Nagaland: Girish and the Chronicles from Sikkim to perform at DDSC stadium on Nov. 27

DIMAPUR — Indian rock band from Sikkim, Girish and the Chronicles, also known as GATC, has promised an exciting night at Dimapur District Sports Complex (DDSC) stadium, where they will perform on Thursday from 6 pm onwards.

The show is being organised by the Dimapur Molungyimsen Lanur Telongjen in aid of the ‘House of Friendship Old Age Home’ located at Lengrijan. The goal of the event is to raise awareness and support the elderly community members.

GATC consists of Girish Pradhan on the vocals, Yogesh Pradhan on the bass, Suraz Karki on the lead guitars and Nagen Mongrati on the drums. The band, known for its rock and heavy metal sound, has also gained international recognition, notably from its performances on shows like America's Got Talent (AGT).

The band had performed in Nagaland, including at the Hornbill Music Festival, in past years.

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Briefing media persons at Niathu Resort on Wednesday, the band frontman Girish informed that the show will be one and a half hours, where they will be playing originals from their albums, including one which was recently released and a few covers for fun.

Sharing their experience at AGT, Girish has termed it ‘amazing’ and likened it to four friends going on a fun trip and performing on one of the biggest stages in the world. He said that performing at AGT has changed things a lot, and everything seemed to be getting bigger. He added that it was a great exposure for them.

Responding to the expected outcome of the show, Girish said Nagaland is known to have many great music listeners, who know their music.

“So every time we are here, we are extra conscious. So we have to show perfectly, not like in other shows,” he said.

On the work front, he said the band has recently completed a new album and expects it to be released early next year. He added that they have been invited to some big festivals with some international touring bands saying, “We might be travelling around Europe, the UK and the USA a lot starting next year.”

Meanwhile, the organisers informed that the entry tickets have been arranged in three categories, including donors at INR 10,000, ground area at INR 1000 and gallery at INR 500.

They have sought support from the citizens in their endeavours towards the well-being of the elderly community members. It is informed that parking has been arranged at Tenyimi Complex, adjacent to the DDSC stadium.