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'''Great Indian Rock (GIR) ''' | '''Great Indian Rock (GIR) ''' was a multi-city [[rock music festival]] in [[India]]. The first of its kind, it was usually held annually in cities like [[Delhi]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1070819/asp/calcutta/story_8206406.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205152224/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070819/asp/calcutta/story_8206406.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 5, 2010|title=Rock on hold|date=2007-08-19|website=Telegraph|access-date=2017-12-20}}</ref> [[Mumbai]], [[Bangalore]], [[Pune]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Kolkata]] and [[Shillong]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/metal-fever-grips-great-indian-rock|title=Metal fever grips Great Indian Rock|work=Radio and Music|access-date=2017-12-20}}</ref> with a cumulative audience of approximately 50,000 people.{{Citation needed|date=December 2017}} The first GIR was held in 1997 as a two-day festival in Kolkata.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/metal-india-style/article4620116.ece|title=Metal, India style….|last=Thakkar|first=Drashti|date=2013-04-15|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-12-20|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The festival is organized by the media and publishing company Entertainment Media Services Private Limited, which also publishes the magazine ''[[Rock Street Journal]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.greatindianrock.in/organisers.php|title=Organisers|website=Great Indian Rock|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105162638/http://www.greatindianrock.in/organisers.php|archive-date=2012-11-05|url-status=|access-date=2017-12-20}}</ref> The festival was founded by rock journalist and promoter Amit Saigal, who died in 2012. Subsequently, according to ''Mint, the "''Great Indian Rock Festival in Delhi called it a day after 15 years…in 2012."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/uDufRmTzgNQGdqxbn6hN1M/The-economics-of-music-festivals.html|title=The economics of music festivals|last=Unni|first=Deepti|date=2016-11-25|work=Mint|access-date=2017-12-20}}</ref> | ||
GIR started in the form of a competition amongst bands,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thenortheasttoday.com/7-bands-you-must-know-from-mizoram/|title=7 Bands you must know from Mizoram|date=2017-03-19|work=The North East Today|access-date=2017-12-20|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www. | GIR started in the form of a competition amongst bands,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thenortheasttoday.com/7-bands-you-must-know-from-mizoram/|title=7 Bands you must know from Mizoram|date=2017-03-19|work=The North East Today|access-date=2017-12-20|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/bombay-black-are-back-and-ready-to-rock-india-s-indie-scene-once-more-1.159327|title=Bombay Black are back and ready to rock India’s indie scene once more|work=The National|access-date=2017-12-20|language=en}}</ref> where entries were called from all over the country in the form of physical cassettes and CDs. 12 bands were chosen out of more than a thousand entries at the end of an extensive week-long exercise of listening to each and every band's music which was personally conducted by the organizers at RSJ. The 12 shortlisted bands finally performed in a grand finale along with an international headliner which was the GIR Festival.{{Citation needed|date=December 2017}} | ||
Each edition of Great Indian Rock was also accompanied by an album compiling the songs of the shortlisted bands known as the "GIR Compilation,"<ref>http://greatindianrock.in/past_edition_detail.php?past_edition_id=14{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> consisting of 12 original compositions by 12 bands from various regions of India. The album would be circulated across India through ''Rock Street Journal'' magazine.{{Citation needed|date=December 2017}} Great Indian Rock stopped being a competition in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://greatindianrock.in/|title=Great Indian Rock|website=Great Indian Rock|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112043356/http://greatindianrock.in/|archive-date=2015-01-12|url-status=|access-date=2017-12-20}}</ref> | Each edition of Great Indian Rock was also accompanied by an album compiling the songs of the shortlisted bands known as the "GIR Compilation,"<ref>http://greatindianrock.in/past_edition_detail.php?past_edition_id=14{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> consisting of 12 original compositions by 12 bands from various regions of India. The album would be circulated across India through ''Rock Street Journal'' magazine.{{Citation needed|date=December 2017}} Great Indian Rock stopped being a competition in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://greatindianrock.in/|title=Great Indian Rock|website=Great Indian Rock|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112043356/http://greatindianrock.in/|archive-date=2015-01-12|url-status=|access-date=2017-12-20}}</ref> | ||
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Great Indian Rock (GIR) was a multi-city rock music festival in India. The first of its kind, it was usually held annually in cities like Delhi,[1] Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Shillong,[2] with a cumulative audience of approximately 50,000 people.[citation needed] The first GIR was held in 1997 as a two-day festival in Kolkata.[3] The festival is organized by the media and publishing company Entertainment Media Services Private Limited, which also publishes the magazine Rock Street Journal.[4] The festival was founded by rock journalist and promoter Amit Saigal, who died in 2012. Subsequently, according to Mint, the "Great Indian Rock Festival in Delhi called it a day after 15 years…in 2012."[5]
GIR started in the form of a competition amongst bands,[6][7] where entries were called from all over the country in the form of physical cassettes and CDs. 12 bands were chosen out of more than a thousand entries at the end of an extensive week-long exercise of listening to each and every band's music which was personally conducted by the organizers at RSJ. The 12 shortlisted bands finally performed in a grand finale along with an international headliner which was the GIR Festival.[citation needed]
Each edition of Great Indian Rock was also accompanied by an album compiling the songs of the shortlisted bands known as the "GIR Compilation,"[8] consisting of 12 original compositions by 12 bands from various regions of India. The album would be circulated across India through Rock Street Journal magazine.[citation needed] Great Indian Rock stopped being a competition in 2007.[9]
In addition to featuring Indian musicians like Parikrama,[2] Orange Street,[2] and Indian Ocean,[2] the festival has also hosted international artists like Shawn Lane,[citation needed] Jonas Hellborg,[citation needed] John Myung,[citation needed] Meshuggah,[10] Tesseract,[10] and Intronaut,[10] and Satyricon.[11]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Rock on hold". Telegraph. 2007-08-19. Archived from the original on February 5, 2010. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Metal fever grips Great Indian Rock". Radio and Music. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
- ↑ Thakkar, Drashti (2013-04-15). "Metal, India style…". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
- ↑ "Organisers". Great Indian Rock. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
- ↑ Unni, Deepti (2016-11-25). "The economics of music festivals". Mint. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
- ↑ "7 Bands you must know from Mizoram". The North East Today. 2017-03-19. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
- ↑ "Bombay Black are back and ready to rock India's indie scene once more". The National. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
- ↑ http://greatindianrock.in/past_edition_detail.php?past_edition_id=14[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Great Indian Rock". Great Indian Rock. Archived from the original on 2015-01-12. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Tagat, Anurag (2017-01-19). "The Return of Intronaut". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
- ↑ NRK. "Satyricons mørke endetid". NRK (in norsk bokmål). Retrieved 2017-12-20.