MUMBAI: Bryan Adams will be the only western artist to perform at the Opening Ceremonies for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, which ESPN will broadcast to a TV audience of 200 million people. The February 17 performance will fall near the end of Adams' tour of India that begins on February 11 in Pune  Also on the itinerary will be Bangalore, New Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai – the city of his first concert in India in January 1994 on the cricket grounds in Brabourne Stadium.

Canada is one of 14 qualifying countries taking part in the World Cup which begins on 19 February   Adams will remain one more day in Dhaka for a special acoustic concert featuring songs from his current CD Bare Bones, before finishing up this leg of the tour in Kathmandu, Nepal.