2nd Day October fest was even better

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"दर्द में भी यह लब मुस्कुरा जाते हैं...बीते लम्हें हमें जब भी याद आते हैं" - KK's intro song just takes the breath out of you...I am too impatient to keep this moment towards the end and so I am jumping the gun here...The day belonged to KK and though you cant really compare the performances of other bands on day 2 with KK, the show was just mind-blowing. His numbers included O humdum, Yaaron dosti, Tu hi Meri Shab, Kyun aaj Kal neend, Koi Kahe and the list runs into many of his other hits. These are so famous with his fans that they can sing if asked to do in the middle of the sleep. And indeed, the audience was playing chorus with all his songs and it felt really wonderful being there. His support artists were also good and I dont really seem to remember whether the sound system was all ok or not.

KK's program started exactly at 9pm and lasted for about an hour and 20-30 mins and amazingly there were no breaks and all his songs merged seamlessly into each other. Thats the beauty of his concerts and packs high intensity and keeps them flowing on and on and on...It was for a first time a hindi singer was called in for an October and KF didnt go wrong on the choice here...as they always have been.

After blowing up the suspense let me get back to things in chronological order, as they happened. Was late for today's show and missed out on Slain and Parachute IV. Was hearing them for the first time and hopefully they lived up to the reputation of the bands who have been coming here. Today's ticket and beer was sponsored by KF after I won a lucky dip in facebook and twitter. I took my roomie Surej for company. I was also thrilled to see Purnima after a long time and surprisingly found her very quickly in the crowd.That was when I was hearing Raghu Dixit for the first time. I was keen on his compositions esp since he has a humongous fan following here and he sings mostly in Kannada. Even by being a Kerala based band, Avial had a huge following across the country. I used to wonder how this could be possible. But all my doubts were laid to rest once Raghu took the center stage.
His music is so fresh and injects life into even the immovables around there. Your feet doesnt want to be on the ground and the hands want to reach out to the sky. With the beer flowing like water at the fest, almost everyone in the audience were literally flying. That's what you call nasha. I was there for only about half an hour of Raghu's music but it left a huge impression in me. Music really has no barriers..The language barrier just doesnt exist. This kind of music is for cultivating unity among people. Hats off Raghu and his team
Next on the side stage was Galeej Gurus. I have heard quite a bit about them but seeing them for the first time. They were an Indie group along with other genres like rock, funk and blues-rock (according to their myspace jottings). They too lived upto expectations. It was again a power packed event with Nathan Harris setting up the show with his excellent control of voice and the audience as well. The side stage gigs were really best suit for performances like these as I have been re-iterating again and again that they can connect with people easier.The audience was having a great time. I had recorded some videos, I will see if I can upload them. or else rush to the next event from these guys. Its really worth a visit to them.After Galeej had set the tone, it was KK setting up the inferno and since I have already spilled water over it, I am not re-igniting it here. Would definitely watch out for his next visit to Bangalore.After KK's, it was the finishing formalities excellently handled by DJ Clitus. People were all floating courtesy KF beer, and the DJ thumps had them all in the air. The side stage was cjam-packed with people and it really didnt matter who was dancing with whom or whether they followed any sort of rhythm. It was pure head-banging and jumping. We spent some time inside the action-packed floor and then made our way back.

Day 2 was definitely much bigger than the firat one owing to the fact that the artists were huge and it is a saturday night. People had come in huge numbers - young, old, babies, pregrant women, foreigners (not that they dont fall into the previous categories :-)). A much satisfying day and really hoping I could finish the formalities tomorrow for the final day's shows.