The show began with the De Lanerolle Brothers singing “When I come back, say you’ll marry me…” and after a long wait, the Bellamy Brothers sporting Stetson hats came on stage.
The concert was held on Saturday, 8 February 2014 at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium and some of the crowd had dressed in Cowboy style. The organisers said that they had been trying for three years to get the Bellamy Brothers to come to Sri Lanka and finally they had succeeded.
The Bellamy Brothers had sung in Mumbai and Goa and then stopped over in Colombo. They sang some old favourites such as ‘Some broken hearts never mend’, ‘Vertical expressions of horizontal desire’ and ‘I need more of you’ among other favourites.
They asked the audience for requests and they sang “Beautiful body” The Brothers said that they had often wanted to come to Sri Lanka but it had never worked out till now. They next sang the classic 1976 number, “Let Your Love Flow” and the audience sang and clapped along. They then stood up and sang along as the Brothers sang “Redneck Girl”.
Comments from the audience members
Aparna and Prem Philip from India
“The first time we met, Prem played the entire CD of the Bellamy Brothers for me. So the show brings back memories of 18 years ago.”
Manik Kurukulasuriya
“I enjoyed the songs I knew. The voices were very good.”
Vera Wickremasinghe and Lochana Perera
“My favourite song is “I need more of you”. We loved the show.”
Dinali Dandeniya
“The show was really nice and it brought back memories. The Bellamy Brothers sounded just like they used to…”
Rochelle Nair
“It was a wonderful show. We listened to all our favourite songs and had lots of fun. We must say thank you to the sponsors for getting down the Bellamy Brothers.”
Dolleres Corea
“It was a wonderful show and I really enjoyed myself. They played all the music that we loved. I hope to see more foreign bands and singers in our country.”
Gihan and Svendrini Gunasekera
“We enjoyed the show though the acoustics at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium were not good. But it is definitely a show worth seeing again and again.”
Veronica Bryant from Bath in England
“It was a lovely experience and the band was very good.”
Jith Seneviratne
“It was an excellent show.”
Text by Sirohmi Gunesekera
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T Goya says:
Mar 02, 2014 at 12:00 amThe group was good as usual but the sounds were horrible. It was so loud and distorted the audience had plugged ears. I wonder what the organisers were doing. It's a pity that nothing was done.