American boy band Backstreet Boys will headline Rock In India 2010, a reliable source from the capital informed us. The annual festival which previously saw bands like Iron Maiden (2009) and Megadeth (2008) headline in Bangalore will, this February, see the (now) four crooners from Orlando perform. Industry rumours also tell us that joining the quartet for next month’s festival will be ageing pop singer Richard Marx.
Yes, here’s when you go “WTF!” Loudly.
DNA Entertainment Networks, the company that organises the annual event, has undoubtably pulled off the Indian gig mela of this new decade, in just its second month. Rock In India takes place on Feb 20-21. A recent announcement on the official website stated
The 2 previous Rock ‘N India festivals proved to be an unmatched meeting ground for Indian and international Rock acts. But we promise you that the next Rock ‘N India is going to be bigger and better. Keep an eye on this page for the next Rock ‘N India.
More when we hear it. Watch this space.
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Hahaha, seriously? I’m sure this is some sort of joke. Why this regressive step? Why back to has-beens and never-should-have-beens?
Weren’t there five of them?
They are just ruining the tag of Rock in India. It won’t be credible anymore.
OMG! This is definitely the end. Not 2012. This is THE END. Whichever band opens for them would have a nightmare. Hahahahah, this is actually funny.
Fuckin disgrace..Kryptos openin for Backstreet Boys..WHAT A SHAME!!!!
Shit man.ROCK IN INDIA SUCKS THIS TIME.
Guys atleast keep some fuckin standard of this tag man.
/m\ :(
What the fuck? They could have just taken a gay parade out and I would have gladly joined it. But this is insane. If you really do have to call a gay band over, then get someone new. Why these old fags? We have even run out of jokes to crack about them, for cryin’ out loud!
Guess i am better off with my iPod and beer in my house. (Un)Rock in india, excuse me this time around.
I love the backstreet boys. They are so Metal that even Lamb of God prays to them. Chris Adler bows down to Nick (I have no idea whether thats his name). Bringing BSB to Rock n’ India is the most awesomest decision anyone can take. \m/ \m/ …
utter disgrace. disrespecting to Maiden and Megadeth this. in the language of my generation: EPIC FAIL
This is just perfect….. perfect way of ruining the only Rock/Metal concert in India…. this is wat happens… Next year it might be Sean Paul and Gwen Steffani.. as they are the real Rock Stars…
HA HA HA HA there is no more market for (rock) in India not rock ‘n India. I think that’s the reason they change the name form rock in India to rock ‘n India……
Who even listens to them anymore? I know they caused throbbing in the hearts and loins of pubescent girls the world over during the 90s but the only person I know who still listens to them is my first guitar teacher, who was promptly fired after attempting to get me to learn to play “Queet playing gems weeth my hurt” in 2005.
What a terrible disgrace to follow Megadeth in 08 and Maiden in 09 with these aging pop tarts in 2010?
i agree..damn disgrace! What kid of desperate company would do something like this..just when things were getting better..the reason why DNA should stick to cricket events and quit the rock scene….
Kryptos headling? that’s the most disgraceful and desperate thing i’ve ever heard an indian band do..fuckin despo fake metal fuucks!!
@ninjabilli
even the bloody pubescent girls have moved on! They’re onto Tokio Hotel now!
What i want to know is, what bombshell has DNA been smoking?? And where can i get it???
Coz these are some effects!
WTF is going on with the DNA guys. Crazy man!
And ROFL at the guys who think Kryptos is opening. When I read some of the comments I asked them about it and they’re laughing as hard as anyone else about it.
This is awesomely cool. Why the fuck would all of you dislike?
Id pay double to watch B-Boys over Maiden. Im so hoping this news is correct.
Errr NO Kryptos are NOT headlining or opening or whatever. Some of you people are such dorks, seriously. Where do you even get your information from?
Holly Crap….Backstreet Boys?!?!?…of all the gay acts imaginable in the world, these guys have picked the gayest….rock in india is supposed to be bout rock n metal not this shit.
now wait a second..!! wat in the name of holy shit is this.. rock in india asked us to fill forms to suggest bands for the tour, and this is wat music goers in our country had wanted to listen to for so many years.. the holiest crap of all, BSB..
goddamnit cannot believe this… DNA people shud be locked in soundproof chambers and made to listen to the best of BSB albums for all their lives, for committing this gross act.
where are we heading people after all this.
They’re playing in Singapore on the 28th Feb. So this seems totally possible ;)
Right, then. This is a rumour, right? Meaning it could be false. But, assuming it isn’t, I can only guess that DNA is having serious financial issues, and need a crowd-puller that can justify the expense of the event. If that means dumping on metal fans, so be it. They can watch all the other bands perform and skip the headliners. But BSB can draw in three times as many people (DNA guesses) as Judas Priest, and probably costs about the same to bring in, so why not?
IIRC, there was a similar ruckus when Glastonbury picked Jay-Z to headline last year. Turned out that it was one kick-ass show. But BSB are no Jay-Z, so good luck to DNA.
Nobody better rawks than BSB..Jeez, please can someone choke the guys in DNA. Hope Megadeth/Iron Maiden never gets this news else they would never headline another rock act in this country. Sheesh!! Atleast they could have brought the noob fav Linkin Park instead. Must say!! A National “WTF” moment!! Rock in India made my year
“Not Rock” in India but “Gays In India”…..this sucks…!!
