Parvaaz announces their comeback with a six-city ‘Full Circle’ tour

And they will be back on stage after more than a year and a half, with a new member on stage

By Parvaaz drummer Sachin Banandur’s estimate, this is the longest that the rock band have gone on an involuntary hiatus. “Before, our breaks would be mostly for a month or so around Christmas time. This is the longest break of 17 months or so,” he says.

Among Bengaluru’s most feted bands in recent times for their immersive, intricate songwriting that draws from blues, psychedelic rock, progressive rock and Kashmiri music, Parvaaz not only had their hands tied by the pandemic and the ensuing lockdowns, but also internal imbalance. Guitarist and co-founder Mir Kashif Iqbal exited the band early this year: his statement online mentioned that he was “negotiating” terms of an “amicable settlement” of his departure from Parvaaz in August 2020.