Mohit Thakkar, Author at Sherpa Land

Berlin Film Festival To Pay Tribute To David Bowie & Alan Rickman

February 3, 2016

Bravo, Berlin Film Festival! Both the legends will be remembered through their on-screen performances. The untimely demise of both David Bowie and Alan Rickman at the start of this year sent ripples acros...

Electric Forest Revealed Their Mammoth Lineup Via Snail Mail

Mohit Thakkar

February 3, 2016

FS News, International

Electric Forest gets creative with their 2016 initial lineup announcement. 150 lucky people woke up yesterday to a surprise in their mailbox; the name of an artist who would be part of the 2016 Electric Fore...

A Music Festival In Mali Took Place Despite Widespread Terrorism

Mohit Thakkar

February 3, 2016

FS News, International

Mali hosted Festival Acoustik after Jihadist terror attacks as a sign of recovery, and as a big and justified 'fuck you' to extremists. The Radisson Blu Hotel in the Mali capital of Bamako fell victim to an ...

Drug Amnesty Bins At Music Festivals, Can Help Reduce Risks

Mohit Thakkar

February 2, 2016

FS News, International

Australian health groups push to for this move, which will hopefully reduce drug related offences at music festivals while also easing police work. In an attempt to reduce recent drug related issues at m...

Tomorrowland Just Set A New Ticket Sales Record!

Mohit Thakkar

February 1, 2016

FS News, International

The Belgian ticket allocation of Tomorrowland is completely sold out! While TomorrowWorld struggles with bankruptcy, Tomorrowland is thriving more than ever. Belgian ticket sales were just opened and were me...

Coldplay Just Tweeted Confirmation, They’re Looking At Touring India Soon

Mohit Thakkar

February 1, 2016

Rumours

A Coldplay concert in India might be in the works! The internet is abuzz with talk about Coldplay's new music video for Hymn For The Weekend which was shot in India with Beyonce lending her vocals on the tra...

India Bike Week 2016 Music Line Up Is Here!

Mohit Thakkar

February 1, 2016

FS News, Local

The festival is set to host 11 artists from across India. India Bike Week, the nation’s largest dedicated biking festival, builds on its cultural credentials by putting together a musical line-up sure to exc...

A Festival Ripped Off Coachella, And Now They’re Legally Fucked

Mohit Thakkar

February 1, 2016

FS News, International

No one messes with Coachella. Coachella is sueing indie fest Hoodchella over trademark infringement. L.A. based Hoodchella Underground Music Festival was served with a lawsuit from Coachella organizers l...

Kygo’s New Festival Will Be Hosted In A Castle!

Mohit Thakkar

January 30, 2016

FS News, International

The Tropical House pioneer will be organizing a festival in an actual Castle! Kygo is on a a roll after he made news last year when he took over the Scandic Ornen hotel in his hometown of Bergen, Norway for ...

The Movement Festival 2016 Lineup Is Every Techno Fan’s Dream

Mohit Thakkar

January 30, 2016

FS News, International

The festival line up is truly exhaustive! The Movement Electronic Music Festival, Detroit is an annual electronic dance music event held in Detroit each Memorial Day weekend since 2000. It has built quite a ...

The Sherp’s Top Stories Of The Week

Mohit Thakkar

January 29, 2016

FS Features

Pictures of Nariyal Paani, the Lost Party line-up and a comprehensive Indian Psytrance festival guide. We've got it all covered! 1. 18 Festivals That Have Helped Put India On The Global Map As India celebra...

Coachella Repurposes Trash Cans Into Beautiful Art!

Mohit Thakkar

January 29, 2016

FS News, International

Coachella tries to promote green habits and recycling at their festivals via art in association with Global Inheritance. As the number of festivals increase, so does their impact on natural surroundings. In a ...

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