Oasis, the annual cultural festival of BITS Pilani, is one of the largest cultural festivals in India. Besides being a platform for the launch of various independent artists, Oasis has had performers like Amit Trivedi, Farhan Akhtar, Kailash Kher, Vishal-Shekhar, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, K.K, Benny Dayal, Papon; Sunburn and Red Bull Tour Bus, with DJs like Wolfpack, Candice Redding, Zaeden, Shaan and Anish Sood; multiple stand-up acts including TVF, East India Comedy, Biswa Kalyan Rath, and Kenny Sebastian. Since its inception, Oasis has grown into a unique cultural phenomenon attaining nationwide popularity. It is the only college festival in India which can boast of running non-stop for 96 hours. With 80+ events encompassing music, dance, drama, literary, fine arts and fashion, and a footfall of more than 15,000 students from 100s of colleges, the preparation for this year’s festival
The Indian Music Diaries is happy to be the official media partner for this year edition!
Rap Wars
Rap Wars is a nationwide rap battle event, being organised since the last seven years. The competition takes place in 2 stages where the first stage is the eliminations in four cities, from which two winners from each cities would move on to perform in the finals during the fest. Oasis will be conducting eliminations in Bombay, Delhi, Bangalore and Kolkata, registrations for all of which are free. Winners from each of these receive free transport and accommodation for Oasis where they compete for the main prize which includes a cash pool of Rs. 1.5 lacs in addition to record deals.
For detailed procedure and registration: https://bits-oasis.org
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Rocktaves
Rocktaves is an annual semi-pro band competition which has been going on for over 20 years. The rock competition has acted as a springboard for India’s premier rock groups of the stature of Parikrama, Indian Ocean, Superfuzz,
Deadline for offline registration – 30th June
Deadline for online registration – 14th July
For detailed procedure and registration: https://bits-oasis.org/rocktaves
For further updates, follow the Rocktaves facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/rocktaves
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Watch last year’s official after-movie here below :
For more details regarding Oasis ’19, please visit their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/oasis.bitspilani
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