Celebrating 25 years of Indian Rock — Independence Rock, the annual rock event held every year for the past 24 years has become the oldest and biggest rock festival held in the country, where bands vie with one another to get a chance to play and make their debut at this ever-popular festival. Some of the leading Rock bands in the country today have made their debut at the festival over the years and have gone on to achieve great success. Bangalore Regional auditions will be held on November 16 and 17 at Hard Rock Cafe, Bangalore, and the Bangalore Regional finals will be held on November 27. Independence Rock is India’s oldest and biggest Rock Music Festival, and has earned the sobriquet — Woodstock of India. It is essentially the biggest platform for Rock Bands in India and has been the cradle and barometer of the Indian Rock Music scene.Almost every major Indian Rock/Pop act in the last 20 years has been discovered playing here, and every Indian Rock Band that has ever made any impact in India has been discovered at Independence Rock; thus making the festival a Rite of Passage for Indian Rock Acts over the last 24 years.For over 24 years, Independence Rock has been committed to promoting Independent Music and Artists, and has given them a platform and promoted Indian artists, encouraged them and has matched their stoic perseverance with steadfast confidence in their talent. Today, these artists have found recognition on a national level and their pertinacity has brought them strong following across the nation. Independence Rock is proud to have played a significant role in bringing to prominence almost all of India’s renowned rock bands.Talent discovered at I-Rock include bands have gone ahead to achieve significant recognition in India but on an international level, a few of which are Parikrama, Zero, Pentagram, Parikrama, Motherjane, Them Clones, Demonic Resurrection, Pin Drop Violence, Indus Creed, Agni, Brahma, Gary Lawyer.
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