The boys are back in business! Badar saheb confirmed. I am seriously thinking of going and attending this concert in Dubai!
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Pakistani pop music band Vital Signs will stage a comeback concert in Dubai next month after a seven-year break.
The group known for its charged numbers such as Dil Dil Pakistan, had drifted apart, with each member pursuing their solo careers.
“We never broke up, it was just complacency at being the heartbeat of Pakistan’s youth at that point,” said Junaid Jamshed, the lead singer of Vital Signs.
"We never pushed ourselves and everybody went along and did what they had to. I continued with my singing career, so in that sense Vital Signs never really died from the people’s memory.
“So this comeback will be a lot easier than if we had completely gone out of the scene.”
Junaid Jamshed (right) and Shehzad Hassan strike a pose after a news conference at the Virgin Mega Store in the Deira City Centre in Dubai. ©Gulf News
The group will feature Junaid Jamshed, Rohail Hyatt and Shehzad Hassan from the original line-up at the May 16 concert.
“We are currently working on a new Vital Sings album. At the concert in Dubai, in May, we plan to perform old material, along with songs from Junaid’s solo albums,” Hassan said.
“He was the voice of our band and we have always loved his music.” Jamshed explained that the reason they decided to get back together was when they realised their fan base wants them to.
"We were doing a small tribute performance to Nazia Hassan in Pakistan a short while ago. “When we went on stage there were thousands of people expecting us to perform and we were completely unprepared. That set us thinking and we decided to get back together.”
The concert titled Back To Music, will also feature Indian artists Shankar Mahadevan, Sivamani and Mahalaxmi Iyer. It will be held at the Al Ahli Club.
A few fusion pieces will be presented to the audience, otherwise the three-hour concert will be distinctly divided into two sets according to the organisers. Tickets for the show are expected to be made available by the first week of next month.
“I have performed with Indian artists before and look forward to it,” said Jamshed.
He was signed over a year ago by the Indian company Times Music as their overseas artist and is expected to release his latest album Dil Ki Baat in India soon.
“Dil Ki Baat will be available in Dubai by the start of next month and should be in stores by then,” he added.
[This message has been edited by AliBeta (edited May 05, 2002).]
