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Pop group THE BACKSTREET BOYS have sparked outrage among heavy metal fans= in India after it was announced they will follow IRON MAIDEN as a headli= ner for the upcoming Rock In India festival.
The event marked the first ever rock festival in India when it kicked o= ff in 2008, with Megadeth and Machine Head playing top of the bill. Iron = Maiden took the stage in 2009.
But festival organisers have taken an abrupt turn from the heavy metal = genre, booking The Backstreet Boys and Richard Marx for the 2010 line up.
Local music critics have blasted organisers for the shift, but festival= bosses are standing by their decision to book the ageing teen sensations= ..
A statement on Rock In India’s website reads, =E2=80=9CThere has been a= long-standing request from many music fans to our website that they woul= d like to see mainstream music and also classic rock… Rock In India is = a ‘music’ festival and the headliners have already been announced. Rock I= n India does not mean the ‘genre’ rock only. Being a fan you have right t= o an opinion. Being a promoter no artist is big or small to us. All artis= ts are respected equally and not looked down upon just because they are a= pop artist! We respect their music!=E2=80=9D The Rock in India festival will take place in Delhi on 20 February and = in Bangalore on 22 February (10).

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