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Best Of 2015 : The 10 Loveliest Festival Venues We’ve Seen

December 18, 2015

Whether it's a music, travel or cultural festival the venue and the setting play a key role in establishing the vibe and feel of the event. That being said, hosts of these festivals take great care in picking a...

Best Of 2015 : 8 Incredibly Fascinating Cultural Festivals We Discovered This Year

Meher Manda

December 18, 2015

Culture, FS Features

From menstruation festivals and rubber duck championships to black culture celebrations, The Sherp discovered many interesting festivals this year! While music festivals might be considered a norm today, cul...

Best of 2015 : The Best Music Festival Lineups Of The Year

Meher Manda

December 17, 2015

FS Features

There is no greater an attraction at a music festival than the music itself! The Sherp looks back at some of the best lineup curations of 2015. This year has thrown up a predictable list of performers, coinc...

Have You Heard Of This Flamboyant Folk Festival?

Anupama Khedkar

December 17, 2015

FS Features

The Mummers Parade is the most colourful parade in the United States. Known as the oldest folk festival in the United States, Mummers Parade is a parade held on January 1. During this day, 116-year-old tradi...

Women At Music Festivals : Are They Guilty Of Ignoring Female Musicians?

Meher Manda

December 17, 2015

Culture, FS Features, Music

The conversation around adequate female representation in music festivals stands more pertinent now than ever. But how important have female artists been to the industry? The Woodstock Festival of ‘69 is con...

All The Camping Gear You Need For BEVC 2015

Dhriti Menon

December 17, 2015

FS Features

India’s favourite camping and music festival, the Bacardi Enchanted Valley Carnival is back this December, so make sure you're camping ready! Victorinox’s riveting contest which gives the winner a sponsored ...

The Sherp’s Guide To Magnetic Fields Festival : Everything You Can Expect

Meher Manda

December 16, 2015

FS Features

For seekers of music, beyond the ordinary, and an experience innately quixotic, the 2015 edition of Magnetic Fields Festival is here, and there is much to expect. This weekend, the confines of Alsisar Mahal ...

In Pictures : The Madness That Was Djakarta Warehouse Project

Dhriti Menon

December 16, 2015

FS Features

Jakarta's flagship dance music extravaganza went off with minimal glitches and maximum energy, being the perfect end-of-year bash for the country's EDM fanatics! The festival absolutely killed it with what c...

Throwback To When Bob Marley Performed At A Festival Two Days After Being Shot

Anupama Khedkar

December 16, 2015

FS Features, Music

Smile Jamaica festival witnessed the greatest testament of Bob Marley's message of peace and love. December 3, 1976 -- Hope Road, Kingston, Jamaica Smile Jamaica was a free festival/concert to be held by...

Music, Camping and Fun : Here’s Everything You Can Expect From BEVC 2015

Meher Manda

December 16, 2015

Culture, FS Features

For camping and music enthusiasts alike, Bacardi Enchanted Valley Carnival or BEVC offers a plethora of options. Here’s everything you can expect from the festival’s 2015 edition. If music, camping, communit...

In Pictures: The Terrifying European Festival Of A Christmas Demon

Sanjana Ajith

December 15, 2015

Culture, FS Features

Apparently, horned demons prowling the streets around Christmas is a normal occurrence in some places. Santa Claus is too tame for Austria, the Czech Republic and other European countries. One of the most ex...

A Guide To The Spectacular Stages At Vh1 Supersonic Goa This Year

Anupama Khedkar

December 15, 2015

FS Features

A stage-wise guide to Vh1 Supersonic those for all ravers who will light up Goa this month. With mere days to go, The Sherp thought it fitting to provide you with a concise guide to all three stages and the ...

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