7 Music Festivals in India that you must attend

If you love travel blent with music, then Ziro festival is for you. The festival is held at Ziro, a small town located at Lower Subansiri district in Arunachal Pradesh and is 167km from the capital, Itanagar. It has featured stellar acts from around the world including Lee Ranaldo Steve Shelley, Lou Majaw, Indus Creed, Menwhopause, Shaair n Func, The Supersonics and Ganesh Talkies among many others.

goMAD is 3 days of music, arts, dance and camping out in the wilderness of the Nilgiris. From fusion rock to pop, electronica to metal, from whirling dancers to art installations, goMAD is a unique annual festival with no headlining acts. Its a platform for musicians, artists and dancers.

Titled The New Wave -TNW Festival of Asian Indie Punk Music, this two-day fest, like most others, celebrates the burgeoning independent music scene in the country. So far it has featured The Supersonics, The Circus, FuzzCulture, Laxmi Bomb and Bombay Bassment.

Shiva Squad Fesitval offers a three day open air intelligent dance music and arts fest in the hills of Manali.

The Escape Festival in Naukuchiatal, Uttrakhand is regarded by many as the most picturesque music festival in the country. Previous editions of the festival have seen performers like Skinny Alley, Menwhopause, Scribe and Bhayanak Maut.

NH7 Weekender is an annual, multi-city music festival that spans across Shillong, Kolkata, Delhi, Pune and Bengaluru. The festival has hosted a large number of established and emerging local artists alongside major international acts.

A commercial EDM Festival, Sunburn is held at Vagator, Goa every year end. It is Asias largest music festival that has featured the biggest names of electronic dance music from across the world.

If you want to hear authentic, unadulterated and pure music, we suggest that you make a visit to these seven music festivals in India.