American rock heavyweights Guns ’N’ Roses have confirmed their maiden India tour in December this year. This newsmaper had on August 16 broken the news about their forthcoming tour in a story with details about the dates and venues. The band will play in Bengaluru, Mumbai and Gurgaon on December 7, 9 and 12 respectively.
Over the years there have been several rumours about the band visiting India, which only grew louder after GN’R released the album Chinese Democracy — one that was in the making for 14 years. Says keyboardist Dizzy Reed, “It has been a lifelong dream of mine to visit India. I’ve always been fascinated by its ancient culture and influential people. To be able to experience some of that while rockin’ and rollin’ with Guns ’N’ Roses, how awesome is that going to be? For all of the GN’R fans in India, the wait is almost over! See you in December.”
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Nat Geo will auction famous photos, art
New York: National Geographic Society has chronicled scientific expeditions, explorations, archaeology, wildlife and world cultures for more than 100 years, amassing a collection of 11.5 million photos and original illustrations. A small selection of that massive archive 240 pieces spanning from the late 1900s to the present will be sold at Christie’s in December at an auction expected to bring about $3 million, the first time any of the institution’s collection has been sold.
Among the items are some of National Geographic’s most indelible photographs, including that of an Afghan girl during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, a portrait of Admiral Robert Peary at his 1908 expedition to the North Pole, a roaring lion in South Africa and the face of a Papua New Guinea aborigine. — AP