page_title: Synchronicity (Rock Festival, IIT Kanpur)
section_title: Competition
hierarchical_section_title: Synchronicity (Rock Festival, IIT Kanpur) / Competition
caption_attribution_description: English: Rock Festival Headliner
context_page_description: Synchronicity is the rock music festival of Antaragni the annual cultural festival of IIT Kanpur, held in the month of October, and is one of the popular college festivals in India. It is a three-day-long festival, attracting participation from over 400 rock bands of India.
context_section_description: The event starts with zonal preliminary rounds held in 9 major cities, where about 10 bands compete and out of them 1 or 2 ultimate performances get selected. These semi-finalists get to participate in the second round, held at IIT Kanpur during Antaragni. After National eliminations top 3 bands make it to the Grand Finale. The grand finale is judged by the members of the featured International bands and The event closes with special performance by guest bands.
  Stage 1 : ROADTRIP (Zonal Eliminations)
  
  The country is divided into nine zones Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Bhopal, Chennai, Guwahati, Ahmedabad and Chandigarh and over 100 band register from each zone.
  From the registered bands 12 bands are selected from each zone to perform at the Roadtrip shows in the city which three bands are selected for the second stage at IIT Kanpur.
  Stage 2 : National Eliminations
  The shortlisted bands battle it out for two days at the national elimination, held at IIT Kanpur during Antaragni. In the end, only four bands are selected for the final night, where they perform as opening act to the international headlining acts.
  Stage 3 : The Final Night
  In the final night the four bands which pass through the national elimination get a chance to open for the international headliner of Synchronicity. At the final stage of Synchronicity they compete for the title of Synchronicity winner and a prize money of worth five Lacs. The competition is headlined and judged by international artists.
caption: Poets of the Fall performing in Synchronicity 2007
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