Raftaar & KR$NA lit NH7 stage
NH7 Weekender recaps flagged an electric Raftaar × KR$NA stage collab that locked the crowd — the set got called out as a highlight of the festival.[](https://x.com/NH7/status/2033264461377937568) Separately, recent discussion noted Raftaar was among the first Indian artists reportedly paid in crypto for a 2021 Ottawa show (via Gemini), a sign of long‑running monetisation experiments in the scene.[](https://x.com/TheDhhPod/status/2033120830692180140)
NH7 Weekender ran March 13–15, 2026 at Mahalakshmi Lawns in Pune. rollingstoneindia.com Their joint single "Woh Raat" (released Nov 15, 2023) has accumulated roughly 16 million views on Raftaar’s official YouTube channel, underscoring the duo's ongoing collaboration. youtube.com Multiple fan-shot clips from the Pune stage were uploaded to YouTube in the days after the festival, including front‑row footage that captures both artists trading verses and stage banter. youtube.com Organisers NODWIN billed the event as the festival’s 14th edition, and early‑bird season passes were listed at ₹3,600 for the three‑day run. rollingstoneindia.com Raftaar previously accepted cryptocurrency as a performance fee for a one‑hour virtual show in Ottawa scheduled for the second week of July 2021, according to contemporaneous coverage. economictimes.indiatimes.com That 2021 arrangement was arranged by his manager Ankit Khanna, who spoke to the press at the time about using blockchain for artist payments. economictimes.indiatimes.com A recent social post specifically named Gemini as the counterparty for that 2021 payment. x.com The crypto‑payment story ran widely in 2021 across outlets including Gulf News and Moneycontrol, which reported the Ottawa virtual performance and Raftaar’s comments on blockchain. gulfnews.com
