This music festival was told to be grand in the history of Nepali music by the organizers.
- First grand Music Festival with 16 artists in a single location
- Two helicopters used to transport the artists
- Ticket rate Rs. 150 and include a noodle, a juice, and a NTC discount of Rs. 50 (dirt cheap)
First, there weren’t many listeners. The area looked empty during the concert. The singers were also disappointed by the small number of people in the audience. Apart from less ticket sales, one another reason for the small crowd size is the relative size of Tundikhel area. I think, it is a huge area, only suitable for political meets where people can come and ‘have fun’ for free.
Then, things went wrong when the sound system failed to live up to the expectation of the music fans. The fans started throwing water bottles and other things towards the singers.
The festival organized by Sadhana Kala Kendra awarded Sukmit Gurung and Om Bikram Bista the Life-time Achievement Award.
The artists present in the program were – Om Bikram Bista, Nima Rumba, Nabin K. Bhattarai, Sukmit Gurung, Sugam Pokharel, Indira Joshi, Dhiraj Rai, Yogeshowr Amatya.
