Headbangers, UNITE! The Independence Rock Festival (2022 edition) is back with BANG!

This is where the “scene” officially began. Rock music is everywhere in India now, but 30 years ago - not so much. Back in 1986, students at Mumbai’s St. Xavier’s College were not allowed to host a rock music concert at their intercollegiate festival Malhar. They didn’t get permission, so they did the most rock-n-roll thing ever. They defied authority and did it anyway. Students and bands came together and organised the first Independence Rock at the iconic Rang Bhavan to rock it out together, and the rest is history.

It started as a rebellion, it continued as a yearly festival, and it turned into India’s biggest showcase of rock music, giving established bands and upcoming ones a stage and legions of fans to play to.

The last I-Rock was held in 2013 - a long time ago. Too long, much too long. After almost a decade, it’s back and we’re as excited as you are to rejoin the festival that kicked off the rock music movement in India 30 years ago.

It's going to be bigger, better, louder than ever. Let’s get ready to rock.

Get your Tickets, here!

Throwback to What was...

A lot has happened since the last Independence Rock was held in Mumbai.

The iconic Rang Bhavan was shut down.

Iconic rock bands found new avenues.

Dozens of new bands were born from the seeds that I-Rock planted, and India now has a thriving rock and metal scene.

Now Independence Rock returns to a new venue, to a new generation of rock fans, with an incredible lineup of new bands and old bands, to recreate the magic that it sparked so long ago.

Will you be there?

Check out the lineup, and say yes.

Artist Line Up

• Parikrama
• Parvaaz
• Thaikkudam Bridge
• AsWeKeepSearching
• Zero
• The F16s
• Avial
  
• Indus Creed
• Pentagram
• Bloddywood

Independence Rock is back and how!

The Times of India has called Independence Rock the “Woodstock of India”

Rock fans who were around when Independence Rock launched will know just how true that is. They know how it became a rite of passage for rock musicians and fans alike.

For musicians, it was the way to get a stage, to go from being unknown to being huge.

For fans, it was a way for the rock community to come together once a year and let their hair down, mosh, jump, dance and celebrate incredible music.

Before India had its packed calendar of music festivals, Independence Rock was THE place to be, the festival that led to the evolution of the thriving music scene that exists today.

Whether it’s to celebrate the iconic festival, or to see the incredible lineup, or just to bond with those who live to rock… get your ticket, raise your fist in the air and gather at Mazgaon Docks on 5-6th November 2022. Hell yeah!