SHILLONG: The Bacardi NH 7 Weekender 2017 Music Festival has announced its much-awaited artistes’ line-up for this year’s edition.
The eighth edition of the festival is returning with some prominent global artistes including guitar virtuoso Steve Vai, punk rock icon Marky Ramone, metal legends Textures and The Dillinger Escape Plan — both of whom are playing their final tours, Textures is playing their final ever show in Pune — and hip-hop group Swet Shop Boys.
The festival also features some of the best artistes from India, including Indian Ocean, Vishal Bhardwaj (who will be performing live for the first time), Karsh Kale Collective, Ram Sampath, Dualist Inquiry, Thaikkudam Bridge, The Raghu Dixit Project. The event will feature specially curated sets by Blackstratblues and Rudy Wallang.
The festival is headed to the hills of Meghalaya – its third appearance in the state – on October 27-28, before it heads to its home city, Pune on December 8-10.
Over the past seven years, the festival has seen 468 artistes performing in 1042 sets over 21 editions. These include 139 international acts from 23 countries, and 329 acts from 17 Indian states.
The lineup for Meghalaya is: Aqua Dominatrix, As We keep Searching, Avora Records, Baiju Dharmajan Syndicate, Bhayanak Maut, Black strat blues All Stars, Dewdrops, Divine, Dualist Inquiry, Faridkot, Feyago, Goddess Gagged, HridayGattani, Indian Ocean, Kamakshi Khanna Collective, Karsh Kale Collective, Khasi Bloodz,
Lateral, Mosko, Parvaaz, Paul Dempsey, Polar Lights, Rhythm Shaw, Ritviz, Skyharbor, Steve Vai, Tali Angh, Textures, Thaikkudam Bridge,
The Ganesh Talkies, The Local Train, The Rudy Wallang Guitar Jamboree,
TriauTrackx, When Chai Met Toast, Yesterdrive and Zygnema
Talking about the 2017 edition of the festival, Vijay Nair, CEO of Only Much Louder, the organisers of the festival, says, “The lineup is one of the most important aspects to the festival. Fans come to the festival for the experience and the artistes they love, but leave the festival grounds having discovered new favourites.
Tickets for the festival have been on sale since August 1st, and all pre-sale tickets have been sold out within a week.