Pune hadn't had a major rock show in months and it was high time something exciting happened. Pune's annual FREEDOM ROCK concert was held at the Jazz Garden on the 14th night.

Probably Pune's most busy amateur band, Unbound got the gig going, immediately kicking into a tried and tested crowd favourite in Deep Purple's Highway Star. The band straight away got a good response and also impressed a few musicians with their tight musicianship. Their set comprised some good hard rock songs, the kind which is sure to get a crowd going. Unbound performed a few Black Sabbath/Ozzy tracks including Paranoid and Crazy Train in addition to the Guns and Roses' Civil War and an Iron Maiden track.

Vayu has been a regular band to Pune in recent months, performing at Jazz By The Bay and many would remember them for the massively successful doors tribute gig held at the Jazz Garden Quite some time ago. These guys had a lotta energy to lend to the proceedings! It was great for a classic rock fan with the band belting out covers of Pink Floyd and The Doors to kick things off. Guitarist Ravi Iyer sure knows how to get the crowd behind him with his playing. He took extended solos on a number of their songs including Pink Floyd's Time. The band was really explosive on the day and that came throught best on their cover of Deep Purple's Ted The Mechanic. The most interesting track of the night from Vayu though was their Khichdi of Mission Impossible and Dave Brubeck's jazz classic, Take Five. It's a highly unlikely combination…but it worked out really well! Before completing their set with an original, the band played Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall and immediately lauched into our national anthem, reminding everybody why we were standing there in the first place.