French bands Colt Silvers and Last Train embark on their debut 11-city India tour
As part of the Bonjour India Festival, the rockers will perform through November and December, starting with Delhi and Chennai
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As we write this, the Bonjour India Festival, curated and created by the French Institute in India would have gone underway.
An ambitious tie-strengthening initiative between France and India, the festival will serve as a platform for innovation and creativity.
In fact, as part of this initiative, French bands Colt Silvers and Last Train embark on their first-ever 11-city India tour, all through November and December.
About Colt Silvers
They hail from Strasbourg
Colt Silvers comprises of vocalist Tristan, bass player Nicolas, guitarist Florian and drummer Julien.
Were dubbed by the magazine Les Inrockuptibles as the French Alt-J.
Their debut release was ‘Night of the Living Robots’ in 2009
Shares Julien, "We are currently promoting our latest album SWORDS. In comparison to the album, the sound we create on stage is a hundred times more intense.”
About Last Train
Comprises of four childhood friends from the East of France - vocalist Jean-Noel Scherrer, guitarist Julien Peultier, Drummer Antoine Baschung and bass player Timothee Gerard.
Their first two EPs ‘The Holy Family’ and ‘Fragile’ received critical acclaim.
They’ve opened for renowned musicians like Muse and Rival Sons.
In 2016, Last Train won the biggest French festival for upcoming bands, Le Printemps de Bourges.
Earlier this year, the band recently released a full length album ‘Weathering’ on their own label, ‘Cold Fame Records’.
Scherrer says coming to India is an “amazing thing” and that coming to the country was a first for everyone in the band. “We are impressed about getting the opportunity,” he said
This tour is being presented by Mumbai-based music management company, Mixtape.
TOUR DETAILS
25th November, 2017: India Bike Week, Goa (Only Colt Silvers)
26thNovember, 2017: The Storytellers’ Bar, Pondicherry
29thNovember, 2017: antiSOCIAL, Mumbai
30thNovember, 2017: The Humming Tree, Bangalore
01st December, 2017: Cloud 9, Shillong
02ndDecember, 2017: O2, Guwahati
03rdDecember, 2017: Live In Lakes, Kolkata
06thDecember, 2017: Café Live And Loud, Gangtok
09thDecember, 2017: NH7 Weekender, Pune (Only Colt Silvers)
