New York, Toronto will be rocked this weekend..

By now, you all have been inundated perhaps with invites to go to this concert which has created tremendous buzz in the probashi community. 
 
The DC and Austin concert has concluded amid stupendous review.
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Now the final leg of the tour starts with concert in New York and Toronto this Saturday and Sunday and the final concert in London on Thursday.  Tickets are flying off the shelf.  But about 200 tickets will be available at the door.  So please go there early.
 
Tell your friends and get your own ticket as soon as possible.
 
New York ticket: http://www.symphonyspace.org/event/2744
 
Toronto Ticket: http://www.etickets.to/buy/?e=1665
 
London ticket: http://www.drishtipat.org/concert2008/london.html
 
We had a press conference last night in New York which was attended by fifteen journalists from print and electronic media.  So expect some good coverage.  Volunteers are working round the clock to make it a memorable event.  Come one and come all.
 
Asif
from New York

10 days and counting in NY!!

I can’t believe the concert in NY is nearly upon us! I woke up this morning, excited and petrified at the thought that Arnob and the band will be in NY this time next week.

The preparations are on-going in NY. The Press Conference has been set for the 23rd, the invitations have been sent out. Brightly hued glossy posters are being plastered in each and every possible location in Manhattan and Queens. Thousands of postcards which contain the concert information are being distributed by all our members. The TV ad has gone out, so has ads in Bangladeshi newspapers, and emails to numerous student associations. The NY team has been working relentlessly, day and night to make this concert a huge success. Its really amazing to see everyone’s unflagging enthusiasm.  There are times when we all have been frustrated but overall it has been an exhiliriating experience and continues to be so!

We are excited in NY and we hope you are just as excited as we are!! So buy your ticket, come to the concert, make sure you don’t miss this incredible event!

Tickets are available at http://www.symphonyspace.org/ event/2744. Tickets are also available via telephone at 212.864.5400 (from Tues-Sun 11 am – 7 pm).

You can also pick up the tickets at:

– Manhattan: Box Office of Symphony Space at Broadway and 95th St
– Jackson Heights: Disco Recording (37-15 73rd St, ph: 718-639-8217)
– Jamaica: Somoy Boi Bichitra (87-53 167th St, ph: 917-603-8966)

Austin Date added: Oct 21st

Great news for fans of Arnob in Texas. Due to massive request, Arnob has agreed to fly down to Austin to do a mid week concert on October 21st. Hope all you Texan fans can come and join in.

Status of Chicago Concert

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Oct 6th

Dear Friends,

We are sorry to inform you that the Drishtipat Unheard Voices Concert scheduled for October 11th in Chicago has had to be cancelled.

The USCIS delayed approval of the P3 petition required to for Arnob and his band to perform in the US. While the P3 has subsequently been approved and Arnob has secured  the US visa and is set to come to the US on October 14th. The delays had put the first scheduled US concert in Chicago in jeopardy. After careful consideration of available options, we’ve decided to cancel the October 11th show in Chicago. The concerts scheduled for Washington D.C, New York, Toronto and London will, however, go ahead as planned (see http://www.drishtipat.org/concert2008/ ).

For those of you who have already purchased tickets, we have made arrangements for the North Shore Center for Performing Arts to issue a full refund including any service fees you may have paid. The Box Office number is (847) 673-6300.

Despite the disappointment some of you have asked how you may continue to support Drishtipat’s good causes. So far we have raised $8500 towards our two causes for 2009:

and the TV promo is out

Message from Arnob to his fans

I am really excited to see you all in October. Our trip looks set. I advise you buy the tickets ahead of time for the concerts in New York, Toronto, Washington DC and London. I am coming with the whole band with Andrew, Dhrubo, Nazia, Jibon and Nazrul and the venues that have been booked look outstanding. So it will really be a wholesome experience. Bring your friends along and we are looking forward to meet you all..thanx

Arnob tour news on Daily Star

The press release has got good coverage in DS today.

Here is the link

Sleepless in New York

Sleep has become a luxury for some of us in NY nowadays. It seems as if our every waking hour has become consumed with the thoughts of the Arnob concert. As I wake up in the morning, half groggy, there is an elusive thought which needs to be emailed to the concert planning group…. hurtling through the NY subway system on my way to work, I feverishly search my bag for a piece of paper for another idea that just has to be jotted down before I forget it… before going to sleep at night I send out a last email which is immediately followed by a response from Ben, Sharmeen, Zee, or Atiq which sets off another storm of emails.

The upcoming concert in NY has become our fascination, our obsession, our constant companion as we go through the motions every day. I am not yet sure how all of us managed to find enough time to devote to the concert planning but we have managed…somehow. Interspersed with days in the office, or at university, doing laundry, buying groceries, running errands, we have somehow managed to find time to meet twice or thrice each week as needed. We are in constant touch over email, or over the phone. Even when we meet for dinner, coffee, at addas, somehow our conversation shifts towards the Arnob concert. There is excitement, impatience, anticipation, frustration, dread, eagerness, certainty- our emotions have been swinging like a pendulum and I am sure it will continue to do so till the concert.

Just a little over two months and counting till the concert in NY… we cannot wait till October 25th!!