NH7 Weekender

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Bacardi NH7 Weekender

    Bacardi NH7 Weekender
    Location(s) Pune, Delhi NCR, Bangalore, India
    Years active 2010–present
    Website

    The NH7 Weekender is a three-day indie music festival was first held in the city of Pune, India.[1] Martin Elbourne, Vijay Nair and Stephen Budd put on the inaugural edition of the festival from December 10–12 in 2010 at Koregaon Park, Pune. It is organized by Only Much Louder's festival division and was voted "India's best music festival" by CNNGo in 2011.[2] The festival is sponsored by Bacardi. The second edition which was held from the November 18–20, 2011, saw over 25,000 fans attend the festival. The 2012 edition of the festival was held in New Delhi and Bangalore as well. The festival offers special discounts for students and people below the age of 21. Single day tickets are also sold.[3][4]

    History

    The festival started off with a very basic idea that people who love different genres of music or love all can come together at one festival. The driving force behind festival Vijay Nair, believes in providing the best experience for both the fans, and the artists.[5] The festival was also started because of lack Indian festivals that concentrate on non-Bollywood music.[6]

    Stages

    The Dewarists stage at the NH7 Weekender 2012, Pune

    The NH7 Weekender features the following stages where artists from various genres perform simultaneously.

    • Bacardi Black Rock Arena

    The Bacardi Black Rock Arena features acts from the heavy metal/alternative rock genres.

    • Eristoff Wolves Den

    The Eristoff Wolves Den features the mainstream electronica acts.

    • The Dewarists Stage

    The Dewarists stage features folk rock and soul acts.

    • Pepsi Dub Station

    Pepsi Dub Station features acts from the reggae and dub culture, hosted by DJ MoCity.

    • The Other Stage

    The Other Stage features upcoming singers/songwriters who can gain exposure through the festival.

    • The Together Stage

    The Together Stage was a feature of the 2011 NH7 Weekender where all the prominent artists from the Indian indie scene jammed together on stage. The highlight of the stage was a giant ferris wheel which was covered in canvas, and had visuals projected onto it.

    Bacardi NH7 Weekender 2010

    The first edition of the festival took place in December 2010 at Koregaon Park, Pune. Over 10,000 fans attended the festival over 3 days, with Asian Dub Foundation headlining the event.[4]

    Lineup

    Eristoff Wolves Den Bacardi Black Rock Arena The Dewarists Stage Hard Rock Cafe
    Bay Beat Collective Noiseware Airport Pentagram
    Arjun Vagale (Jalebee Cartel) Khiladi Ankur & The Ghalat Family Something Relevant
    Reverend Soundsystem Infernal Wrath Swarathma The Circus
    Pentagram Demonic Resurrection Susheela Raman Split
    Shaa'ir+Func Undying Inc Indian Ocean Molotov Cocktail
    DJ Ivan Scribe Projekt S Blackstratblues
    Midival Punditz Bhayanak Maut Faridkot
    Asian Dub Foundation Barefaced Liar Ashu & The Petri Dish
    Lounge Piranha PINKNOISE
    Tough On Tobacco The Magic Numbers
    Junkyard Groove The Raghu Dixit Project
    Zero
    Parikrama

    Bacardi NH7 Weekender 2011

    The second edition of the festival took place at the Laxmi Lawns near Magarpatta City, Pune. At the 2011 edition there were five stages with the addition of the Pepsi Dub Station, hosted by DJ MoCity and The Other Stage which featured Singer/Songwriters from around the world. Other attractions included a Tattoo convention in which 30 tattoo artists participated, including famous international artists such as Darrin White (USA), Larry Brogan (USA), John Montgomery (USA) and Jesus Cabanas aka ‘Sala’ (Spain). The festival was headlined by Basement Jaxx (DJ Set) and Imogen Heap .[7]

    The Together stage

    The Together Stage was a feature of the 2011 NH7 Weekender where all the prominent artists from the Indian indie scene jammed together on stage. The highlight of the stage was a giant ferris wheel which was covered in canvas, and had visuals projected onto it.[8]

    Secret Set by Zero

    Mumbai's alt-rock band played a surprise secret set at the Pepsi Dub-Station despite their break up in 2008.[9]

