A Comprehensive Guide To All The Artists Performing At NH7 Weekender

The tickets are booked, the stage is set and the moods are lifted. Bacardi NH7 Weekender 2017, Pune is going to make December the happiest month ever. And, as promised, we will give you all inside deets about the festival. Here’s what to expect from line-up this time.

Guitar god and three-time Grammy winner, Steve Vai holds a record of over 15 million album in sales worldwide. The curator of triple neck guitar, Vai is all set to rock Pune with his biggest hits such as Tender Surrender, For The Love Of God and more.

Who doesn’t love Cigarettes After Sex {pun intended}? American ambient pop band from El Paso will you take you on a musical ride with their greatest compositions – K., Nothing’s Gonna Hurt You, Keep On Loving You and Affection.

Critically acclaimed metal band, The Dillinger Escape Plan has been making classic composition for the last 20 years. But, now it’s time to bid adieu. The band is performing some of their last shows globally, NH7 Weekender Pune being one of them.

Joining The Dillinger Escape Plan, Dutch metal band, Textures is also retiring from the music arena. Currently, the band is playing all around the world one last time as a part of their Last Miles To The Moon tour. And guess where are they concluding their journey? Well, of course, Pune!

American musician and winner of Lifetime Grammy Award, Marc Steven Bell aka Marky Ramone started his career with punk band, The Ramores. He holds a record of over 1,800 shows, 20 albums and a glorious four decade stint in the music industry.

Best known as the former drummer for M.I.A, Kiran Gandhi aka Madame Gandhi is also an activist who has played a major role in recent times to break stigma and to raise the voice of women in the society. Her song, The Future Is Femals was at top 10 on the Spotify Top 50 US Viral Charts.

The three-piece French Indie band, Colt Silvers, comprising vocalist Tristan Lepagney, bass player Nicolas Lietaert and guitarist Agnan Banholzer, had made it quite big with their live performances in Europe, US and Asia. And, we are sure they have lined up something amazing for NH7 Weekender.

Started as the creative release of Alexis Young, Vancouver-based Youngblood is known for hardcore electronic retro. Her 2016 EP, Feels Alright took the charts on Spotify by storm. Can’t wait to hear her live in Pune!

Ace filmmaker, Vishal Bhardwaj will be giving his first ever live performance at NH7 Weekender. Some of his best works as a music composer include Haider, Maachis, Satya and Kaminey

The Indian Ocean brought a sort of revolution in music with compositions such as Bandeh and Kandisa. A pioneer in the folk-fusion spectrum, the band is all set to sway you with some of their soulful compositions.

Listen to melodious Indian classical by ace carnatic singer and winner of Ramon Magsaysay Award, TM Krishna at the Weekender.

What happens when Bhaag DK Bose meets Fukrey and Peepli Live? You get The Ram Sampath Experience it’s very best! Can’t wait to see him perform this December.

Raghu Dixit’s contemporary take on Indian folk is not unknown to the world. Having performed for millions of people across globe, including the Queen of England, Dixit is absolutely set to rock Punekars at the Weekender.

The singer with the boy-next-door charm, Prateek Kuhad’s Kho Gaye Hum, Raat Raazi and Cold Shoulders have been our latest favourite on our playlist. The multi-lingual singer from Delhi is definitely going to entice the audience with his perfect voice and awesome guitar skills.

Time for tummy-aching laughs! And who else could do that better than the king of comedy, Vir Das and his band, the Alien Chutney! We can’t wait to hear the Maggi Maggi and the Manboob song at the Weekender.

Ace artists and bands such as Aswekeepsearching, Nooran Sisters, Ankur & The Ghalat Family, Aditi Ramesh, Ali Saffudin. The Local Train, Indigo Children, Bombay Bassment and much, much more will be playing at the NH7 Weekender, Pune on December 8 and 10.