Was so happy it hurt at Bryan Adams’ Bengaluru gig

“18 till I die, gonna be 18 till I die.” We were in queue to collect our wristbands at the Bryan Adams So Happy It Hurts Tour in Bengaluru and like us, others thronging the lines were singing along. He shared how his mother makes a cameo in the music video ‘So Happy It Hurts’ as does an “Indian girl in a sari”. I doubt he could see them from that distance, but the opening bars of his next song, ‘The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me’ brought them back double quick; following it up ‘Let’s Make A Night To Remember’ ensured they stayed back for the rest of his act. His request for phone torches during his rendition of ‘Shine A Light’ was met with enthusiasm and he acknowledged how, “despite having played this song at numerous venues, it was only in Bangalore that the spotboys at the venue were also shining their torches as the song played.” Well, I suppose that was the only good thing to be said about the venue.