5 Must-See Acts at Olly Fest 2025 in Mumbai This Week

Olly Fest 2025 consists of efficiencies by (from delegated right) Isheeta Chakrvarty, Joe Alvares and Merkaba’s Vasundhara Vee. Pictures: Courtesy of the artist, Candy ‘d Box/Chitrangada Satarupa (Chakrvarty)

The current music celebration on the block is Olly Fest, launched by Bandra-raised promoters in a quote to offer the sentimental beauty of the cherished Mumbai region along with more modern-day cultural components.

Happening from Nov. 14 to Nov. 16, 2025 at Bandra Fort– another longstanding area with cultural and historic significance that goes back to the 17th Century– Olly Fest’s music occurs at the amphitheater, including homages by Indian rock veterans in addition to jazz-fusion, specially-curated efficiencies and more. Here are our choices of artists to view at the three-day celebration.

Isheeta Chakrvarty Collective

Carrying out on the first day, Nov. 14, 2025, at Olly Fest 2025, Mumbai-based combination artist Isheeta Chakrvarty and her cumulative have actually been a varied force, uniting jazz, conventional Indian music in addition to impacts from African music for their sets. While studio partnerships have actually varied from percussionist Viveick Rajagopalan to manufacturer duo Anhad + Tanner and Anyasa, Chakrvarty’s on-stage partners consist of sarod artist Pratik Shrivastava, keyboardist Niranjan Joshi, drummer Ishan Jadwani, bassist Sayar Mitra and singers Meher Taneja and Anagha Karvir.

Joe Alvares & & The Indian All Stars

Lighting up day 2 of Olly Fest on Nov. 15, 2025, veteran artist Joe Alvares is installing among the most significant lineups with an eight-member band called The Indian All Stars. That consists of the similarity vocalist Shefali Alvares, bassist Sheldon D’Silva, drummer Gino Banks, pianist Arka Chakraborty and more. The collection consists of Alvares’rock, blues, jazz and pop initial product that has actually formerly been carried out in nations like Mexico.

Gary Lawyer

The last day of Olly Fest includes the living legend of Indian rock, Gary Lawyer, vocalizing a homage to the Doors for fans of the traditional Sixties and Seventies bluesy, psychedelic noise. While Lawyer just recently re-released his 1992 album of originals called The Other Side Of Dawn on LP through Kolkata’s Free School Street Records, his huge draw stays homage programs such as the Doors. As part of his set, anticipate whatever from “L.A. Woman,” “Light My Fire,” “Back Door Man” and “Hello, I Love You.”

Merkaba

Referred to as a modern music job, Mumbai act Merkaba take the phase at Olly Fest on Nov. 16, 2025, with guitar player Sanjay Divecha, singer Vasundhara Vee, drummer Gino Banks, bassist Sheldon D’Silva, pianist Arka Chakraborty(all rollovered from carrying out with Joe Alvares also), plus singer-songwriters Pratika Gopinath and Meera Desai. Drawing from funk, jazz, Latin music and more, a description for the band on Divecha’s site states:” In an enjoyable method, Merkaba links Music and spirit, gamer and listener, social concerns and social recovery.”

Girish And The Chronicles

Amongst the must-catch acts anywhere they play, Bengaluru-based, Gangtok-origin acid rock and heavy metal band Girish And The Chronicles (GATC) have actually taken pleasure in current success in the U.S. after their look on America’s Got Talentand they’re dropping in Olly Fest as part of their India trip, carrying out in Mumbai on Nov. 16, 2025. Anticipate music from throughout their discography and perhaps even their skyrocketing brand-new performance of Adele’s “Set Fire To The Rain” that wowed American audiences.

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