Where to start about the experience of Ziro Fest. This will be the best decision you ever took to visit a place so magical it gives you inner happiness. One cannot express the feeling of a live concert for that you will have to visit and do it on your own. 

There are many foods, liquor, and shopping stalls in the main activity ground. Be prepared to walk a lot because there may be a possibility that your campsite is far away from the main ground and if it is raining then the whole path becomes where muddy to walk. If you go there without any vehicle as we did then it can be a big headache to walk long distances every time you want to be at your favorite artist’s performance. Our campsite was the last one which was around 2-3 km one way. 

Note – Beware of the leech. There are many leeches present on the main ground as well as on the campsite. I had never experienced a leech bite before but on the very first day of experiencing a live performance, I found one leech inside my shoe. It was a very big leech and it had bitten me in 2 different areas. Since then I have a big phobia of the leech. For the remaining days, I was not wearing any shoes and was on slippers so that I can watch them. I was so terrified that every 5 minutes I used to switch on my mobile torch and check my legs for any leech. I did get one more leech in my campsite which was just climbing up my legs but thankfully it was a small one, so I got rid of it very quickly. 

In 2019 Ziro Fest, it was a very impressive artists lineup – Chochung Dema, Dreamhour, Karma, Acid Mothers Temple, Arit Rao, Ouzo Bazooka, Still Waters, and many more. Apart from Indian artists, there were International artists band from Indonesia & Japan. And the biggest of them all was the Man Himself – Lucky ALi. 

Ziro Fest goes on for 4 Days. The performance starts from noon onwards and continues the whole day till night midnight. It’s all about your preferences and what all artist performance you don’t want to miss. They do provide templates and display artist performance timings. In our case, we enjoyed each artist’s performance where for us local tribal music experience was something unique, and had great fun. The international bands of Indonesia were amazing in the way they were singing and dancing in their unique traditional clothes. The Japanese band performance was so unique. I have never experienced something like this. The attitude of their performance along with unique music and use of electric guitar, Oh my god I am still getting those goosebumps while describing it (I will link Ziro festival video below for all performances)

Lucky ALi – His performance cannot be described. One of the gems of India. The whole crowd went crazy when he entered the stage and started singing. Thousands of people present on the ground were singing each of his songs along with him. It was so magical it cannot be described. Witnessing our childhood hero singing in front of us is a memory I will cherish all my life. When he said good bye and left the stage, all present on the ground wanted more of him. We were shouting like anything to bring him back for one more performance. But the man had already performed for 1 hour and understandably we were explained by the authority to calm down and let the next performer perform. Well, that was one crazy night. 

So this was our experience and how we traveled as a group and met so many good people and enjoyed to the fullest. If you have any questions then do contact me.