Hard Electric Tour

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Hard Electric Tour
Genre rock music
DatesDecember 12 to December 19
Location(s) Delhi, Bangalore, Dimapur, Shillong
Founded by John Maram and Paul Hongkung
Website Official Site

Hard Electric Tour is a first-of-its-kind annual international winter music festival in India. [1] The tour is the brainchild of John Maram, the founder of Re-Invent Clock.

Contents

The 2009 tour would see bands from the US and UK along with renowned Indian bands. [2] The tour would consist of all genres of music and would last for a week starting December 12 and ending December 19. [3] The idea of the tour is to attract and entertain the youth while at the same time educating and bringing awareness about drug abuse and HIV/AIDS campaign.

Tour Venues

1. Delhi
2. Bangalore
3. Dimapur
4. Shillong

Lineups

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