One of the largest music festivals in India, Bacardi's NH7 Weekender is back in the capital for the fifth edition with a line-up of more than 40 international and homegrown acts to enthrall music enthusiasts.
Ranging from rock, rock-alternative to heavy metal and metal bands, indie pop music to electronic music bands, slapstick comic acts to popular folk music there is everything and more to suit everyone's palate.
After touring Kolkata, Bangalore and Pune, the festival's Delhi leg is being spread over two days from Nov 29 and 30 at the Buddh International Circuit. This edition of the festival boasts of many popular international debuts like English Indie rockers 'The Vaccines', American heavy metal band 'Fear Factory'.
'Friday' hitmaker band, US Indie pop act 'Goldspot', a confluence of New Delhi and New Jersey is also playing at the Delhi edition. Other popular international acts include 'Dinosaur Pile-up', live electronic music band 'Alo Wala', US indie rockers 'Motopony', British song writer-singer Luke Sital-Singh, 'Skyharbor'.
Amongst the popular homegrown acts 'The Raghu Dixit Project feat Nritarutya', 'Indian Ocean' with their latest collaborative album Tandanu featuring Pt Vishwamohan Bhat, Kumaresh Rajagopalan and Vishal Dadlani, composer Amit Trivedi credited for bringing a fresh wave of music to Bollywood, actor-singer Monica Dogra Of Shaa'ir + Func fame.
Comedy collective All India Bakchod (AIB), popular for their comic sketches on Youtube, are also a part of the Delhi line-up this time, comprising of stand-up comics Gursimran Khamba, Tanmay Bhatt, Ashish Shakya and Rohan Joshi.
Other offerings from the domestic circuit include 'The Ganesh Talkies', rock 'n' roll band 'Superfuzz', alternative rock-band 'Hoirong','Dualist Inquiry', metal band 'Colossal Figures','Bhayanak Maut', mangiyaar folk music group 'Barmer Boys'.
The festival venue comprises of five different performing arenas, so audiences coming to the festival must check the entire line-up to plan hopping between different arenas. Apart from the music acts, there are other fixtures at the festival like the Mercedes GLA contest, the Red Bull Tour Bus amongst others to keep the audiences hooked.
