Rendezvous (festival)


Rendezvous, famously known as RDV is the annual Cultural Festival of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. It is a four-day-long event held in October every year. In the 2019 version, Rendezvous hosted 280+ events and had a footfall of over 163,000, 15,000+ participants and 200+ artists from more than 25 countries.

Pro-Shows

Pro-nites have brought out artists from different cultures together. It has been the main star attraction of the festival with performing artists ranging from the famous Indian musical trio, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy to the famous American Rock Band, Hoobastank, having performed here. Dhoom, in the past has staged popular performances like Javed Akhtar, Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Medonsa, Javed Ali in 2015, Falak Shabir and Arjit Singh in 2014, Farhan Akhtar, Hoobastank in 2013, Coke Studio@MTV in 2012; Rabbi Shergill, Rohit Deshmukh, Kailash Kher, Amaan and Ayaan Ali Khan, Mohit Chauhan, KK in 2010. The Pro-Show Spectrum has maintained the legacy of hosting star casts of popular Bollywood movies like Chakravyuh in 2012, Band Baaja Baaraat and Break Ke Baad in 2010. Blitzkrieg has staged several international headliner bands like Cypher16 in 2012, Textures in 2010, Malefice in 2009, and Mindsnare in 2008; and Indian Rock Bands like Parikrama, Thermal and a Quarter, Prestorika, Decibel, Faridkot and Vayu.
Apart from competitions, some of the Indian top bands are also invited to perform. 2016 witnessed the presence of the Junkyard Groove and Spud in the Box. These have been judged by prominent judges like Shiamak Davar and Shahnaz Husain.

Informals

These events are held throughout the four days of the festival. Informal stage has seen the presence of Bollywood personalities including Anushka Sharma, John Abraham, Deepika Padukone and Piyush Mishra.
The commencement of the "RDV’s Got talent" has given students a platform to showcase their skills.