Incursion kicks off countrywide Rock Tour

Rock music tours in Bangladesh are not a familiar event, despite a vibrant and active rock music scene in the country. In a bid to bring rock vibe among youths, provide a platform to fresh bands from outside the capital to express their music and reach a bigger audience, Incursion Music, a recoding label of Bangladesh, began a countrywide Rock Tour, that began in Sylhet this weekend, at the local at Shilpakala Academy. 

As part of the tour, three Dhaka-based bands -- Savagery, Aushruto and Plasmic Knock -- will also be performing in Rajshahi, Khulna and Chittagong. From each zone, five bands will be selected to perform with the featured bands. Later, the best bands from each zone will be chosen to perform in a grandeur Dhaka concert, with other big bands. 

 At the Sylhet concert, local bands Psychotron, Revolution, Rim Music Club, End of Night, Shlok and Axe-Alpha performed along with the three featured bands.   

 Saadi Rahman, founder of Incursion Music said: “The reason behind choosing five zones is that while we arrange concerts in Dhaka city, we receive calls from youths of different districts often, urging to branch out to different districts, and establishing a platform for local bands.”

 Registrations for the three next zones are still open. Interested bands of the areas can register and send their demo/ live video and information via the Incursion Music's facebook page or email at bangladeshtour.incursionmusic@gmail.com. A panel at Incursion Music will judge the videos and invite the selected bands.

The concerts are free for attendees, subject to limited registration.