Live Music at The Spotted Deer
From heavy metal to late-night jazz, The Spotted Deer has carved a space of its own in Chennai’s live music scene. Our stage brings together a wide range of genres including death metal, punk, indie fusion, and EDM, with space for both popular names and emerging talent. Some nights are loud and electric, others more immersive and soulful, but each one adds to a growing community and music culture that’s bold, diverse, and evolving with every show.
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About This Event
Most independent musicians live a double life. They work jobs, meet deadlines, deal with responsibilities, and navigate the everyday grind, only to step away from it all when they pick up an instrument, step behind a mic, or walk onto a stage.
Music is their escape. Their Permanent Vacation.
On 29th August 2026, we head back to The Spotted Deer for another evening of original music, bringing together four distinct acts from Chennai’s independent music scene.
“Siennor Trio” is an art pop (/genre fluid) Tamil band from Chennai. The music revolves around core lyrical ideas, with spoken word, storytelling, extended instrument solos, improvisation, as well as contemporary classical instrumental pieces, which are largely a reflection of the self and society, ranging from powerful, adventurous dance numbers to melancholic and lazy pieces, touching through several human emotions and moods.
Blues Conscience
Blues Conscience is a 17-year-old blues trio from Chennai, bringing together influences from Buddy Guy and B.B. King to Eric Clapton and beyond. Known for their fun, high-energy performances, the band blends storytelling with the raw spirit of the blues. Their sets move between original music and reimagined covers, always with plenty of groove, soul and personality.
The Broadway Addicts
The Broadway Addicts have been kicking around for over a decade – sometimes asleep, sometimes screaming – in the lukewarm waters of Chennai’s music scene, they dodge, and occasionally headbutt the thin line between melody and glorious dissonance.
Srie’s BessyBop
Five musicians and one frontwoman, Srie, turning her original songs into music that confuses labels. Call it alt-pop, call it jazz-pop; it’s all built to make you bop.
About Metal Chennai
Metal Chennai is a platform created to support independent live music in Chennai, with a specific interest in metal, alternative and the heavier genres of music.
Past Events
From Tamil indie and jazz fusion to punk and experimental rock, The Spotted Deer has hosted a wide spectrum of genre-bending performances in collaboration with Metal Chennai. Highlights include immersive sets by Siennor Trio, known for their evocative storytelling and layered sound, and SNAX, a drummer-percussionist duo who kicked off the Saravedi edition. The venue also welcomed the East Coast Jazz Movement: Edition One, featuring acclaimed musicians from across the globe. Many Things Madras followed with a dynamic fusion showcase in collaboration with the Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music, joined by the SAM All Stars, a multicultural group of top-tier musicians from Sweden, Austria, Réunion Island, Italy, and India. Other highlights include The Angular Sessions, a night that showcased raw punk covers and powerful live sets, and Running in Circles, a charged evening of alternative rock and modern sounds. Each performance brought something distinct to the table, reflecting the diversity of sound and creative exchange that define the stage at The Spotted Deer.
Signature Metal Nights
The Spotted Deer’s Signature Metal Nights, in collaboration with Metal Chennai, have featured some of the heaviest metal acts in the city. From Brutal Carnage’s relentless editions showcasing death, post-hardcore, and progressive metal, featuring names like Moral Putrefaction, Incendiarius, Godless, and The Void We Create, to Metal Munnetra Kazhagam’s tribute nights reimagining Slipknot, System of a Down, and more, each show delivers volume, grit, and a loyal crowd that keeps coming back for more.
DJ Nights
Our DJ nights bring the energy, spinning everything from disco and house to EDM and beyond. Highlights include a Houdini takeover that packed the floor with a high-energy set. Every year features themed editions like Halloween nights and Oktoberfest specials. Weekly favourites include Ladies Night on Wednesdays, Bollywood Fridays, and high-energy EDM sets every Saturday.