MV 2025–26 · Previous edition
Seedhe Maut
Featured in the festival's historical headliner line-up.
Music · Concerts · IIM Lucknow
Concerts and pro-nights at Manfest-Varchasva
From live bands and solo voices to headlining performances, music has long been part of IIM Lucknow's annual business, cultural and sports festival.
Live music across editions
Artists who have shaped the festival nights
Manfest-Varchasva brings together competition, campus life and performance. These artists are featured in our past-edition headliner archive; the names and years below are not announcements for February 2027.
MV 2025–26 · Previous edition
Papon
Featured in the festival's historical headliner line-up.
MV 2025–26 · Previous edition
Bismil
Featured in the festival's historical headliner line-up.
MV 2024–25 · Previous edition
Salim–Sulaiman
Featured in the festival's historical headliner line-up.
MV 2023–24 · Previous edition
Jubin Nautiyal
Featured in the festival's historical headliner line-up.
MV 2022–23 · Previous edition
Amit Trivedi
Featured in the festival's historical headliner line-up.
Looking for the Manfest-Varchasva 2027 concert lineup? The festival runs from 5–7 February 2027 at IIM Lucknow. Individual concert artists, timings and tickets will be shared through official festival announcements when confirmed.
More than a concert
Music and cultural competitions
Music at Manfest-Varchasva is not limited to pro-nights. The festival has also featured student competitions such as Sur, a solo singing format, and Stairway to Hell, a battle-of-the-bands format. Their event pages preserve previous-edition details.
Sur — solo singing
A stage for individual vocalists. View the competition description and previous-edition material before planning participation.
Explore Sur →Stairway to Hell — bands
Student bands compete through live performance, energy and musicianship as part of the cultural programme.
Explore the band competition →