Irish Band Glyder Set To Headline IIT Kanpur

Glyder, according to Wikipedia, is a hard rock band from Ireland that formed in 2004 and toured with Thin Lizzy. One of their claims to fame, according to said Wikipedia page, is a 5K review from Kerrang. Their success now brings them to IIT-Kanpur’s festival Antaragni.

Glyder is set to headline Synchronicity, the rock competition at Antaragni. According to the ibibo page of the festival

If you think you can whether the storm then catch Irish band- Glyder this October, at the IIT Kanpur campus, perform Live at ibibo Synchronicity. So get hooked to the â??Merry Groundâ?? of rock music and make their music your â??Playground for Lifeâ??!

In case you didn’t get that. By ‘whether’ they mean ‘weather’. ‘Merry Ground’ is a misspelt reference to the song ‘The Merrygoround’ form the band’s latest album Playground For Life.

The competition has some great prizes including

Winning band gets to record a music album with Dogmatone Records & win cash INR 1Lakh.
Best Guitarist wins a Les Paul Ultra!
Best Bassist wins a Epiphone Base!
Best Drummer gets a Sonor Stage 2 Black Drum Kit
Best Vocalist gets a cash prize of INR 20,000/-

By ‘Base’ they mean a bass guitar. The gig happens October, 25.