Posted by
InchDeep on Tuesday, July 29, 2008 12:30:44 PM
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Chris de Burgh to play in Iran
Singer Chris de Burgh is to play a concert in Tehran in November,
the first show of its type in nearly 30 years, an Iranian satellite
news channel reported on its website.
De Burgh, who has a large following in Iran, first visited the
country in May and said that he hoped the authorities would let him
play. He will be performing with the Iranian band Arian.
Majid Roqani, the head of public relations at Taraneh Sharqi
Cultural and Artistic Company, talked to Press TV, Iran's state-owned,
English-language satellite channel about the concert.
He said: "The concert is scheduled to be held in the last week of
November at Azadi Indoor Stadium in Tehran which seats 12,000 people.
The Irish singer composed a special song for Iran. The melody enjoys
an Iranian composition and its premiere will be held in Tehran."
This concert will be the first time since the 1979 revolution that a
Western singer will play alongside an Iranian pop band in the country.
A Special song? Would some of the lyrics include, "Death to America", "Kill all the Gays", and "Who said you could take your Burka off,"? Nice to be a tool for the terrorists.