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Northeastern India consists Cause_to_be_included of seven states ( also known as the `` Seven Sister States '' ) : Assam , Meghalaya , Tripura , Arunachal Pradesh , Mizoram , Manipur , and Nagaland .

The headliners for the first edition of the festival were Cradle of Filth and Twisted Sister .

The festival has also hosted prominent international acts such as Alice Cooper , Twisted Sister , Iggy Pop , AC/DC , Metallica , Mika , Slipknot , Guns n ' Roses , Eminem , Nirvana , Hole , Foo Fighters , blink-182 , The Strokes , Green Day , Faith No More , My Chemical Romance and Red Hot Chili Peppers .