NH7 Weekender

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NH7 Weekender
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Genre Rock, pop, indie, hip hop, electronic dance music, stand-up comedy
DatesOctober— December
Location(s) Pune (originally, and other cities)
Years active2010 – Present
Founded byVijay Nair, Stephen Budd, and Martin Elbourne
Organized by Only Much Louder
Website nh7.in

NH7 Weekender is an annual, multi-city and multi-genre, music and comedy festival held in India. It is created by Only Much Louder (OML) and is among the largest South Asian arts festivals. It began in Pune, Maharashtra, India, as a three-day, multi-genre, music festival in 2010. Since 2012 it has expanded to multiple cities. In 2017, the lineup added comedy. Its title sponsor has been Bacardi since inception.

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The festival is held between October and December, and hosted in multiple cities alongside its flagship event in Pune. Delhi NCR, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Hyderabad, and Shillong have host the festival. The lineup includes a mix of, established and emerging, sub-continental and global artists.

History

In 2006, Vijay Nair, the co-founder and ex-CEO of OML, began formulating the idea of an Indian multi-genre music festival modeled after the Glastonbury where he had taken Pentagram in 2005. In 2009 he met UK music manager Stephen Budd in Mumbai and they discussed the idea of creating an independent music festival. Nair came to London where Budd introduced him to Glastonbury booker Martin Elbourne and the three subsequently planned and financed the first NH7 Weekender. [1]

The debut festival was held in Pune, in 2010, and was produced by OML. It was a three-day festival, had a multi-stage setup and was multi-genre. It was headlined by international artists Asian Dub Foundation, The Magic Numbers, and Reverend and The Makers, along with well established Indian acts including Lounge Piranha, Junkyard Groove, Zero, and Demonic Resurrection. [1]

In 2012 the festival expanded to two cities and alongside Pune added, multi stage and day, festivals in Delhi and Bangalore. Since then, the festival has been held in Kolkata, Meghalaya, Hyderabad and Shillong with smaller, single day, festivals in Mysore, Jaipur, Nagpur and other cities. In 2017, after OML's foray in the comedy business, the festival added a comedy lineup after having previously booked acts like All India Bakchod and Vir Das for musical performances.

The festival is one of the first large scale music festivals in the South Asian sub-continent. Its programming is a mix of Indian independent acts, younger sub-continental artists, and multi-genre international headliners. Initially stages were broadly divided by genres: rock and metal, electronic, and indie and folk. Each stage had two platforms: main and transition, with alternated performances. Over the past few years, the festival has ditched genre stages and headliners perform on the Bacardi Arena main stage.

Past headliners have included: Asian Dub Foundation, Joe Satriani, José González, Mark Ronson, Mogwai, Flying Lotus, The Wailers, A. R. Rahman, Vishal Bhardwaj, Imogen Heap, The Vaccines, Megadeth, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Seun Kuti, DJ Premier, Simian Mobile Disco, Fink, Jon Hopkins, Bombay Bicycle Club, Anoushka Shankar, SBTRKT, Steven Wilson, Chase & Status, Steve Vai, Nightmares On Wax and others. In August 2019, to celebrate its 10th edition in Pune, where the first NH7 Weekender was held, pre-sale tickets were sold at their 2010 debut price — ₹750 ($10.45; under 21 season tickets) and ₹1500 ($20.90; regular season tickets.)

Parent company sexual harassment allegations

In 2018, a few former senior management executives at Only Much Louder, the parent company responsible for organizing the festival, were accused of sexual harassment by various female employees, and work associates. This led to a few artistes pulling out of the various festival slots and several others issuing a public stance against it. The company issued a statement and said Vijay Nair had disassociated himself with the company months prior to the allegations becoming public. [2] [3]

Editions

2010

The festival's debut edition was held from 10–12 December at Koregaon Park in Pune. The lineup had seminal Indian acts like Zero, Swarathma, Pentagram and Blackstratblues alongside international acts like Asian Dub Foundation and The Magic Numbers. The festival had four stages and hosted over 35 artists across three days. It was estimated the festival had 10,000 attendees over the course of three days. [4] [5] [6]

