Every year since 2010, the BACARDÍ NH7 Weekender has brought Indian fans some of the most exciting musical artists from around the world, art by unique visual creators, great food and a weekend experience that’s earned the tag of India’s happiest music festival. It started in Pune and over the years the festival has travelled to Delhi, Bangalore and Kolkata. This year, another stop is added to the festival highway — beautiful Shillong, which will kick off BACARDÍ NH7 Weekender’s 2015 season on October 23-24. The festival will then head to Kolkata on the weekend of Oct 31-Nov 01. We return to Delhi, for the fourth consecutive year, on Nov 28-29, and the festival culminates in Pune (Dec 04-06) and Bangalore (Dec 05-06) on the same weekend.
Vijay Nair, CEO of OMl, expressed his excitement about the 2015 BACARDÍ NH7 Weekender season: “Shillong has been a destination for the festival in our minds ever since we started this journey in 2010. The city has by far the most enthusiastic music fans in the country and to host a festival there, set in the heart of Meghalaya’s natural splendor, is a real honor for us. This year is easily going to be the biggest year in the history of the festival, and we can’t wait till fans get to check out everything we have in store.”
BACARDÍ NH7 Weekender has earned the tag of “India’s happiest festival” over the last five years courtesy a precise attention to detail in everything from the artist lineup, to the design of the stages, the art installations at the festival (remember the Rockness Monster and the NH7 KabootarIJ), the selection of food, et al. International artists like The Vaccines, Basement Jaxx, Chase & Status, MUTEMATH, Jon Hopkins, Seun Kuti & the Egypt Kuti, and Imogen Heap have performed for the first time in the country at the festival.