Every weekend, Girgaum Chowpatty sees revellers eager to bite into the bhelpuri and listen to the waves. Today, however, Mumbai’s beloved beach will be treated to sounds of a different tune.
The world’s hippest church service-cum-rock band, the Sydney-based Hillsong United — which has 1,00,000 members from branches across 11 countries — will take stage this evening.
The attractive 11-member collective, fronted by the toned, tattoo-covered co-pastor Joel Houston, is in the city for the first time. Dr Abraham Mathai, chairman, Prabhu Yeshu Janmotsav arranged for Hillsong United’s first trip to India free of cost. “Since an India visit was their priority, they found it appropriate to fund the tour,” he says.