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Aug
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Oakland Arena
Llega a Oakland Ilaiyaraaja y su Raja 50 Concert al Oakland Arena este Domingo 23 de Agosto de 2026.
Ilaiyaraaja & his 7,000+ songs / 1,000+ film scores is coming to Oakland, California for a special milestone Raja 50 concert to be celebrated at the Oakland Arena on Sunday, August 23, 2016. Classic hits such as "Chinna Chinna Aasai" from Geethaanjali (1989) and "Rakkamma" from Mr. Beetle (1986) will be performed with special classical orchestrations. Many of the famous folk songs that he scored in the movies will also be performed in this Raja 50 concert that will celebrate the legendary Composer from South Asian Cinema.
Addition of Raja-Show to the already very successful concert!
Tickets for this event start at $84. A true musical genius Ilaiyaraaja will be performing live on stage in Oakland for one night only, you have to go.
Don't miss the opportunity to experience the historic Don't miss Raja 50: Ilaiyaraaja Live In Concert at Oakland Arena on Sunday 23rd August 2026, a unique tribute to the music of one of the world's greatest film composers, Ilaiyaraaja on the occasion of his 50 year long musical journey. Thousands of fans will travel to Oakland, California to celebrate the life and work of the maestro. The evening's performance will see Raja - Show perform in addition to the main show. Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja will be performing some of his classic songs like Chinna Chinna Aasai, Rakkamma Kaiya Thattu, Sundari Kannal and many more.
Ilaiyaraaja is one of the greatest music composers of all time. He has the unique ability to blend the classical Indian music with Western orchestration. His recent work is also no exception to this. Ilaiyaraaja has written over 7,000 songs in many languages. He is the only Asian composer to have written a full symphony for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London. Ilaiyaraaja has been awarded the Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan and numerous National Film Awards to name a few. He is arguably one of the greatest musicians India has ever produced and will surely be remembered for years to come. It will be a treat to see a legend of his caliber perform live in front of you. Raja - Show For this evening of concert, Ilaiyaraaja has chosen a few singers after much deliberation. He would render a few songs each from Ilaiyaraaja's repertoire of songs. He would ensure that he rendered the songs to the fullest and not just pay a lip service to them. Hence you can look forward to a fantastic musical evening by Raja - Show.
The Oakland Arena is based in the city of Oakland, California. It is an ideal venue for attending live concerts as the seating is divided up into sections and the quality of the seating is top notch. There are 19,000 seats at the Oakland Arena so be prepared to see Raja 50: Ilaiyaraaja Live In Concert in a packed concert of classical music. As with all the Arena's it has all the great facilities such as clean bathrooms, plenty of food and drink concession stands and excellent acoustics to get the full experience of live music. Please see the Oakland Arena Accessibility information if required and to get the details.
We recommend that you park right at Oakland Arena or somewhere else in the Oakland area. There are plenty of parking lots around the arena, and most of them are within walking distance. Be sure to get there a little early to be able to park in the lot of your choice. If you have any special parking requests and you are calling to make reservations, then please ask about accessibility when you call the entertainment venue.
Ticket prices to Raja 50: Ilaiyaraaja Live In Concert at Oakland Arena on Sunday 23rd August 2026 start at $84 for this special one-night-only live concert celebration of Ilaiyaraaja's five decades of music. Fans can now buy tickets online for the Raja 50: Ilaiyaraaja Live In Concert through leading ticketing website Ticket Squeeze. Fans can also purchase tickets in person at the box office of the Oakland Arena on the night of the concert. To buy tickets online for the Raja 50: Ilaiyaraaja Live In Concert click on the "buy tickets" link on this page to score tickets for this amazing live concert event!
Oakland Arena, Oakland, California, , US