A fortnight back, a couple of friends asked me if I was interested in attending the 4-day MoonDust Festival, a trance extravaganza, to be held in the sprawling Paliwal farmhouse near Ramgarh sanctuary(35 ms from Jaipur).
Camps, psytrance, renowned DJs, eateries, music-workshops—it sounded like a dream rave party.
Though I was sorely tempted to, I couldn’t afford to miss office (having just come back from a 10-day visit), and had to turn down the idea. My friends too decided not to go.
Wise move, I should say, since the musical jamboree we wanted to attend, had to be called off on the third day itself, following allegations of the party-boppers’ unrestrained abuse of alcohol, dope, and indulging in unmentionable activities.
You would think that a 10k-as-entry-fee-charging party would be a music lover’s paradise, far from the maddening scene it turned out to be. However that was not to be, I guess.
The 3000+ crowd, comprising many foreign tourists, were in for a rude shock, when on Monday early morning, some officials swooped down on their Woodstock-ian festival, ending all the (Ahem) “festivities.”
In the end, the Festival, which had an impressive line-up of both international and national psytrance artistes, and was the first of its kind in India, had to ultimately close dismally.
In yet another shameful incident, Iron Maiden's former vocalist, Paul Di'Anno, peppered a performance in Shillong, with a lot of colorful language, cussing, and liberal showing of his middle finger. Shocked and outraged fans, who had gathered for the much-awaited performance on Sunday, November 5, 2006, flung bottles and stones on to the stage, and left in a hurry. The police had to be called.
I must say I was pretty disappointed with the Iron Maiden ex-frontman, who happened to be a personal favorite, and who acted pretty much like a "Beast."
Why do some people have to give music a bad name?
Bah.
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