MUMBAI: Basking in the success of the recently concluded Sunburn and Windsong music festivals, Percept Live has now taken a step ahead to launch yet another multi-genre live music fest in the country with an extraordinary line-up of 14 renowned international bands.

Titled ‘Fly Music festival’, the event will play host to top international bands like Deep Purple, Limp Bizkit, Anthrax, The Wailers (original band of Bob Marley), The Doors (original band of Jim Morrison), KT Tunstall, The Dhol Foundation, Deap Valley, Dub Pistols, Cuban Brothers, Kittty Daisy & Lewis and Nervecell amongst others. The fest will also comprise of multiple stages which will also witness 10 Indian bands performing on 16-17 February at Delhi NCR.

The musical event will take the form of a road trip from multiple cities across the country culminating to the festival venue. The journey will also comprise of elements like a band on the bus, music pit stops and car pooling.

Commenting on the initiative, Percept Limited joint managing director Shailendra Singh said, “Live entertainment has the power of bringing social change. There is no better feeling than to give our crowds an ultimate music experience; we are excited to take it to the next level. Percept Live has always delivered products keeping in mind the consumer and fans. For a long time now the fans of live music (rock, metal, blues, reggae) have been getting a raw deal with all festivals bringing in one international act and repeating the same Indian acts. ‘Fly’ will be the first festival that will boast of a line up with majority of international artistes. For the first time an Indian fan will witness the likes of Limp Bizkit, Anthrax, The Doors, The Wailers, KT Tunstall and many more popular names on the same stage.”

With more acts set to be announced soon, the company has partnered with Book My Show for the ticket sales that will commence from 10 January onwards.

Apart from the fest, the company is all geared up to also announce a unique CSR initiative titled ‘Music for Good’. The full funded initiative from Percept Live will aim to use music to bring about a social change in the society.