Lineup

Asian Dub Foundation The Magic Numbers Indian Ocean Swarathma Demonic Resurrection
Shaa'ir + Func Junkyard GrooveSomething RelevantThe CircusNoiseware
Arjun VagaleKhiladiSplitInfernal Wrath Parikrama
Ashu & The Petri DishLounge Piranha Susheela Raman The Raghu Dixit Project Pentagram
AirportMolotov Cocktail MIDIval Punditz Tough On TobaccoPINKNOISE
Barefaced Liar Bhayanak Maut DJ IvanUndying IncProjekt S
Bay Beat Collective Blackstratblues FaridkotZeroReverend Soundsystem
ScribeAnkur & The Ghalat Family

2011

The second edition of NH7 Weekender was held between 18–20 November 2011. It took place at the Laxmi Lawns near Magarpatta City in Pune and grew to five stages. Over 25,000 were estimated in attendance over the three days. Grammy winner Imogen Heap and the British electronic music act Basement Jaxx headlined along with performances from Midival Punditz, The Raghu Dixit Project, and Swarathma. [6]

Lineup

Imogen Heap Basement Jaxx Bobby Friction Skyharbor Imphal Talkies Big Daddy Klein
Alisha BatthFire ExitPentagramSoulmateIndian OceanBlackstratblues
Alisha PaisGoddess Gagged Reggae Rajahs ZeroJatin PuriBlakc
Ash RoyGumnaam Riz MC Su-Real King Creosote Demonic Resurrection
Ayush ShreshtaHipnotribeScribeSwarathma Menwhopause Dhruv
B.R.E.E.D. Humble The Poet Shaa'ir + FuncTaal Inc.Microphon3DJ Jayant
Advaita Illbilly HiTec + Longfingah Sid Basrur Tara Priya MIDIval PunditzDJ Swaggamuffin
BASSFoundationDualist InquirySky RabbitThe CircusMonkey Sound SystemMoniker
Bay Beat CollectiveBlessed Love SoundsystemThe Raghu Dixit Project The Pictish Trail Motherjane Nigel Rajaratnam
Bhayanak Maut Papon & The East India Company The Ska Vengers Tough On TobaccoAnkur Tewari & The Ghalat Family DJ Nihal
NZ SelectorOx7gen

2012

In its third year, the festival expanded to Delhi and Bangalore. The combined lineup included 200 artists, 60 festival pre-party gigs, and six stages, took place in Delhi, on 13–14 October, at the Buddh International Circuit in Noida; in Pune from 2–4 November at Amanora Park Town; and in Bangalore, at the Embassy International Riding School, on 15–16 December.Headliners included Karnivool, Seun Kuti and Egypt 80, Buraka Som Sistema, Megadeth, Bombay Bicycle Club, Anoushka Shankar, and Fink. [7] [8]

