When Chai Met Toast: ‘We are proud to be Malayalis and represent Kerala’
Updated On: 20 January, 2024 08:57 AM IST | Mumbai | Nascimento Pinto
As more and more music festivals sprout around the country, the band from Kerala have taken the stage at most of them establishing the influence they have had on the Indian audience. With Lollapalooza 2024 here, mid-day.com caught up with the four-member band ahead of their performance
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When Chai Met Toast will be performing on Day 1 of Lollapalooza 2024 on the Budweiser Stage. Photo Courtesy: Mid-day file pic
In more ways than one, When Chai Met Toast performing at Lollapalooza 2024 was meant to happen, especially with the kind of power-packed year that the band from Kerala has had in 2023 with their tours and performances. Vocalist Ashwin Gopakumar reveals, “To be very honest, we wanted to be a part of the first lineup. Now that the chance has come through, we can`t wait to show the world what we have got.” It is like a dream come true for the band, which will also get to see and share the stage with some of their favourite bands too. “We grew up listening to Sting, and now we have Jonas Brothers and Lauv too,” adds Gopakumar.
The international music festival, which came to India for the first time in 2023, is back and will take place at the Mahalaxmi Racecourse on January 27 and 28; When Chai Met Toast is one of the many Indian bands who will be performing their music for fans attending from all over. There is something special that is definitely planned for their performance at the festival, which is co-produced by BookMyShow, but guitarist-banjo player Achyuth Jaigopal is tight-lipped about it and instead says it is “nothing extraordinary”. “We are just trying to do a more cohesive set from what we have done before. We have always wanted to step up as a band to do a more production set, so that is something we are working on for Lollapalooza. We tried it out on the tour for a normal set but to do a longer festival set is what we are attempting to do this time around,” he adds.
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