    Lineup

    Eristoff Wolves Den Bacardi Black Rock Arena The Dewarists Stage Pepsi Dub Station The Other Stage
    Ahren Almeida (The Wild Bunch) Shanu Roqua (The Wild Bunch) Jatin Puri Ayush Shreshta
    Basement Jaxx (DJ Set) Blackstratblues Hipnotribe DJ Swaggamuffin Fire Exit
    Dualist Inquiry Menwhopause Imogen Heap Monkey Sound System Alisha Batth
    Midival Punditz Pentagram Soulmate NZ Selector (Pullup.it Sound) Siddharth Basrur
    Sky Rabbit The Circus The Raghu Dixit Project Reggae Rajahs Tara Priya
    B.R.E.E.D. Tough On Tobacco Ankur Tewari & The Ghalat Family Microphon3 Nigel Rajaratnam
    Bay Beat Collective Bhayanak Maut Dhruv Ox7gen Imphal Talkies
    Bobby Friction Demonic Resurrection Indian Ocean Bay Beat Collective Alisha Pais
    BASS Foundation Motherjane Papon & The East India Company Gumnaam The Pictish Tail
    Reggae Rajahs Skyharbor Swarathma Humble The Poet
    DJ Jayant Goddess Gagged King Creosote Sound Clash
    DJ Nihal The Ska Vengers
    Riz MC Su-Real
    Shaa'ir+Func Wild City DJ
    Taal Inc.
    Blessed Love Soundsystem
    iLLBiLLY HiTec+Longfingah
    Big Daddy Klien
    Zero (Secret Set)

    Bacardi NH7 Weekender 2012

    The third edition of the festival took place in three cities with the first one being held in New Delhi at Buddh International Circuit on 13–14 October, the second one in Amanora Park Town, Pune from 2–4 November and the final edition in Embassy International Riding School, Bangalore on 15–16 December.

    Bacardi NH7 Weekender, Delhi

    The New Delhi Weekender was held at Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida on the 13th and 14th of OCtober. The festival was headlined by Megadeth, Kaiserdisco and Hexstatic Presents Holotronica. The NH7 weekender shuttle services operated from Gurgaon, Noida, Pragati Maidan and Lotus Temple and also picked up from and dropped festival-goers back to the stations.[10]

    Delhi Lineup

    Bacardi Black Rock Arena The Dewarists Stage Eristoff Wolves Den The Other Stage Pepsi Dub Station Fully Fantastic Stage
    The Circus Adi Suhail Tarun Kohra Dhruv Visvanath East Stepper Caesars Of The Green
    Vir Das' Alien Chutney Hari & Sukhmani Jitter Parvati & Mawkin Swaggamuffin Peter Cat Recording Co.
    Indus Creed Advaita Ashvin Mani Sharma Barefaced Liar DJ Dale Bombay Bassment
    Zero The Raghu Dixit Project BLOT! Your Chin EZ Riser Gandu Circus
    Pentagram Karsh Kale Collectiv Kaiserdisco Music Basti Project Moniker menwhopause
    Parikrama Anoushka Shankar Nucleya Prateek Kuhad DJ Uri + MC Ri$k + SlumGods Dance Crew Shaa'ir + Func
    Solstice Coil Swarathma Bobby Friction Soundsystem Avi & The Uprising Dakta Dub Ankur Tewari & The Ghalat Family
    Scribe Papon & The East India Co. Dualist Inquiry Akhu BassFoundation Roots Them Clones
    Undying Inc Midival Punditz Hexstatic Presents Holotronica SAGA NZ Selector Soulmate
    Delhi Metal Project Shafqat Amanat Ali     Reggae Rajahs Blackstratblues and Friends
    Bhayanak Maut Indian Ocean     Soom T  
    Megadeth       Jstar  

    Bacardi NH7 Weekender, Pune

    The Pune Weekender was held in Amanora Park Town from the 2–4 November. The festival was headlined by Karnivool, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Michal Menert, the Manganiyar Seduction and Bombay Bicycle Club.

    Pune Lineup

    Bacardi Black Rock Arena The Dewarists Stage Eristoff Wolves Den The Other Stage Pepsi Dub Station Fully Fantastic Stage
    Ahren Almeida (The Wild Bunch) Kaushal Patel Bay Beat Collective Presents The Mash Up Gaurav Jagwani TripShot Crew Adam & The Fish Eyed Poets
    Pangea NH7 : The Future Dinoop Louis from mumbai Carlton And The Saints ViceVersa Big Scary
    Kryptos Clinton Cerejo Gaurav Raina presents Grain Swarathma and Friends Tarqeeb Slow Down Clown
    Bombay Metal Project The Raghu Dixit Project and Friends Pentagram + R.O.T.W. Dualist Inquiry EdGeCut Spud In The Box
    Eccentric Pendulum Agam Nucleya Imli Imchen AlgoRhythm The Supersonics
    Inner Sanctum Shrilektric DJ Nihal Presents Bombay Bronx Mou Jahcoozi Peter Cat Recording Co.
    Them Clones Swanand + Shantanu Driving Lolita The Koniac Net Mode7 The Lightyears Explode
    Indus Creed Trilok Gurtu Buraka Som Sistema Akala Sandunes Sheppard
    Karnivool Karsh Kale Collectiv Engine Earz Experiment The Manganiyar Seduction Sound Avtar Gandu Circus
      Thermal and a Quarter Anish Sood Vernon Norhona Vachan Split
      Jinja Safari The Aston Shuffle Vir Das' Alien Chutney Cee Heems (Das Racist)
      Kailasa Michal Menert (Pretty Lights Music) Bombay Bicycle Club Symbiz Sound  
      Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 Rob da Bank The Susmit Sen Chronicles Delhi Sultanate  
        BLOT! 3D   Madu  
        Arjun Vagale Presents Re:Focus   Mr Williamz  
            Million Stylez  
            Mungos Hi-Fi  