Lineup

Fink Megadeth Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 Buraka Som Sistema Testament
Adam & The Fish Eyed Poets Anoushka Shankar Foreign Beggars Bombay Bicycle Club The Circus
Adi Suhail TarunDJ MooSickmenwhopauseSoulmateThe Aston Shuffle
AdvaitaDJ Nihal Michal Menert Sound AvtarThe Bicycle Days
Agam EZ RiserMIDIval PunditzSplitThe Koniac Net
Akala Driving Lolita Million Stylez Spud In The BoxThe Lightyears Explode
Akhu Dualist InquiryMode7Su-RealMadu
AlgoRhythmDualist Inquiry and FriendsModern MafiaSusheela RamanThe Raghu Dixit Project
Anish Sood Dub SharmaMonikerSwaggamuffinLow Rhyderz
DJ AmulEast StepperMouNigel RajaratnamThe Shakey Rays
LagoriEccentric PendulumMr. WilliamzSwarathma The Staves
Arjun VagaleEdGeCut Mungos Hi-Fi Slow Down ClownThe Supersonics
Ash RoyEngine Earz ExperimentMusic Basti ProjectSymbiz SoundNischay Parekh
Ashvin Mani SharmaEZ RiserBarefaced Liar Talvin Singh Them Clones
Avi & The Uprising3 SevensNucleyaTarqeeb Thermal And A Quarter
Bangalore Metal ProjectGaleej GurusNZ Selector Swanand and Shantanu Tough On Tobacco
BASSFoundation Roots Gandu Circus Ox7genSoom T Trilok Gurtu
Bauchklang Gaurav JagwaniPangeaAnkur Tewari & The Glalat FamilyTripShot Crew
Bay Beat CollectiveGaurav RainaMC Ri$kDJ UriUnder The Influence
Bhayanak MautGoddess GaggedSlumGods Solstice Coil Undying Inc
Big Scary GowriPapon & The East India CompanyBombay Metal Project The Susmit Sen Chronicles
BlackstratbluesHari & SukhmaniParadigm ShiftBREED The Manganiyar Seduction
Blackstratblues Heems ParikramaDJ DaleVachan
BLANKHerbalize-ItParvati & MawkinCaesars Of The GreenVasuda Sharma
Blek Hexstatic PentagramPINKNOISEVedant Bharadwaj
BLOT! Idan Raichel Your Chin Prateek Kuhad Vernon Noronha
SkratiLLBiLLY HiTEC Periphery Reggae RajahsViceVersa
Bobby FrictionImli Imchen Peter Cat Recording Co. Rob Da Bank Vir Das's Alien Chutney
Bombay BassmentIndian Ocean Indus Creed Rudy RootsWazulu Da Ill Dravidian
Carlton and the SaintsJstar Inner Sanctum SAGADhruv Visvanath
Cee Kailasa Jahcoozi SandunesDelhi Metal Project
Clinton Cerejo Kaiserdisco Jinja Safari ScribeDelhi Sultanate
Clown With A Frown Karnivool Jitter Shafqat Amanat Ali Martina-Topley Bird
Dakta DubDemonic Resurrection Karsh Kale Sheppard Shaa'ir + Func
Kryptos ZeroKohraShrilektric Ziggi Recado
Delhi Sultanate & Begum XSky RabbitLongfingah

2013

The festival travelled to four cities; Kolkata (14-15 Dec), Pune (28-29 Oct), Bangalore (23-24 Nov) and Delhi NCR (30 Nov – 1 Dec). Headliners included Chase and Status, Textures, Simian Mobile Disco, and MUTEMATH. [9]

Lineup

Chase & Status MUTEMATH Textures Skindred Simian Mobile Disco
Sagar DharkarParthanNikhil MhatreShantanu PanditThe Heatwave
And So I Watch You from Afar EZ RiserMoniker Shiva Soundsystem The Koniac Net
Ankur TewariFaridkotMoonDogsSICKFLIPThe Lightyears Explode
Arjun VagaleFrame/FrameMr. DossSiddharth BasrurThe Maganiyar Seduction
Baba JasFuncDualist InquiryThe GrindThe Mavyns
Big City HarmonicsFuzzCultureNischay ParekhSimple SampleThe Monkey In Me
Black LettersGanesh Talkies Noisia Shankar Tucker The Raghu Dixit Project
BlackstratbluesGirish Pradhan Noori SkratThe Ska Vengers
BLOT vs. KohraHey Geronimo Nucleya Sky RabbitThe Spindoctor
Bobby FrictionHumble The PoetOX7GEN Slow Club The Supersonics
Bolepur BluezIfs and ButsPapon and The East India CompanySmoke SignalThe Vinyl Records
Bombay BassmentIndian OceanParalightsSoulmate The Wanton Bishops
Bone BrokeInner SanctumParikramaSound AvtarTough On Tobacco
Carlton & The Saints J.Viewz ScribeThe Fender BendersTripShot Crew
Castles In The SkyJay Wud Parvaaz Space Behind The Yellow RoomUndying Inc
A Mutual QuestionJohnny BPentagramSpoonbillUntil We Last
Clown With A FrownKailasaPINKNOISESulk StationVachan
Dakta DubKarsh KalePippin Suman Sridhar And JiverVir Das's Alien Chutney
David Boomah Kate Miller-Heidke PoirierSundogProject We Were Promised Jetpacks
Deadly HuntaKill ParisPrateek KuhadSu-RealWinit Tikoo
Delhi Sultanate & Begum XKrunk All-Stars Rajasthan Roots SwaggamuffinWrite In Stereo
Demonic ResurrectionLoch LomondReggae RajahsSwarathmaY&S
DevoidLow RhyderzRejiTajdar JunaidYour Chin
Dhruv Visvanath Lucky Ali Rob Garza TarqeebYT
Digital SuicideMaati BaaniRuskinTesseracTZero
DJ Sa Madboy/Mink SampologyMIDIval Punditz Zervas and Pepper
DJ Uri Mekaal Hasan Band SandunesThe Colour CompoundZiggy The Blunt
Donn Bhat + Passenger Revelator Meshuggah ScribeThe F16s Dry the River
Shaa'ir + FuncMichal Menert

