Pics: The Circus @ Firangi Paani, Mumbai

Delhi alternative act The Circus played Firangi Paani, Mumbai recently. The Channel V Launchpad finalists blasted through a set comprising predominantly original material, with some choice covers. We were there.

Notes

1. The Circus were, for us, the big find from Channel V’s reality show Launchpad. As we mentioned earlier, “Their brand of Incubus-inspired alternative was refreshing and, with the help of an elastic bass player, made for entertaining viewing.”
2. The band’s live act is highly energetic, relying heavily on the theatrics of guitar-bass duo Arsh Sharma and Abhinav Chaudhry.
3. Arsh Sharma on guitar, with his Nintendo-rock sounds, is the driving force of The Circus’ angular alt.
4. The weakest link at this gig was, surprisingly, vocalist Abhishek Bhatia who we could barely hear over Sharma’s din, but sounds half-decent on the band’s recorded material.
5. Songs like ‘Japanese Rebellion’ and ‘Mind Therapy’ would cause mayhem at Razz.
6. We’re looking forward to the band’s forthcoming debut album From Space.

We took a bunch of pictures at the gig. Here are a few.