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Gig Alert: The Mighty Rock Union in Bengaluru

The gig will feature India's finest rock and metal talent like Avial, The Down Troddence, Motherjane and more

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Image: Courtesy of Sound-Awake

The Mighty Rock Union is a two-day live music festival set to feature some of India’s finest rock and heavy metal bands, presented by Groove Shack and powered by Sound Awake.

As a music café present in Calicut, Kerala for about a year now, Groove Shack has been dedicated to hosting live performances by artists from all corners of the country. The café was founded by Dennis Thecken, drummer for longtime rock band Halley’s Disciples, and Sikanth Gopinath, who has played guitar for bands like Maple Reed, The Calicode and The Kuru Circus as well as co-founded Radio Flote, an online platform promoting independent artists.

Groove Shack has now joined forces with artist management and festival organizers Sound-Awake to bring a huge line-up of heavy-hitters from the Indian rock and metal scene to the Mighty Rock Union. The line-up includes:

Avial

Thaikkudam Bridge

Motherjane

The Down Troddence

Girish and the Chronicles

Chaos

Vidwan

Black Letters

Live Banned

Suraj Mani

Overtone

Mad Orange Fireworks

White Mug

When Chai Meets Toast

The Mighty Rock Union will take place on May 23rd and 24th, 2015 (Saturday and Sunday) in Bengaluru. Early-bird tickets will be available at Rs.1250/- while tickets will also be available at the venue for Rs.1750/-. Book your tickets now by calling +91 9535336383 or +9198959699311.

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