2014

The festival travelled to four cities in the span of a month. Starting off with Kolkata (1-2 Nov), Bangalore (8-9 Nov), Pune (21-23 Nov) and Delhi NCR (29-30 Nov). Headliners included The Vaccines, Jon Hopkins, Fear Factory, Luke Sital-Singh, and Amit Trivedi. [10]

Lineup

Amit Trivedi Fear Factory Jon Hopkins Peking Duk The Vaccines MUTEMATH
Adi & SuhailCoshishKaosProvidenceThe BartenderThe News
AIB Curtain BlueKillwishReggae RajahsThe Delhi Alternative Nikhil D'Souza
AlgoRhythmDualist InquiryKlypp Motopony The Down TroddenceThe Ska Vengers
Alo WalaDJ Sa Luke Sital-Singh Cloud Control The Emerald ArmadaThe Supersonics
A Mutual Question Barmer Boys Maati BaaniSandunesThe F16sTetseo Sisters
Bhavishyavani CrewNucleyaMadboy/MinkZygnemaThe Ganesh TalkiesThe Wooden Shield
AppleoniaSu RealMoney For RopeScribeThe Inspector CluzoThem Clones
As AnimalsMonikerMonica DograSean RoldanThermal And A Quarter
B.R.E.E.D Goldspot Mr. Woodnote & Lil RhysSelvaganeshSkyharborUndying Inc
Bhayanak MautFossilsForeign BeggarsShaa'ir + Func Songhoy Blues Unohu
Big City Harmonics LiveFrame/FrameNamit Das + Anurag ShankerSickflipSoulmateVoctronica
BlackstratbluesFuzzy LogicSkratSoulspaceWhen Pandas Attack
BlentGingerfeetHoirongSky RabbitSpud In The BoxNanok
Bombay BassmentIndian OceanHoudini DaxCalcutta LocalNeeraj Arya's Kabir Cafe
Bombay Punk UnitedYour ChinIamrishaCastles In The SkySuperfuzzNicholson
Peepal TreeTejasAnkur & The Ghalat FamilyChad Valley Dinosaur Pile-Up DJ Skip
EZ Riser Indus Creed RUN! It's the KidPangeaOx7genNorcotiq
Sachal Jazz EnsembleDJ MoCityColossal FiguresThe Manganiyar ClassroomThe Raghu Dixit Project

2015

Another city, Shillong (23-24 Oct), was added to the festival lineup. After Shillong, the festival travelled to Kolkata from 31 Oct – 1 Nov, followed by Delhi on 28-29 Nov, and in Pune and Bangalore from 4-6 Dec. This was the first year when the festival took place in two cities, Pune and Bangalore, on the same dates. Headliners included A. R. Rahman, Mogwai, Megadeth, Mark Ronson, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Flying Lotus, SBTRKT, and The Wailers.

