The Shut Up and Vote tour was fabulous right through the five cities. Thank you for attending the finale at Bangalore, and thank you for staying and cheering through every song, and singing along to every last word of every chorus. We love you. But now, please go and vote.
We’re all a little red-eyed from playing Mumbai last evening and gearing up for this evening’s gig at St Joseph’s College of Commerce, Bangalore.
7 PM. Entry free.
Anushya Badrinath has shot some amazing pics of our gig in Mumbai.
Pragati Maidan is such an amazing place; last we played here must’ve been for GIR, way back in the late 90s, at the Hamsadhwani theater. Lal Chowk is also a striking location – the pics will speak for themselves. Sachin’s sound and lights were spot on, and everything came together just right. Changed the set list a bit; threw out the medley and put in Jupiter Cafe and Sanity instead. The jams were cooking! And there was a bunch of folks in front who seemed to know all the licks and lyrics… nice!
The Shut Up and Vote tour has come to Mumbai after a scintillating gig in the capital.
So all you Mumbaikars and Bombayites, whichever side of the nomatophobic divide you may subscribe to, get yourselves over to Navi Mumbai.
Venue:
D Y Patil College, Nerul, Navi Mumbai
7 PM onwards.
Entry free.
Calcutta may not save me, but together we can cry 
It’s the closest to my idea of the real real reality of an Indian city. To me, in the end everything boils down to being some shade of grey and Calcutta has the most shades to choose from.
Saw a few Walkie-Taaqies in front singing along to Paper Puli, Look At Me, etc. One Small Love was one of the highlights; used good friend Angshuman’s Taylor acoustic (need more work on getting it to sound right, though) and played the video on the AV screen. Happy lads, kudos! Every pair of hands in the audience spontaneously came together when Rzhude drew that smile on… It was a great moment.
Go to the coffee shops and watering holes and pot parlours of the world and you will find plenty of them – bottom-feeders that drink deep but taste not the spring of citizenship. What we have exhorted the youth to do through this song is participate in the electoral process, to exercise their right as citizens. That is a necessary first step. Before crying foul, before finding fault with the system, or even before poking holes where none existed.
You have already previewed ‘Shut Up and Vote’ on YouTube. Now, coming soon to your city, or a city near you, is the ‘Shut Up and Vote’ tour, part of the Jaago Re One Billion Votes campaign. This is an initiative of Janaagraha and Tata Tea.
We will play in five cities to get the youth together to stand up, shut up and… vote!
And while we’re at it, we’ll practice what we preach.
On Sunday night, we set the controls for the heart of the sun by playing tribute to Pink Floyd.
Venue: Take 5, Indiranagar (above Cafe Coffee Day, 100 ft Road ).
Time: 8 PM onwards.
Entry free.
Shut Up and Vote is an anthem we composed and performed for the Jaago Re! One Billion Votes campaign, a joint initiative of Janaagraha and Tata Tea.
Got in last night – minus one Gibson guitar. Jet Airways managed to lose it in between Chennai and here… they finally tracked it down and sent it home the same night – so some kudos there. Full story coming soon, with pics etc.
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The Sultan Hotel used to be the Hilton (that rhymes – if you’re Mark Knopfler) and it’s swankus maximus, so all’s well again! The JJF folks are amazing, really friendly, really efficient, and really hard working. Have lunch at the Peacock Café here, and we are immediately hit with the realization that we’re not getting back without carrying a few extra pounds. If there was ever a buffet to die for, This Is It.
One Small Love was performed and recorded by Thermal And A Quarer. Thanks to Happy (www.thinkhappy.biz) for the creative on the video and director Ashvin Naidu of Avakkai Films.
If you know anybody on Facebook who has changed his/ her profile picture to the One Small Love smileyface, ask them for the image and change your profile pic, too. And don’t forget to change your status message to: ‘One Small Love is all it takes… in a tired world’. Spread the love. Draw the line. Watch this space.
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