Thousands of music lovers will congregate at the Kanchenjungha Stadium here on Tuesday to witness the live concert of Arijit Singh, which will be the first-of-its-kind performance in the region by the famous playback singer.

“This has become an event for the Northeast as people from Assam, Bihar and Sikkim will also come to the city tomorrow. Preparations are in full swing and the countdown has begun for his fans,” said Nishi Kant Agarwal, a member of the team that is hosting the event.

He said the trend in ticket booking had already proved that people were frenzy over the concert where Arijit, who is known for his mellifluous voice, would cover around 50 songs over a period of three hours on Tuesday evening.

In the past one-and-a-half months, this will be the second live concert of the singer who hails from Jangipur in Murshidabad. On February 18, Arijit had performed at Aquatica in Calcutta.

“We are eagerly waiting for the stadium gates to open. It will be an unforgettable musical evening for us and hope he will come up with our favourite Bollywood numbers,” said Nikita Agarwal, a third-year student of Siliguri College who is all set to walk into the stadium on Tuesday evening with his friends.

Along with residents of Siliguri, hundreds of others will pour in from the Darjeeling hills and the neighbouring districts.

“Arijit Singh will perform here. It is like a dream coming true to see him live. There is no question of missing the event,” said Avik Chakraborty, who will be at the stadium with his wife.

For the event, organisers have come up with tickets ranging from Rs 1,999 to Rs 60,000.

“The sale is steady and it seems over 20,000 people will be at the stadium tomorrow,” said a source.

Elaborate arrangements are being made for the concert. Around 20 trucks have reached here from Mumbai carrying the instruments for the stage which has come up at the northern end of the stadium.

On Monday, senior police officers visited the stadium. They checked out security and other arrangements at the venue.

Sources said around 300 bouncers, 100 security guards and 300 volunteers would be present at the stadium.

“Added to it, there will be hundreds of police personnel in and around the stadium,” said a source.