Lineup

A. R. Rahman Mark Ronson SBTRKT Flying Lotus The Wailers Mogwai
Aayushi KarnikDhruv Voyage Rodrigo y Gabriela Peter Cat Recording Co.Street StoriesSukanti & Anushree
Acollective Diarchy Madboy/MinkPierce BrothersSwarathmaTails On Fire
Advaita Dr. L. Subramaniam Mahesh RaghunandanPINKNOISE Thaikkudam Bridge Swarantar
AkummikaDualist InquiryMan Goes HumanPrateek KuhadThe 3StylersThe Bartender
Alisha PaisDualist InquiryDhruv Visvanath Raghav Sachar The ClameensThe Colour Compound
Anish SoodDuncun RufusMax GodmanReggae RajahsThe F16sThe Ganesh Talkies
Ankur & The Ghalat FamilyErotic MarketMegadethRehan DalalThe Ska VengersThe Map Room
ArkaEZ RiserMad Orange Fireworks Ritviz The TrippThe Raghu Dixit Project
Awkward BongFaridkot Naezy Spud In The Box Thumpers The Urban EarlyMen
Baba Sehgal FeyagoNanokSandunes Underground Authority Undying Inc
Baiju Dharmajan SyndicatePerfect TimingNeel and The LightbulbsSaptaUntil We Last Nusrat Tribute by Vishal Dadlani
Begum Fossils Neeraj Arya's Kabir CafeMaati Baani Vir Das' Alien ChutneyScribe
Bhayanak MautFrisky PintsNicholson Selvaganesh Shaa'ir + FuncSickflip
Big City HarmonicsFuzzy LogicNikhil D'SouzaSkratSiddharth DeSid Vashi
Bipul Chettri Gabriel Daniel Niladri Kumar Soul Clap Skylight VisionSky Rabbit
BlackstratbluesGully GangNischay ParekhSpace Is All We HaveSound Avtar Soulmate
BlakcHidden OrchestraNooriNucleyaOh, Rocket!Pangea
Bombay Bassment Hriday Gattani Peasant's KingParvaazParikramaPapon and The East India Company
Borkung HrangkhawlImphal TalkiesBrodha VKailasa Indus Creed Peepal Tree
Clinton CerejoChayan & Smiti Lou Majaw & FriendsLast Remaining LightLagoriCactus
CrazyLucid RecessCurtain Blue

2016

In 2016, Shillong kicked off the Weekender (21-22 Oct) and saw close to 40,000 people over the weekend. The Weekender traveled to a new city, Hyderabad (5-6 Nov) before culminating in a new venue in Pune, Life Republic in Hinjawadi. The three cities saw a cumulative attendance of over 110,000. Headliners included Steven Wilson, Farhan Akhtar, Shankar Mahadevan, José González, Anoushka Shankar, Patrick Watson, and The Joy Formidable. This year also began the festival's smaller editions in five cities, as day-long festivals, in Kolkata, Puducherry, Mysore, Nagpur and Jaipur.

Lineup

Steven Wilson Django Django (DJ Set) Jose Gonzalez Farhan Akhtar DJ Premier The Joy Formidable
Aberrant Aewon Wolf Komorebi RAC Shankar Mahadevan Shri
Alluri Dossers UrgeKumailRhythm ShawThe F16sSpud In The Box
Alobo Naga & BandDualist InquiryLucid RecessRiverThe Raghu Dixit ProjectTough on Tobacco
Anish SoodEagullsMadboy/Mink Rosie Lowe The RitornellosUnderground Authority
Ankur & The Ghalat Family Easy Wanderlings MaliSaptaThe Ska VengersUndying Inc
Anoushka ShankarElephant In The ElevatorMoskoSempre LiberaThe TapesVertical Horizon
Aqua DominatrixPrateek KuhadMurthovicSickflip Abish + Kenny Vir Das' Alien Chutney
Arjun VagaleFossilsNaezy x PrabhSid VashiSu RealWhat Escapes Me
Arpit ChoureyFuncNAFSSkrat Divine When Chai Met Toast
AswekeepsearchingFunk AssassinNanokSkyharborNicholson Wild Palms
Bhayanak MautGigi LamayneNattySoulmateNucleyaZoya
Bipul ChettriGoddess GaggedParekh & SinghThe Ganesh TalkiesPaponDinosaur Pile-Up
Blue Temptation Gordi GumbalSwarathmaParaphoniksKarsh Kale Collective
Borkung HrangkhawlParikrama Hriday Gattani Dhruv VoyageIndian Ocean Patrick Watson
Dhruv VisvanathTejasImphal Talkies

2017

The eighth edition of the festival began with the a return to the state of Meghalaya between 27 and 28 October. The edition saw over 25,000 attendees, before traveling back to its home city, Pune from 8-10 December, which estimated 45,000 in total attendance.[ citation needed ]

