Dhaka, Sept. 13 -- The Hillsong Convention Centre in Sydney, Australia, turned into a vibrant gathering of rock music lovers from the two Bengals on Saturday evening as Bangladesh's rock icon James and Kolkata-based Fossils frontman Rupam Islam shared the stage before an audience of more than 2,000.

The concert, which began around 6:30 pm amid a long queue of spectators outside the venue, kept expatriate Bangladeshis and other Bengali music lovers engaged from evening until late at night.

Rupam Islam took the stage shortly before 7 pm and performed around 15 songs, including 'Ekla Ghor', 'Phirey Cholo', 'Hashnuhana' and 'Acid'. His energetic performance of more than an hour had the audience singing along, clapping and cheering throughou...