Girish and The Chronicles, Skrat, and specially curated sets by Swarathma and Bombay Metal Project, along with Nagaland band About Us round out the lineup for the 30th edition of the two-day festival in Mumbai this November (Clockwise from top) Motherjane, Indus Creed and Grish and the Chronicles will perform at Mahindra Independence Rock 2024 in Mumbai this November. Photos: Courtesy of the artist The upcoming 30th edition of – taking place on Nov. 16 and 17 in Mumbai – will bring back Indian rock favorites like , , the reunion of Kerala rock veterans 13AD, plus folk-metallers , Chennai trio , Bengaluru-based rock/metal powerhouses and Nagaland’s About Us.
The specially-curated sets for the festival include Bengaluru folk-fusion act and Friends featuring members from Parvaaz, Bhayanak Maut, multi-instrumentalist Sidd Coutto and guitarist Sutej Singh. The — comprising musicians from seasoned metal bands in Mumbai — will also take the stage at I-Rock. Running with the theme of ‘Dirty 30’ for their 30th edition, Mahindra Independence Rock sees a few repeat performers who keep the rock and metal flag flying high in the country.
Returning performers in the span of three editions now are Girish and The Chronicles (who performed in 2023), Bloodywood (performed in 2022), Indus Creed (also performing in 2022) and Swarathma (back from 2023). It’s telling of not just the smaller pool of preferred rock and metal bands in the country, but also the crowd-pulling status of .