I’m love with backstreet is back alright no one else fulfills me more
Rob Halford is gay. Can we put the fucking homophobia aside for a bit, please? BSB doesn’t suck because some of them like other men, they suck because they suck.
Someone tell them that the show is NOT called ‘Cock in India’.
Aww shit man! I was really hoping for Linkin Park! They rocks yo!
This is just a publicity stunt by this website guys..jst to get more more clicks on the website n gain some publicity..TRUST ROCK IN INDIA..not some bunch of journalists..they r fuckin liars \m/
Rock in India + Backstreet Boys = Bullshit. Is DNA out of their freaking mind? From when do Backstreet Boys perform Rock? DNA is doing biggest insult to Rock Genre.At least change the title from Rock in India to some more Boy Bandish.
LOL.. DNA’s web site doesnt even list the headliners yet whereas several European festivals have already listed their headliners 8 – 10 months before the concert!! What is DNA waiting for? are they still “negotiating with the bands”? that would be ridiculous and would be a big shame. Having said that, I am totally in favor of DNA bringing in BSB. I would rather prefer some other organizer bring in some good metal bands because of all the metal concerts I’ve been to in Bangalore, Rock in India has had the worst sound quality. It sucked donkey balls compared to other concerts.
i jus contacted DNA and they told me that BSB will headline this years Pop in India with Richard Marx …shame on you guys
wow gr8 news…………..i mean fuck LAMB OF GOD fuck CHILDREN OF BODOM fuck SLAYER n all that stuffs………….we’ve got backstreet boys
C’mon this can’t be true….Hell no….
was hoping for a nice rock band as a change from 2 years in successive metal bands, this is absolutely WTF. i dont think BSB are that type of a band for which people will travel from other cities and what not, it will end up with people only from bangalore. I bet it will be a lower turnout than the Iron Maiden concert.
what the freakin fuck’s goin on here????? Backstreet-fucked-up-boys??
all i can say is WOW!!!!!
this is………………………………………….
fuck! i got no words..
they’re history man.. nobody gonna give a shit about them. they’re gonna get fresh bangalore tomatoes on their bitchass faces the moment they park their ass in bangalore.
WE WANT LAMB OF GOD………
U HEAR ME, DNA????
WE WANT LAMB OF GOD HERE…….
NOT FUCKIN BSB..
Looks like this is official guys.. check this out: http://www.indivibe.com/news.php?nid=234&c_id=1 What a shame. I’m fucking pissed off now.
Wow. This gay parade has got into our heads !!!
Pops in India !!
http://www.rockinindia.com/festival.php awesome news..now i will have to burn my rock n india t-shirts i got from the last 2 editions :P
Uhhhhh…..you’re kidding me right?
WTF?
HOLY FUCK!
OMG!
WHY?
FUCK FUCK FUCK!
GODDAMNIT!
SCREW YOU DNA! I’m Staying home! :)
And, so should all the other opening bands.
ROTFL.I love all the homophobic rants and fag jokes from people who were looking forward to Rob Halford gracing the stage. Rob Halford is not only gay, he’s gay with a vengeance. All that leather and shit.
Hell, think of all the impressionable, dumb girls there’ll be at that gig. Some of them HAVE to be hot. Think of it as an opportunity to score :P
There’s nothing to do with music for the dna guys. The only thing they care is how to loot money. So no wonder this had happened. Disgrace.
What are these DNA guys on? Whatever it is I need some. This has to be a really bad joke! What part of “ROCK” in India is so hard to decipher?
Yup. BSB will still pull in more crowds than Maiden or Megadeth. DNA needs money, and MJ has died, and Madonna is probably too expensive. So BSB it is I guess.
they are takin advantage of the section 337…faggots!!…or is Bangalore all of a sudden the new san Fransisco of india??! ..
LETS KILL THEM WEN THEY COM HERE its time to KILL
feel sad for u metal lovers but ppl like me who love pop are really really happy!! have been waiting for ages for this to happen!! lol ur frustrating comments are pretty amusing btw !
thats a great news for me and i’ll definitely try watch the concert….
its a sweet news for everyone.lets enjoy the music
guys more rock/metal bands are coming so let’s support them!!
Instead, how about chucking out all these a-holes, and that list would include – the Maidens, Metallicas, etc and bringing over bands like Earthless, Bison BC, Electric Wizard, Riverside, Meshuggah…essentially, bands that are working/have been working…i dont know, thinking aloud
what the fuck ……… backstreet boyz to headline Rock in India …???? , u guys are kidding me … then this whole damn festival should be called POP IN INDIA or some crap like that….
those backstreet motherfuckers don’t know even know what an F# chord is …i really hoped to see some class acts ….but this is disappointing to the core ….
the face of Rock in India Fest has changed and probably the next fest features PUSSY CAT DOLLS or something ….the so called organizers are going behind money and not real music…let the god’s of rock forgive them…
Rock n Roll ain’t gonna die ……it lives through tough times like these….
who says bsb cant do good???dey r da biggest pop band…….dey can surely rock…..
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