Photos: Zippo Encore Finale 2014
The debut edition of the international festival series saw electro acts such as Shaa’ir and Func, Donn Bhat + Passenger Revelator and Madboy/Mink rock the house in Pune
Shaa’ir + Func at Zippo Encore Finale 2014. Photo: Prashin Jagger
“I’m going to remember each one of your faces,” vocalist Monica Dogra says, as her electro pop group Shaa’ir and Func nears the end of their headline set as part of the Zippo Encore in Pune. The four-member band powered through to make the most of a low turnout, and led by Dogra’s energetic stage presence, no one was standing still. In addition to the reworked versions of songs like “My Roots” and “Every Time You’re Around,” Shaa’ir and Func included new music from their upcoming album, including “Wake Up.”
The Zippo Encore finale, which took place at the Vivanta by Taj Blue Diamond in Pune, also featured equally pumped up sets by electro-swing duo Madboy/Mink and electro rock act Donn Bhat + Passenger Revelator. While Madboy/Mink made friends with the crowd, with vocalist-guitarist Imaad Shah querying about everything from lovers of soul music to drinking, Donn Bhat tided technical snags to come back strong with songs off his new album, Passenger Revelator, featuring vocalist Ashhar Farooqui aka Toymob from Delhi electronica act Teddy Boy Kill and drummer Ashwin Andrew.
In addition to busting out dance moves, the crowd at Zippo Encore were also busy designing their own lighters and hanging out with artists, with plenty of photo-ops with Madboy/Mink and Shaa’ir and Func, which later turned into an impromptu autograph-signing session.
Photos: Prashin Jagger
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- The crowd gets working on designing their own Zippo lighters
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- Madboy/Mink wait for their cues to open the proceedings at Zippo Encore in Pune
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- The Mumbai electro swing duo got an Encore welcome to the stage, the crowd lighting up their phones
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- Madboy/Mink played everything from their set staples like “Alley Cats” and “Taste Your Kiss” to new material, including “Powders” and “Martinis in the Dark.”
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- Vocalist Ashhar Farooqui reaches for the highs as Donn Bhat gets knocking on the xylophone
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- The electro rock artist jammed on material from his latest album ‘Passenger Revelator’, traversing heavy industrial rock rhythms and trippy ambient passages
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- Despite a few technical snags that led to the band abandoning two songs from their setlist, Donn Bhat got a cheer when he started back with “Stars Align,” “The Sun” and closed with “Samson Delilah”
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- Who doesn’t like Zippos? Contest winners who walked away with lighters said they’d treasure it as memorabilia
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- Headliners Shaa’ir + Func wasted no time getting started, kicking off with “Shine”
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- Drummer Aditya Ashok aka Ox7gen came in straight from his live set in Mumbai the previous night, but showed no signs of fatigue
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- The crowd gets up front for Shaa’ir + Func
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- Vocalist Monica Dogra aka Shaa’ir flicks open a Zippo for the Encore moment during their set closer, “Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven”
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