady, you got the potential to be the next president of the United States. You believe that.” This is not the first time when Jay-Z has given a positive message to his fans. Earlier, while performing at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, he said “There’s a lot going on in the world right now. But I just wanna say one thing, love will always trump hate.”

Jay-Z stops concert midway to give an important message to a 9-year-old

US&nbsp;singer Beyonce has given birth to twins in Los Angeles, several celebrity news websites reported on Saturday, citing unidentified sources.

Beyonce, 35, and rapper and music producer Jay Z, already have a five-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy.

E! News, citing multiple unidentified sources, reported the birth and that Jay Z and Blue Ivy were seen at a Los Angeles area hospital on Thursday.

Us Weekly, also citing multiple unidentified sources, reported that the couple welcomed twins earlier this week.

&quot;Bey and Jay are thrilled and have started sharing the news with their family and closest friends,&quot; one unidentified source told PEOPLE.

Reuters could not verify the reports. A representative for Beyonce did not respond immediately to a request for comment.

The celebrity news websites did not provide additional details, such as the date and time the twins were born or the sex of the infants.

The &quot;Lemonade&quot; singer, one of the most powerful women in the music business, announced the pregnancy on her Instagram account in February along with an image of her posed in lingerie and caressing a noticeable baby bump.

The announcement got more than 8 million &quot;likes&quot; in the first 24 hours to become the &quot;most-liked&quot; Instagram ever.

The R&amp;B singer performed live at the Grammy awards in Los Angeles two weeks later, proudly displaying her swelling belly in a motherhood-themed show. She has since posted numerous pictures of her bare baby bump on her social media accounts.

The birth of Blue Ivy caused a paparazzi storm in 2012, with New York&#39;s Lenox Hill hospital shutting down part of its maternity wing to accommodate music&#39;s royal couple.

News of the pregnancy came less than a year after the release of Beyonce&#39;s 2016 album &quot;Lemonade,&quot; in which she appeared to address long-standing rumors of trouble in her eight-year marriage.

The lyrics of several songs spoke about being cheated on, and regretting being married. But Beyonce made clear in the final tracks of the album and in music videos featuring Jay-Z that she had decided to stay in the relationship.

The couple have never addressed the rumors publicly.

(Reuters)

'Bey & Jay are thrilled & have started sharing the news with their family & closest friends,' one unidentified source told PEOPLE

US singer Beyonce has given birth to twins in Los Angeles, several celebrity news websites reported on Saturday, citing unidentified sources. Beyonce, 35, and rapper and music producer Jay Z, already have a five-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy. E! News, citing multiple unidentified sources, reported the birth and that Jay Z and Blue Ivy were seen at a Los Angeles area hospital on Thursday. Us Weekly, also citing multiple unidentified sources, reported that the couple welcomed twins earlier this week. "Bey and Jay are thrilled and have started sharing the news with their family and closest friends," one unidentified source told PEOPLE. Reuters could not verify the reports. A representative for Beyonce did not respond immediately to a request for comment. The celebrity news websites did not provide additional details, such as the date and time the twins were born or the sex of the infants. The "Lemonade" singer, one of the most powerful women in the music business, announced the pregnancy on her Instagram account in February along with an image of her posed in lingerie and caressing a noticeable baby bump. The announcement got more than 8 million "likes" in the first 24 hours to become the "most-liked" Instagram ever. The R&B singer performed live at the Grammy awards in Los Angeles two weeks later, proudly displaying her swelling belly in a motherhood-themed show. She has since posted numerous pictures of her bare baby bump on her social media accounts. The birth of Blue Ivy caused a paparazzi storm in 2012, with New York's Lenox Hill hospital shutting down part of its maternity wing to accommodate music's royal couple. News of the pregnancy came less than a year after the release of Beyonce's 2016 album "Lemonade," in which she appeared to address long-standing rumors of trouble in her eight-year marriage. The lyrics of several songs spoke about being cheated on, and regretting being married. But Beyonce made clear in the final tracks of the album and in music videos featuring Jay-Z that she had decided to stay in the relationship. The couple have never addressed the rumors publicly. (Reuters)

Beyonce gives birth to twins: Reports

By Francesca Mascarenhas

Look at the stars, look how they shine for you, and everything you do&hellip; when Coldplay released their song &quot;Yellow&quot; back in the year 2000 little did they know that one day they would literally have some of the world&rsquo;s biggest stars shining for something that they strongly believe in. The Global Citizen Festival, an initiative to remove extreme poverty from the world is the annual music festival that originated in New York in 2012. The creative director for the festival is the charismatic Chris Martin, frontliner of the British rock band &quot;Coldplay&quot; whose music we have been grooving too for the last 16 years. Chris&#39;s association with this noble cause seems like the icing on the cake for the global citizens of the world, which simply means that besides fabulous Coldplay concerts we also get great audio-visual treats from some of the world&rsquo;s biggest entertainers, all the while doing some good towards sustainable development which is clearly the need of the hour.

