Grammy and Academy Award Winning Musician AR Rahman announces UK & European dates forLebara Jai Ho - The Journey Home World Tour 2010!

Best selling composer on the planet - The Telegraph

World’s most influential person - Time Magazine

There is a special quality in those sinuous tunes, a kind of primal innocence that would melt even thesternest sceptic. - Daily Telegraph

London May 11th: Leading music maestro AR Rahman yesterday confirmed the dates for the UK and European leg of his first ever world tour. Speaking via a live video streaming link from Mumbai,Rahman confirmed that the Lebara ‘Jai Ho – Journey Home’ World Tour 2010 will visit four major European countries throughout the month of July.

Sponsored by the leading international provider of high quality, low-cost telecommunications services Lebara Mobile, the must see concert experience of the year comes to two major cities in the UK this summer!

The tour will kick off in Zurich on 16th July, followed by concerts in Paris and Amsterdam. The UK leg will take Rahman to the LG Arena in Birmingham on the 23rd July, with the closing weekend of 24th and 25th July in the two biggest arenas in London - the O2 and Wembley.

Victory Entertainments has taken on the mantle of promoter in the UK, and director Vijay Galani is looking forward to bringing one of the world’s biggest stars to the UK: ‘A R Rahman is a huge international star now, he’s bigger than the Bollywood heroes. This is set to be a phenomenal world tour, with 20 breath-taking shows. I’m delighted to be adding live concerts to my entertainment and film portfolio – and what better way to do this than with the maestro himself.”

The Lebara ‘Jai Ho – The Journey Home’ World Tour 2010 concert will see Rahman as never before, combining his unrivalled musical genius with a theatrical production that is guaranteed to astound and impress audiences in all four host countries. To bring his vision and music to life, AR Rahman has enlisted the creative expertise of the production team behind concerts for some of the biggest luminaries in the music industry, including the late, greatMichael Jackson, RnB diva Beyonce Knowles and the ultimate Queen of Pop Madonna.

Leading international provider of high quality, low-cost telecommunications services Lebara Mobile today also confirmed its role as title sponsor. Following hot on the heels of the company’s sponsorship of the MOBOs and UK Asian Music Awards, this move solidifies the company’s relationship with the music industry. Chief Executive, Ratheesan Yoganathan said of the tour:Sponsorship of the AR Rahman, ‘Jai Ho – The Journey Home’ Tour gives Lebara Mobile the opportunity to bring the very best music to communities across the UK and Europe. Lebara Mobile believes in connecting communities, and there is no better way than through the music of Rahman.

AR Rahman has been recognised in India and by the Asian community both in the UK and worldwide as a visionary composer and musician for the past decade, however, he shot to global fame in 2009, following the incredible success of Danny Boyle’s Oscar winning film Slumdog Millionaire and his track Jai Ho! 

AR Rahman fans will be treated to the songs that have taken him to the very pinnacle of the music industry, including smash hits from ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ as well as legendary Indian Films such as ‘Lagaan’, ‘ Jodha Akbar’ , Roja, ‘Ghajini’, Yuvraaj’, ‘Bombay’ and ‘Rangeela’.

Tickets for Lebara ‘Jai Ho - The Journey Home’ UK and European Tour 2010 go on sale on Monday 10th May 2010 via http://k-zentertainment.com/ticket_outlet.php

Europe Tour Dates:
Friday 16th July: Hallen Stadion, Zurich
Saturday 17th July: Parc des Expositions, Porte de Versailles, Paris
Sunday 18th July:  Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam

UK Tour Dates:
Friday 23rd July: Birmingham - LG Arena
Saturday 24th July: London - O2 Arena
Sunday 25th July: London - Wembley Arena

Tickets £35, £55, £75 and £100 for VIP Jai Ho Lounge.

Ticket sales starts 10th May 2010 Doors open 6.30pm, show starts 7.30pm Buy tickets online at www.ticketmaster.co.uk - www.theticketfactory.com – andwww.victoryentertainments.com.