Hip-hop fans in India have their wish answered. Come October 16 and Bangalore’s Palace Grounds will play host to one of America’s most popular alternative hip-hop band, Black Eyed Peas (BEP) on their ‘Black Blue and You’ world tour 2007. Organised by DNA Networks, the makers of chartbusting album Elephunk and Monkey Business with hit songs like ‘Where is the Love?’, ‘Shut up’, ‘Don’t lie’, ‘Don’t Phunk with my heart’, ‘My Humps’ and ‘Let’s get it started’ will perform for the first time in India. This tour will also have group members Fergie and Will.i.am, singing tracks from their solo albums. The tour also marks the release of their latest album ‘The E.N.D. (The Energy Never Dies)’.

Venkat Vardhan, managing director, DNA Networks, said, “With 7.5 million albums sold worldwide, 10 Grammy nominations and three awarded, BEP have risen to success unparalleled by any other hip-hop group. The BEP concert will be funky, fresh and very new.

A wholesome experience, audiences will groove to the foot-tapping hip-hop beats with songs from BEP and The Dutchess and Songs about Girls.”

The concert tickets will be available at select Planet M, Nokia and Baskin Robbins outlets in Bangalore. One can also get it home delivered as fans can telebook on 25201115 or 18004251114 (BSNL/MTNL). One can book tickets online at www.dnanetworks.com or www.ticketpro.in. The tickets are priced at Rs 1650 and Rs 1000.