NH7 Weekender | |
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Genre | Rock, pop, indie, hip hop, electronic dance music, stand-up comedy |
Dates | October— December |
Location(s) | Pune (originally, and other cities) |
Years active | 2010 – Present |
Founders | Vijay Nair, Stephen Budd, and Martin Elbourne |
Organized by | Only Much Louder |
Website | nh7 |
NH7 Weekender is an annual, multi-city and multi-genre, music and comedy festival held in India. It is created by Only Much Louder (OML) and is among the largest South Asian arts festivals. It began in Pune, Maharashtra in India, as a three-day, multi-genre, music festival in 2010. Since 2012 it has expanded to multiple cities. In 2017, the lineup began to include comedy acts. Its title sponsor has been Bacardi since inception.
The festival is held between October and December, and hosted in multiple cities alongside its flagship event in Pune. Delhi NCR, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Hyderabad, and Shillong have hosted the festival. The lineup has a mix of established and newer, sub-continental and global artists.