Nevada
(ANI):
American
pop
group
'Backstreet
Boys" will
be
performing
live
for
the
first
time
in
India
this
coming
weekend.
As
a
part
of
their
“This
is
Us"
world
tour,
they
will
be
headlining
“Rock
'n
India",
claimed
to
be
“India's
only
international
music
festival",
in
Delhi
(NSIC,
Saturday
February
20)
and
Bangalore
(Palace
Grounds,
Sunday
February
21).
Tickets
are
Rs.
1,500
and
Rs.
1,000
respectively.
Other
groups
performing
in
Delhi
include
Prime
Circle,
Richard
Marx,
Swarathma,
Indigo
Children,
and
Jayce
Lewis;
while
other
groups
performing
at
Bangalore
include
Prime
Circle,
Richard
Marx,
Swarathma,
Jayce
Lewis,
and
Five
Little
Indians.
Formed
in
1993
in
Florida
(USA);
its
current
four
members
include
Nick
Carter,
Brian
Littrell,
Howie
Dorough,
and
A.
J.
McLean;
as
fifth
Kevin
Richardson
left
in
2006.
Its
genres
include
pop,
pop
rock,
R
&
B,
teen
pop
and
adult
contemporary.
It
has
released
seven
studio
albums
and
has
sold
over
130
million
records
worldwide,
making
it
one
of
the
most
successful
groups
in
music
history.Welcoming
“Backstreet
Boys" to
India,
acclaimed
Indo-American
statesman
Rajan
Zed,
in
a
statement
in
Nevada
(USA)
today,
urged
business
conglomerates
and
central-state-municipal
governments
of
India
to
patronize
and
promote
music
festivals
throughout
the
country.
India
had
abundance
of
musical
talent
(with
tradition
going
back
to
Sama-Veda),
and
all
it
needed
was
to
channelize
it
and
give
it
a
direction,
Zed,
who
is
chairperson
of
Indo-American
Leadership
Confederation,
added.