The festival&rsquo;s Indian edition that took place in Mumbai on Saturday the 19th of November had citizens of India buzzing on social media weeks before the event trying to secure their free tickets for participating in the change that the concert strives to create in the next few years. The CEO of The Global Citizens Festival, Hugh Evans, told media that they are able to track and maintain data of all those who continue to remain active to promote Global Citizen goals throughout the year and of course they record a huge spike when it&#39;s nearing a festival date.

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Global Citizen Festival India saw a huge line up of Bollywood stars, top-rated Indian musicians and politicians as well as Maharashtra&rsquo;s Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis take center stage amongst international music sensations like The Vamps, Demi Lovato, Jay-Z and of course Coldplay. India&rsquo;s Prime Minister Narendra Modi who attended the Festival in New York earlier this year was unable to make it to Mumbai, however, he made his presence felt via video conferencing. The day-long music festival drew in crowds filling up the venue to a capacity of over 80,000 people, who were treated to power-packed song and dance performances throughout the day.

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AR Rahman, Farhan Akhtar, Amitabh Bachchan, Ranveer Singh, Shraddha Kapoor, Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Arijit Singh, Katrina Kaif and Sonakshi Sinha were some of the Indian performers, while Shah Rukh Khan, Sachin Tendulkar, Alia Bhatt, Vidya Balan, Sonam Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra, Dia Mirza, Arjun Kapoor, Ayushmann Khurrana, Freida Pinto were amongst the industry&rsquo;s influencers who took to the stage to introduce star performers and support this global cause.

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In the audience and needless to say right upfront were familiar faces who had come along with their friends and families to show support and enjoy this eclectic line up. Arjun Rampal and wife Mehr Jesia, Abhishek Kapoor and wife Pragya, Sonali Bendre along with son, Sanjay Kapoor, Ambika Hinduja and husband Raman Macker, Prateik Babbar, Anupam Kher and Varun Dhawan were seen grooving in the crowd. The model fraternity was also in attendance sizzling off the ramp and letting their hair down like they usually do. The event missed Aamir Khan, one of the festival&rsquo;s main supporters whose absence had been forewarned.

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American rapper Jay-Z opened his performance with AR Rahman&rsquo;s famous &quot;Chaiya chaiya&quot; tune that sent the crowd into a loud frenzy and bouncing to the fusion beats. He got the entire audience to hold up their lit cellphones for one of his tracks that made for some great footage that was captured by the camera drone that was seen hovering over the venue throughout the event. However the two-hour long performance by Coldplay that closed the festival was nothing short of unadulterated entertainment that the audience had hoped for. Chris addressed the Indian audience by first apologizing for taking so many years to come to India to perform but countered it by saying that the band had invested the last 16 years to practice for their first-ever India concert. The thousands of pastel coloured paper stars that shot into the air during their performance lent to the dreamy effect for the thousands of people cheering in the audience. And the multi-coloured beach balls were a perfect addition that complemented the visual extravagance projected on stage, which kept floating around thanks to a very enthusiastic crowd.

Happy and content with seeing Coldplay live, the Indian fans had no idea what was going to be the night&rsquo;s highlight until Chris invited AR Rahman to join the band and belt out one of the latter&rsquo;s most loved classics &quot;Vande Mataram&quot;. The meaningful lyrics and melodious tune became even more genuine when Chris joined AR Rahman in singing parts of the chorus which you knew were definitely not lip synced.

This was one event that did not disappoint unless the post event chaos is something to dampen your spirits, but what would you expect with over 80,000 people in one place. Taxi apps had prices flying off the map with little or no availability, which forced many people who could not get to their own or hired wheels to make the long walk home. But somehow walking under the stars, being amongst them and seeing them shine truly made everything yellow. 
 
