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15 Captured Moments Of The Gnarliest Viking Festival We’ve Seen

February 1, 2016

Every year Scotland's Viking history and culture comes alive in this beautiful and badass celebration of fire and Lerwick tradition. Here are some awesome pictures of the 2016 edition to prove just that. The...

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...

How Mismanagement Shut Down An Entire Music Festival

Meher Manda

February 1, 2016

FS Features, Music

The Sherp looks back at how the mismanagement at the festival of Love Parade in 2010, caused the deaths of about 21 people and injured over 500 attendees. A lot can go wrong at a music festival. Bad sound, e...

The Artistic Prowess To Witness At The Kala Ghoda Festival This Month

Anupama Khedkar

February 1, 2016

Culture, FS Features

As the mother of all cultural fests in India, the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival has been an exciting and vibrant cultural melting pot ever since its inception in 1999. As far as art festivals go, its exponential gro...

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...

10 Indians Who Should Make It On Your Next Music Festival Totem

Meher Manda

February 1, 2016

FS Features, Music

The next time you're up for some smart visually-arresting totems at a music festival, these ten indian personalities would be a good fit, for different reasons. Totems are characteristic music festival acces...

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...

The Best Of Bacardi At The 2015 Editions Of BNH7 Weekender & BEVC

Anupama Khedkar

February 1, 2016

FS Features

2015 saw some of the best brand activations from two of Bacardi's pioneer festivals. Bacardi has successfully proven this year that brand activations can be exponentially fun and immersive for attendees. Fro...

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 ...

7 Sensational Festivals That Will Light Up Mexico This Season

Anupama Khedkar

January 29, 2016

Culture, FS Features

Take a look at the musically and culturally rich cauldron of fiestas that is Mexico. As one of the most beautiful places in the world, Mexico makes for an incredible festival destination. Be it a musically d...

Every Real Struggle Of Being A Girl At A Music Festival

Meher Manda

January 29, 2016

FS Features, Music

The Sherp chronicles some of the most common struggles faced by women heading to a music festival. We got your back. While being a woman in a thriving patriarchal world is struggle enough, a music festival ...

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