“They (cultural authorities) give us Tehran’s Azadi Stadium so that we give free concerts for several nights along with other ensembles,” Nazeri told the Persian service of ISNA published on Sunday.

The Music Office of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance issues the permissions for the concerts.

“I hope the permission would be issued soon and we would not have to come and go until (mourning days of) Muharram arrives,” he added.

Nazeri added that although he sees no proper perspective for outdoor concerts, he will give concerts without any condition.

On July 30, vocalist Homayun Shajarian announced his willingness to perform free concerts on the streets.

“My dear friends, in these days that we are going through fire like Siavash [an epic hero in Ferdowsi’s masterpiece Shahnameh], I don’t know what we can do to feel a little bit better,” he had written in a post on his Instagram.

“If it were not for the problem of license, I would be ready to give a street concert for free for you dear friends, maybe it would help our hearts find peace alongside one another,” added Homayun, the son of the legendary vocalist Mohammadreza Shajarian who has always been sensitive to various unpleasant conditions in Iranian society over his professional life.

A few days later the Music Office of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance gave its formal approval to Shajarian’s plan to perform free concerts on the streets.

“The Music Office is ready to issue permissions for those musicians who are interested in performing outdoor concerts in order to bring hope and joy to the public,” the office said in a statement.

In Iran, musicians must get cultural authorities’ official approval before giving a performance.

Nazeri and his son, Hafez, will tour Canada during October. The tour will begin in Ottawa on October 13 and will continue on to Montreal, Toronto and Calgary, and will wrap up in Vancouver on October 28. A repertoire of songs from the 2014 album “Untold” will be performed during the tour.

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“The concert is scheduled to be held at the Grand Hall of the Interior Ministry in Tehran, and all the money that will be raised by the concert will be dedicated to those affected by the earthquake,” Hana Kamkar, a member of the Kamkars, Iran‘s leading Kurdish family music ensemble, told the Persian service of ILNA on Wednesday.

The exact date of the concert will be announced in the near future.

Following the devastating earthquake, numerous Iranian artists have announced that they would organize various programs to help the victims of the natural disaster.

Pop singer Farzad Farzin and rock star Reza Yazdani have pledged that they will dedicate part of the profit from their upcoming concerts to the victims.

“Many have said that expressing condolences would not provide shelter, food and medicine, and they are right. All Iranian individuals can have a share as much as they can in helping to remove the obstacles. Perhaps one day we will look forward to their help, so better to begin from ourselves and not wait for others,” Farzin has said in a message posted on his Instagram page.

Farzin will give his concerts in the Canadian cities of Vancouver and Toronto on November 24 and 25.

Yazdani also plans to dedicate part of the funds, which will be raised by his Tehran concert scheduled for November 23, to the victims of the quake.

He also postponed the release of his new album “The Mixed” to remember those killed in the earthquake. The album was to be released on November 15, but the date has been postponed to November 20.

The powerful earthquake killed over 470 people and injured thousands.

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