Twitter and Rolling Stone India curate live Twitter music gigs called #RollingWith

Twitter is your live connection to culture, and in a bid to bring music fans closer to the the indie music scene and to international artists, Twitter India and music monthly Rolling Stone India have teamed up to kickstart a new bi-monthly partnership. Called #RollingWith, this curated partnership will see Indian indie musicians and visiting global acts perform live at the Twitter India #BlueRoom, and the performance will be broadcasted live on Periscope via @RollingStoneIN to reach fans across the country and the world on Twitter. Prior to and during the performance, the artists will also engage with fans on Twitter via exclusive video Q&As and more.

Taking fan engagement from online to offline, a small set of fans, selected via Twitter, will also be invited to watch the gig live at the #BlueRoom.

These ‘music-and-conversation’ video sessions will give music fans a new way of enjoying live music - with a side of social media infused banter. The series will also allow discovery of new artists, and offer a space where musicians and fans meet, talk music, and enjoy a nonchalant listening session. To make it a more inclusive experience for fans, artists will crowdsources lyrics, take a Twitter poll of their favourite tracks, make new album announcements, new tour announcements, share gig travel stories, or chat with fans live on Periscope while performing.

The #RollingWith partnership kickstarted today with British pop sensation, The Vamps (@TheVampsband) that took place live on Twitter on Monday morning. The September and October line-up also includes artists such as Urdu rapper Naezy (@NaezytheBAa), Sandunes (@sandunesmusic), and Mumbai rapper Divine (@VivianDivine), Nucleya (@NUCLEYA) and Dualist Inquiry (@DualistInquiry).

In a time when an increasing number of artists have not only launched successful music careers through social media and digital platforms, but have also been discovered across these platforms, #RollingWith is a great platform for musicians from across genres to meet their fans both online and offline, and also perform on an online global stage.

“Twitter is your live connection to culture, and fans flock to Twitter to share and connect with their favourite artists and other fans. We are thrilled to bring new experiences for music fans exclusively on Twitter with #RollingWith in partnership with Rolling Stone India. Through this initiative, we will be hosting curated performances from Indian indie artists and visiting global acts both on Twitter and live at the #BlueRoom, and will also give fans an opportunity to engage with their favourite musicians in new and unique ways. #RollingWith will feature both known and emerging artists to support the growing local music industry,” says Pratiksha Rao, Head of Media Partnerships, Southeast Asia

Radhakrishnan Nair, Editor & Publisher, Rolling Stone India says, “Rolling Stone India is committed to the cause of supporting artists as well as providing them with a platform to interact with their fans directly. We are happy to join hands with Twitter India for #RollingWith, which is a unique and exciting project in today's social media-driven industry. We hope #RollingWith will go a long way in building and fostering an interactive community of musicians and fans.”

The gigs will go live on @RollingStoneIndia on Twitter and Periscope, and will reach audiences across the country and the world via Twitter. For regular updates on artist line-up, follow @TwitterIndia and @RollingStoneIN. Follow the conversation with #RollingWith.

The Vamps  (@TheVampsband) at the first #RollingWith Twitter gig

Here’s how it started:

Embeddable Tweet: https://twitter.com/TwitterIndia/status/769173860793004033

The band at the Twitter India #BlueRoom:

Embeddable Tweet: https://twitter.com/TheVampsband/status/770125862905716737

The band went live on Periscope with the @RollinStoneIN account:

Embeddable Tweet: https://twitter.com/RollingStoneIN/status/770127140029358080

Here are some video Q&As with the band:

Embeddable Tweet: https://twitter.com/RollingStoneIN/status/770145837049458688

Embeddable Tweet: https://twitter.com/RollingStoneIN/status/770146105690460160

You can check out more conversations on @RollingStoneIN

The fans, selected via Twitter, meet the band:

Embeddable Tweet: https://twitter.com/RollingStoneIN/status/770317253837545472

Fans take selfies with the band with the Twitter Mirror:

https://twitter.com/VideoIndia/status/770144110057492480

https://twitter.com/VideoIndia/status/770144207440936960

You can check out more Tweets on @VideoIndia.