Ali Zand Vakili
9th Feb 2022, Milad Hall hosted pop music fans who gathered to watch the first night of performances under special COVID-19 conditions and in full compliance with health protocols. The first session was dedicated to Ali Zand Vakili, who took the stage accompanied by the "Zand" band. The singer opened his performance with the track "Neghab" and went on to perform a series of fusion music pieces to an unparalleled reception from the audience. "Bahar-e Shiraz", "Bargard", "Gharar-e Man", "Sanam", "Shahzadeh Roya", "Gol-e Sorkh", "Lalaei", and others were among the songs performed one after another with the audience singing along. The musicians for this performance included Shayan Riahi (drums), Farzad Kabiri (tar, setar, baghlama), Afshin Babaei (percussion), Parham Lordifard (guitar), Hossein Omidi (keyboard), Aydin Sadeghzadeh (bass guitar), Sahab Alam (kamancheh), and Omid Ghafarian (piano).