Ben Champniss, Will Hoult, Dan Saunders, Trevor Tucker, Graham Howes and Jimmi Issacs were interviewed live on Indian radio and caused such a buzz on the phones that the station asked them back the next day.

The band also appeared on the cover of a regional paper in India and were filmed for television appearances.

They played the three-week event, from May 3 to 27, with four other international bands and seven Indian bands.

The tour took them from Imphal through Kohima, Diphu, Itanagar, Guwahati, Aizawl and Shillong, playing music in 20,000-capacity stadiums followed by a workshop for local people.

It is one of Northeast India's major tours and was launched in 2003 by Springboard Surprises.

Too Late Lucy front man Ben Champniss said: "Our first gig will stick with me forever. We were treated like a major band. The people in the crowd grabbed at us, wanted autographs and gave us gifts, including necklaces and hats.

"Sometimes security had to drag us back stage."

The bands did hundreds of hours of travelling and part of the entourage in another vehicle had a road accident. Three people were taken to hospital and two of them were later released while the other was kept in for observation.

Ben said: "After the others had an accident we felt exceptionally nervous doing 60 mph along mountain ledges. It was scary."

Now back with their feet on English soil the lads are working on an album and plan to release a five-track EP.