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Jam-packed weekend
Festivals are rolling in the Capital this fall. This weekend gets two — The Blue Frog fest and the Seven Sisters Winter Rock Fest. Both the festivals are on November 14-15.
Festivals are rolling in the Capital this fall. This weekend gets two — The Blue Frog fest and the Seven Sisters Winter Rock Fest. Both the festivals are on November 14-15.
The frogFest, that runs through two evenings, will be held at the Garden of Five Senses and will feature artists like Indian Ocean, Soulmate (on day one) and MenWhoPause and Midival Punditz (day two), among others, from 5 pm to 10 pm, at the GoFS amphitheatre and Magique.
At The Seven Sisters, also a two-day fest that celebrates music from the Northeast, rock and nu metal will be the frontrunning genres. Besides bands from around the region, also seen gigging will be two Delhi bands — Silent Existence and River band. Performers include Blend (Mizoram), The Mangalz (Arunachal Pradesh), Rampazze (Assam), Vishnu (Darjeeling), Bridge (Manipur), Dark Horizon (Assam), Darwin’s Revenge (Arunachal) and K.I.Band (Nagaland).
The fest, for the first time, will be taking place on a far visible platform — DLF Place, Saket, but has been taking place for years in the Capital, albeit in a small way. This will be on from 5.30 pm to 10.30 pm. And in case you’re still craving for more, Blend performs along with Boomarang from Shilling at the Turquoise Cottage, Vasant Vihar on Sunday.
Classical music lovers, too, can enjoy a two-day fest this weekend. The Sa Ma Pa Sangeet Sammelan will feature musicians like Dr L. Subrama-niam, Abhay Rustom Sapori and Amaan Ali Khan and Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. At Kamani Auditor-ium, Copernicus Marg, 6 pm.