Headliners included Steve Vai, Textures, The Dillinger Escape Plan, CAS, Marky Ramone, Ram Sampath, and Vishal Bhardwaj. The Dillinger Escape Plan and Textures, both were on a farewell tour. Textures played their last ever show in Pune. Since signing comedians to their roster, OML added a comedy lineup and included Biswa Kalyan Rath, Kanan Gill, All India Bakchod members Rohan Joshi, Tanmay Bhat and Ashish Shakya, Kunal Kamra, Azeem Banatwalla and musical-satire trio Aisi Taisi Democracy among others. There were also nine single-day editions including shows in Kolkata, Bangalore, Jaipur, Puducherry, Indore, Kochi, Goa, Hyderabad and Mysore.[ citation needed ]

Music lineup

Vishal Bhardwaj Steve Vai The Dillinger Escape Plan Marky Ramone The Ram Sampath Experience Textures
Aditi Ramesh DJ MoCity Mahesh Raghunandan Skyharbor TM Krishna CAS
Ali SaffudinDualist InquiryMalfnktion Divine The Ganesh TalkiesDewdrops
Alluri Easy Wanderlings Mame Khan Thaikuddam Bridge Madame Gandhi Colt Silvers
Amit Trivedi FaridkotSkrat The Local Train The Magnets Pentagram
Andrea Tariang GroupFeyagoMay Island The Raghu Dixit Project NH7 Hip-Hop CollectiveAarya
Ankur & The Ghalat Family Girls Names MojoJojo Nooran Sisters The Rudy Wallang Guitar JamboreeScribe
Ape EchoesGoddess GaggedMoskoOceantiedBlue Temptation Karsh Kale
Aqua DominatrixGurbax The Ska Vengers ParvaazBombay BassmentYoungblood
aswekeepsearching Honey LungPolar LightsPrabh DeepShort RoundLateral
Avora Records Hriday Gattani Vir Das' Alien ChutneyWhen Chai Met ToastKamakshi Khanna CollectiveKumail
Bad Pop Indian Ocean ZokovaZygnema Prateek Kuhad Sid Vashi
Baiju Dharmajan SyndicateIndigo ChildrenRhythm Shaw Ritviz Bhayanak Maut Lady Midday
Bhrigu Sahni Blackstratblues Khasi Bloodz

Comedy lineup

Biswa Kalyan Rath Kanan Gill Tanmay Bhat Nishant TanwarSapan Verma
Aisi Taisi Democracy Kaneez Surka Rohan JoshiNeville ShahRahul Subramanian
Anirban DasguptaKautuk SrivastavaSonali ThakkerAzeem BanatwallaNaveen Richard
Anuvab PalKunal KamraSumaira ShaikhUrooj Ashfaq Atul Khatri
Ashish ShakyaKunal RaoSumukhi SureshVaibhav SethiaGaurav Kapoor
Aadar Malik

2018

The ninth edition began in Meghalaya, on 2-3 November. It returned to Pune from 7-9 December. Both editions took place in the same venues: Wenfield, The Festive Hills, Meghalaya and Mahalakshmi Lawns, Nagar Road, Pune. Headliners included Joe Satriani, God Is An Astronaut, The Contortionist, Nightmares on Wax, Switchfoot, Poets of The Fall, Salim-Sulaiman, and Shubha Mudgal. An added comedy lineup was also included. In addition to this, there were also 7 single-day editions for the festival in Kolkata, Jaipur, Kochi, Hyderabad, Mysore, Lucknow and Chandigarh.

