Imphal, May 7 NNN: American rock band Fire House took the young Manipuris to the wonderland for a while.
Sweat, dust, shouts and rocking to the full-fire fury by the hypnotised crowd marked the show of Fire House in the violent filled state capital Imphal on Sunday evening.
From early afternoon people started conglomerating at Hatta Kangjeibung in Imphal, the venue where the American rock band was to rock. Though they knew the show would start after dusk, the wait at home could no longer held them.Just after the local bands had the warm-up session, the American band swiftly took control of the stage, the crowd and of course the whole two hour-show had transformed Hapta Kangjeibung into the wild world of American ambience for the crowd.Everyone was rocking. The modestly attired ‘respectable’ ladies who were brought by the brothers and husbands could no longer resist themselves but to join the crowd’s sway rocking and singing away to the songs of the Fire House. Literally speaking, the jumping feet of thousands of people had kicked up thickening dust but the ‘VIPs’ and many high ranking bureaucrats did not mind as they too were already intoxicated by the Fire House music–they were rocking to the fullest. A young MLA just standing behind the media gallery was seen raising his hands while singing to the loudest of his voice with the American rock band. He had come with his family.
The only hiccups were the occasional tussles between the security personnel and certain over enthusiastic fans of the Fire House. A man was seen slapped and kicked by security men for wild behaviour in the vicinity of the VIPs and their families. He was pushed back after he was disciplined. But the man forgot about the thrash he was meted out by the men in uniform. He continued to rock after removing his shirt. But all these incidents, no one did bother. The crowd was too busy with the Fire House and the rockings.”I love you the people of Manipur. We are here tonight for you Imphal,” was what one of the band members announced. The crowd simultaneously responded to the announcement and the thousands and thousands of hands were seen waving in the air to the high decibel Fire House music.
“I came all the way from Tamenglong only to join the American band concert on live,” said Athuina Gangmei. According to reports, large number of people from Senapati, Ukhrul, Chandel and Churachandpur too rushed in at Hapta Kangjeibung for the show. ‘I used to see them only in the TV shows but now I have witnessed in real,” said contented S Alex, a college student from Ukhrul.
At around 8:45 pm, the band members of the band wished good night to the madding crowd. But the crowd did not accept it. They want more. The band obliged.
Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/fire-house-sets-crowd-afire/
