Party like there's no tomorrow

For three days straight, party lovers of the City decided to give the Mayans a run for their money with the ‘End of the World’ festival at Pebble. “The Europeans started throwing such parties six months ago and the concept has been around for a while now. We just thought we’d get all 72 of Bangalore’s DJs under one roof. People have tried doing that, but were never successful,” shares Sharat, one of the organisers, adding ''If the world ends, it ends with us all partying together at this music festival!''

The idea was to dance like there’s no tomorrow, which is exactly what the crowds did! What was interesting was that across the two stages, there was something of every sub-genre of EDM for people to dance to — commercial, house, techno, hip hop, trance and even a bit of Bollywood. The crowd that showed up was a testament to the Bangalore party scene and the people who make it happen. 

“I don’t have a doomsday play-list, but I’m doing something different with my set — I’m jamming with a flautist named Parth (from ‘The Raghu Dixit Project’) and infusing Indian sounds with electronic music,” reveals DJ TT, a veteran in the DJ circuit of the City. Like him, many of the DJs tried innovating their sets or experimenting with new sounds because the festival created a vibe that allowed that.  Some of the DJs who performed were Rohit Barker, Nikhil Chinapa, Vachan, Ivan, Clement, ‘Andre + Deep’, ‘Gladwin + Arlene’, Kay Mikado, Zombie, Technomads, Jasmeet, Praful, Blaque, Sasha, Lloyd, Sherwin, Twokid Wicked and many others.

Other than the music that refused to stop, there was also a flea market with some quirky items on sale, interesting AV productions and of course, plenty of food and alcohol doing the rounds.

In the crowd, a few familiar faces could be spotted on all three days, going from one stage to the other depending on who was playing. There were others, who showed up for a few hours, danced like their life depended on it and left feeling rejuvenated.

“It was a good concept and they actually managed to pull it off. For party-goers, this was a great chance to just forget personal matters and be immersed in the music for three full days. The energy was quite high and you just had to dance,” says an excited Priya, who attended the party.