Music lineup

Joe Satriani God Is An Astronaut The Contortionist Nightmares On Wax Poets Of The Fall Salim-Sulaiman Mahesh Kale
Shubha Mudgal Zubeen Garg Switchfoot Guthrie Govan When Chai Met ToastKush Upadhyay
The Vinyl Records FKJ Bhuvan Bam Ritviz IMURTanya Nambiar
The Local TrainTarqeebDualist InquiryCinema of ExcessThe LaFontainesApe Echoes
SaptaSandunesROEGurbaxSmokeyDCF_Shapes
Lagori DewdropsShadow & LightMohini Dey Benny Dayal & FunktuationScribe
AlifWorldservice ProjectBlushing SatelliteAbhilash ChoudhurySummersaltMali
Kimochi YoukaiDOEAditi RameshWhale in the PondNothing AnonymousZero
Jay AboLadies CompartmentShankar MahadevanHouse of WatersThe Yellow BucketMahesh Raghunandan
The Twin EffectFame The BandWest ThebartonTiny FIngersDossers UrgeAvancer
Pineapple ExpressCarl and the Reda MafiaLouise BurnssleepmakeswavesSmalltalkMahesh Kale
KomorebiKumailThe Yellow DiaryBuruduDNKLERain in Sahara
Hashback HashishCorridorsTakar Nabam TrioAarifah RebelloThe Pirates TM Krishna
LacunaRafikiFiddler's GreenParvaazAcross SecondsPaper Queen
Alok Babu aka All.OkAnkur and the Ghalat FamilyaswekeepsearchingPentagramTipriti Kharbangar & the ClansmenSky Level
Sanjeeta Bhattacharya Morning MourningadL x k.lyThe Other Soul Collective

Comedy lineup

Zakir Khan Biswa Kalyan Rath Ashish Shakya Kunal Rao Radhika Vaz
Kaneez Surka Sumaira ShaikhSumit Anand Kavin Jay Aishwarya Mohanraj
Prashasti SinghNavin NoronhaNishant SuriSaurav MehtaKumar Varun
Punya AroraNiveditha PrakasamUrooj AshfaqAzeem BanatwalaRahul Dua

2019

The 10th edition was held in Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya (1-2 November), and took place in Pune (29 November – 1 December). [11] In August 2019, to celebrate 10 editions of the music festival in Pune, where the first NH7 Weekender was held, pre-sale tickets were put on sale at the same prices they were sold at in 2010 — ₹750 (under 21 season tickets) and ₹1500 (regular season tickets). Headliners include Opeth, Nick Murphy, Karnivool, Marty Friedman, Kodaline and EarthGang. [12]

Music lineup

Nick Murphy Opeth Kodaline EarthGang Marty Friedman Karnivool TesseracT
Kokoroko Cozz Hariharan Wadalis Soulmate Shubha Mudgal Across Seconds
Sid Sriram Sandunes Garden City Movement PengshuiOkedoBlue TemptationAntariksh
MIDIval PunditzIndian OceanSwarathma Raja Kumari Yung.Raj Imphal Talkies Fame The Band
Ritviz UndersideGully Gang ShowcaseParvaazRafikiMeba OfiliaLo! Peninsula
BLOT!Bhayanak MautGutslit Brotha V Avora RecordsSwadesiPakshee
Aarifah RebelloAzamaan HoyvoyadL x k.ly ft DappestSickFlipDCF_ShapesShorthand Sarathy Korwar
ArunajaBlack LettersBoombay Djembe FolasChrmsGauley BhaiSolrZokhuma
Cut A VibeDee EnDevoidDittyMinute of DecayKhasi BloodzTejas
DJ IshaniEasy WanderlingsFopchuHanumankindKokorokoSaptak ChatterjeePraveen Achary
Kaam BhariSpitfireJBabe Job Kurian Pia ColladaThat Boy RobySmall Axe Sound
Kavya x ChazKumailLifafaMadStarBaseThe Koniac NetThe SoulWater & Rum
Malfnktion ft ShayanMany Roots Ensemble Benny Dayal & FunktuationWhen Chai Met ToastTanya NambiarAnand Bhaskar CollectiveNothing Anonymous
Raghav MeattleRamya PothuriSaltwaterThe Andrea Tariang BandSubmarine In Space

Comedy lineup

Aadar Malik Biswa Kalyan Rath Zakir Khan Kanan Gill Varun Thakur
BhaDiPaAakash GuptaKautuk SrivastavBassiAlexander The Comic
Pavitra ShettyNeeti PaltaNeetu BharadwajPrashasti SinghSejal Bhat
Tape-A-TalePrathyush ChaubeyRueben KaduskarShreeja ChaturvediSurbhi Bagga
Urooj AshfaqRaunaq Rajani Sumukhi Suresh Samay RainaShaad Shafi
Rahul SubramanianKenny SebastianSupriya JoshiSumit Saurav

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