It’s been an eventful week in the world of festivals. Just in case you missed all the action from this week (January 18 – Janaury 24), here’s The Sherp’s round-up of the top news and stories
1. Ready yourselves, Alt-J and Rudimental will be in India soon.
Find out which Indian cities they’ll be playing at
2. India’s psytrance festival season is picking up with the approaching summer and the Sherp lists 10 psytrance gathering must-haves.
10 Psytrance festival essentials you can’t do without
3. The Sherp had a casual tete-a-tete with the super talented and funny Vir Das about The Weirdass Pajama Festival. Read on to know what he has in store for this f(un)tastic three-city comedy event, his oddest festival experiences and how once he was mistaken for ‘the guy in Vicky Donor’.
4. BIG69 achieved exactly what it intended to do – conquer the hearts of the many a metalhead and give them a festival they can call their own! Here are some pictures of the madness that ensued
5. The recently concluded BPM Festival in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico was a fantastic combination of beautiful beaches, bangin’ parties and a perfect vibe. Here are some pictures The Sherp caught on Instagram, that quite literally blew his mind
6. A mysterious camping festival will be held in the Sahyadris
7. Watch this short video on the making of the Dadasaheb Phalke mural in Bombay