IIT Bombay to announce headlining act for Mood Indigo

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Mood Indigo, IIT Bombay‘s cultural festival continues to be one of THE highlights of the year end. Over the years, Mood Indigo has seen some of the best international acts and their epic performances at Livewire (MI’s semi-professional band event). Cultural festivals at educational institutions give listeners/fans an opportunity to connect with their musical idols. This year specially Mood Indigo is among the very few cultural festivals (if not the only one!) to be headlined by an international act. So now you have another reason to not miss Mood Indigo this year!

Livewire

For the past few years Livewire has been headlined by some of the best progressive rock/metal act , with the likes of Porcupine Tree, Karnivool, Neal Morse Band with Mike Portnoy having played. This year it seems the progressive overcast is shifting. The rumor mill has started churning and names are being thrown out. Of what we have heard it seems that this year the headliners are among the pioneers of the Symphonic Metal scene. If sources are to be believed, the six piece band is all set to make this year’s Mood Indigo another unforgettable experience.

The core members of the Mood Indigo team were tight lipped when approached for comments on the topic.The festival will officially reveal their headlining act on October 16th, at 8:30 PM. We managed to catch up with Ishan Rakshit (Concerts head at this year’s Mood Indigo) about what is different and more exciting at this year’s festival – “Mood Indigo has had the best bands from Progressive Rock, Metal, Pop Rock and have always left other people amazed. This year, we just wanted to outdo ourselves and get something that hasn’t come to India at all. It’s surprising that the number of quality international acts in India is falling year after year. Mood Indigo was definitely not going to follow suit! There are lots of great things happening at Mood Indigo this year. With Livewire going international and so much bigger, we all have a lot in store for everyone!”

Mood Indigo

Livewire is India’s oldest and largest semi-professional band event and it seeks out and provides a stage to talent across the country. The last edition of Livewire saw 850+ bands from various parts of the country and across several genres of music, such as rock, metal, punk, jazz and blues; compete for the coveted title of India’s best semi-professional band. The competition has been seeing the best of Indian bands coming up the ranks every year and making an impact with their music. Apart from the plethora of opportunities including a slot in Nouvelle Prague (Music showcase festival in Europe), the finalists of Livewire will be opening for the International Act at Mood Indigo, which we all are very eagerly waiting for. Find out what it is here