The heavy metal introduction aside, the third installment of the Bacardi NH7 Weekender festival promises to be bigger than any of its predecessors. A lineup that comprises more than 200 artistes across six different stages should suffice in staking that claim. The fact that all of this is spread across three cities — Noida, Pune and Bangalore — ensures that any arguments to the contrary will be well and truly buried. To preview the first of the trio, Bacardi NH7 Weekender in Noida, we spoke to some of the returning artistes and here is what they had to say.

Raghu Dixit performs on the Dewarists Stage during the Bacardi NH7 Weekender in 2011