    Bacardi NH7 Weekender, Bangalore

    The Bangalore Weekender was held at the Embassy Riding School in Bangalore on the 15th and 16 December. The festival was headlined by Periphery, Testament and Foreign Beggars.

    Bangalore Lineup

    Bacardi Black Rock Arena The Dewarists Stage Eristoff Wolves Den The Other Stage Pepsi Dub Station Fully Fantastic Stage
    Inner sanctum Idan Raichel Project Ash Roy Gowri Dub Sharma Skrat
    Blackstratblues Advaita B.R.E.E.D Nigel Rajaratnam/SkyDrops Ox7gen Blek
    Parikrama Bruce Lee Mani & Friends Shaa'ir + Func The Staves Low Rhyderz Sky Rabbit
    Kryptos Papon & East India Company Pentagram Vedant Bharadwaj Rudy Roots Tough On Tobacco
    Testament Fink Foreign Beggars 3 Sevens iLLBiLLY HiTEC ft. Longfingah The Shakey Rays
    Goddess Gagged Lagori Blank Nischay Parekh Su Real The Bicycle Days
    Demonic Resurrection Susheela Raman Vir Das' Alien Chutney Under The Influence Wazulu Galeej Gurus
    Bhayanak Maut The Raghu Dixit Project Arjun Vagale Presents Re:Focus Martina Topley Bird Moosik Swarathma
    Bangalore Metal Project Indian Ocean Bauchklang   Delhi Sultanate and Begum X Pink Noise
    Scribe   Midival Punditz   Reggae Rajahs  
    Periphery       Ziggi Recado  
            Herb-A-Lize It  

    Rockness Monster

    In the middle of large artificial lake at the Pune festival venue, artist Chifumi created a huge snake with a hand gesture for a mouth. The whole structure was created using flex and glue being held up by scaffolding.[11]

    Bacardi NH7 Weekender 2013

    The fourth edition of the festival will be held between October and December 2013.[12] Besides the usual cities of Pune (October 18–20, 2013), Bangalore (November 24-24, 2013) and Delhi (November 30-December 1, 2013), this year Kolkata (December 14–15, 2013) has been added to the list of venues for the very first time.

    See also

    External links

    1. NH7 Weekender Pune 2012
    2. NH7 Weekender Delhi 2012

    References

    1. ↑ "Here’s what to look for at the music festival in Pune this weekend". DNA. 2011-11-18. Retrieved 2011-11-24. 
    2. ↑ "8 best Indian music festivals". CNN Go. 2011-11-17. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 
    3. ↑ "India Goes Indie". The Guardian. 2011-11-23. Retrieved 2011-11-24. 
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Are you ready to Weekender". British Council. 2010-12-07. Retrieved 2010-12-08. 
    5. ↑ http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/interview_preparing-for-bacardi-nh7-weekender-in-bangalore_1775476
    6. ↑ http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2011/nov/23/nh7-weekender-india
    7. ↑ "Imogen Heap to headline Bacardi NH7 Weekender". Rolling Stone India. 2011-08-06. Retrieved 2011-08-07. 
    8. ↑ http://nh7.in/indiecision/2011/11/21/nh7-all-stars-close-bacardi-nh7-weekender-2011/
    9. ↑ http://www.thewildcity.com/EN/features.xhtml/article/847-the-evolution-of-dub-station-at-nh7-weekender
    10. ↑ http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Music/Get-ready-for-musical-euphoria-NH7-Weekender/Article1-943068.aspx
    11. ↑ http://www.bordermovement.com/radical-drift-beyond-the-rockness-monster/
    12. ↑ http://nh7.in/indiecision/2013/07/01/bacardi-nh7-weekender-2013-schedule
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