(WION)

A huge line-up of Bollywood actors, Indian musicians, politicians took center stage among international music sensations

By Francesca Mascarenhas Look at the stars, look how they shine for you, and everything you do… when Coldplay released their song "Yellow" back in the year 2000 little did they know that one day they would literally have some of the world’s biggest stars shining for something that they strongly believe in. The Global Citizen Festival, an initiative to remove extreme poverty from the world is the annual music festival that originated in New York in 2012. The creative director for the festival is the charismatic Chris Martin, frontliner of the British rock band "Coldplay" whose music we have been grooving too for the last 16 years. Chris's association with this noble cause seems like the icing on the cake for the global citizens of the world, which simply means that besides fabulous Coldplay concerts we also get great audio-visual treats from some of the world’s biggest entertainers, all the while doing some good towards sustainable development which is clearly the need of the hour. The festival’s Indian edition that took place in Mumbai on Saturday the 19th of November had citizens of India buzzing on social media weeks before the event trying to secure their free tickets for participating in the change that the concert strives to create in the next few years. The CEO of The Global Citizens Festival, Hugh Evans, told media that they are able to track and maintain data of all those who continue to remain active to promote Global Citizen goals throughout the year and of course they record a huge spike when it's nearing a festival date. Global Citizen Festival India saw a huge line up of Bollywood stars, top-rated Indian musicians and politicians as well as Maharashtra’s Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis take center stage amongst international music sensations like The Vamps, Demi Lovato, Jay-Z and of course Coldplay. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi who attended the Festival in New York earlier this year was unable to make it to Mumbai, however, he made his presence felt via video conferencing. The day-long music festival drew in crowds filling up the venue to a capacity of over 80,000 people, who were treated to power-packed song and dance performances throughout the day. AR Rahman, Farhan Akhtar, Amitabh Bachchan, Ranveer Singh, Shraddha Kapoor, Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Arijit Singh, Katrina Kaif and Sonakshi Sinha were some of the Indian performers, while Shah Rukh Khan, Sachin Tendulkar, Alia Bhatt, Vidya Balan, Sonam Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra, Dia Mirza, Arjun Kapoor, Ayushmann Khurrana, Freida Pinto were amongst the industry’s influencers who took to the stage to introduce star performers and support this global cause. In the audience and needless to say right upfront were familiar faces who had come along with their friends and families to show support and enjoy this eclectic line up. Arjun Rampal and wife Mehr Jesia, Abhishek Kapoor and wife Pragya, Sonali Bendre along with son, Sanjay Kapoor, Ambika Hinduja and husband Raman Macker, Prateik Babbar, Anupam Kher and Varun Dhawan were seen grooving in the crowd. The model fraternity was also in attendance sizzling off the ramp and letting their hair down like they usually do. The event missed Aamir Khan, one of the festival’s main supporters whose absence had been forewarned. American rapper Jay-Z opened his performance with AR Rahman’s famous "Chaiya chaiya" tune that sent the crowd into a loud frenzy and bouncing to the fusion beats. He got the entire audience to hold up their lit cellphones for one of his tracks that made for some great footage that was captured by the camera drone that was seen hovering over the venue throughout the event. However the two-hour long performance by Coldplay that closed the festival was nothing short of unadulterated entertainment that the audience had hoped for. Chris addressed the Indian audience by first apologizing for taking so many years to come to India to perform but countered it by saying that the band had invested the last 16 years to practice for their first-ever India concert. The thousands of pastel coloured paper stars that shot into the air during their performance lent to the dreamy effect for the thousands of people cheering in the audience. And the multi-coloured beach balls were a perfect addition that complemented the visual extravagance projected on stage, which kept floating around thanks to a very enthusiastic crowd. Happy and content with seeing Coldplay live, the Indian fans had no idea what was going to be the night’s highlight until Chris invited AR Rahman to join the band and belt out one of the latter’s most loved classics "Vande Mataram". The meaningful lyrics and melodious tune became even more genuine when Chris joined AR Rahman in singing parts of the chorus which you knew were definitely not lip synced. This was one event that did not disappoint unless the post event chaos is something to dampen your spirits, but what would you expect with over 80,000 people in one place. Taxi apps had prices flying off the map with little or no availability, which forced many people who could not get to their own or hired wheels to make the long walk home. But somehow walking under the stars, being amongst them and seeing them shine truly made everything yellow. (WION)

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