World’s #1 DJ Martin Garrix Announces Biggest Ever
India Tour With Sunburn
~ Eight shows across 8 Metros ushering in the Festival of Holi pan-India ~
India, 9th January 2023 – This summer, acclaimed Dutch DJ/Producer Martin Garrix will embark on his most expansive-ever India tour, after a successful run in the region in the year 2018.
Fresh off the success of his Sentio World Tour and high-flying performances at Tomorrowland, Lollapalooza,UMF and Creamfields last year, the 26-year-old Dutchman is primed for his 6th visit to India. Billed as one of the “largest arena showcases to be witnessed in India” this year, the itinerary includes eight shows across eight major metros over a span of two weekends, presented by Asia’s largest dance music festival, Sunburn.
The two-time MTV EMA winner and four-time World’s #1 DJ will kick off his tour on 3rd March, 2023 in Bengaluru, followed by Hyderabad on 4th March, 2023 and then head to Chennai on 5th March, 2023. To usher in the Holi festivities, the acclaimed DJ will perform in Pune in the former half of the day and trek back to Mumbai to perform in the latter half of the day on 8th March, 2023. He will then perform on 10th March, 2023 in Kolkata, followed by New Delhi on 11th March, 2023 before culminating the tour in Ahmedabad on 12th March, 2023.
Since hitting the music scene in 2012, the superstar DJ/Producer is most well-known for his hits Animals, In the Name Of Love, Summer days and Scared to Be Lonely, and Indian audiences can expect a euphoric sold-out stadium performance.
Martin Garrix states, ‘’India is one of my favourite countries to perform at, so I’m super excited to finally return and party with all my fans. Hope to see you there!’’
Karan Singh, CEO, Sunburn states, “We are thrilled to announce an eight city Sunburn Arena tour with one of the biggest names from the global dance music circuit, Martin Garrix. We witnessed a stellar turnout at the DJ Snake Tour last year and it’s only going to get bigger and better this year with live shows once again gaining a strong foothold in India.”
Sunburn Arena is a sub-variant brand format created under the mega brand umbrella Sunburn, and with an aim to cater to dance music enthusiasts across various cities pan India and around the world. Sunburn Arena has played host to some of the world’s leading DJs over the past few years including world renowned DJ Snake, Hardwell, Deadmau5, Afrojack, Armin van Buuren, Swedish House Mafia, Dash Berlin and Avicii.
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Tickets will go live 10th Jan 12pm on bookmyshow.com. Prices start INR 1,000/- upwards.
NOTES TO THE EDITOR
About Sunburn
Sunburn, a Percept Intellectual Property, is Asia’s Premiere Electronic Dance Music (EDM) Festival, and is ranked amongst the world’s biggest music festivals. Started in 2007 as a 3 day music festival in Goa, Sunburn has grown to become an aspirational lifestyle brand boasting an eclectic mix of music, entertainment, experiences and celebration that has seeded music tourism in India. Over the past 16 years, Sunburn has brought together renowned International and Indian artists to entertain hundreds of thousands of dance music lovers across the country and overseas, and positioned India as a prime dance festival destination to the world.
The Sunburn Festival, Sunburn Reload, Sunburn Arena and Sunburn Campus formats have enabled a wide geographical and demographic reach pan India and abroad. Sunburn has the distinction of having brought down to India the world’s top 10 DJs, including Swedish House Mafia, Martin Garrix, Tiesto, Avicii, Hardwell, Deadmau5, Armin van Buuren, David Guetta, Afrojack, Above & Beyond, The Chainsmokers, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Marshmello, Paul Van Dyk, Skazi, Pete Tong, Dash Berlin, and Nicky Romero. Sunburn has also made its successful debut overseas across Colombo, Sri Lanka; Khatmandu, Nepal; Dubai; Muscat; and Melbourne, Australia, thereby creating history to become the first successful indigenous Music IP to cross international shores. Sunburn is ranked as big as Tomorrowland and Ultra Miami festival as per the IMS APAC Business Report 2014, and has won numerous awards and accolades around the globe including the WOW Awards, BW Applause Awards and Palm Expo Awards.
Sunburn is a Percept Intellectual Property. With a team of over 200 people and 28 offices across India and the Middle East, Percept is at an enviable leadership position in the Entertainment, Media and Communications domain.
About Percept Live
Percept Live, established in the year 2012, is the live entertainment division of Percept Limited. It owns and manages all the Intellectual Properties created in the Live Entertainment, Sports, Fashion, Digital and Media space. Percept has been in the ‘Ideas’ business for the past 35 years and has been instrumental in creating many legendary ‘Intellectual Properties’ in the past for its clients. The creation of a dedicated ‘Intellectual Properties’ business was but a further extension to Percept’s existing knowledge and expertise in the Entertainment, Media and Communications domain with a vision to convert path breaking innovative ideas into Assets in order to create long term value for all its Stakeholders. IPs owned by Percept Live include Sunburn, Bollyboom, EPL (Eat Play Love), Windsong, IMS (India Model Search) and XCC (Xtreme Combat Championship).
Percept Live is a Percept company. With a team of over 200 people and 28 offices across India and the Middle East, Percept is at an enviable leadership position in the Entertainment, Media and Communications domain.
About BookMyShow
Launched in 2007, BookMyShow, owned and operated by Big Tree Entertainment Pvt Ltd, is India’s leading entertainment destination and the one-stop shop for every out-of-home entertainment need. The firm is present in over 650 towns and cities in India and works with partners across the industry to provide unmatched entertainment experiences to millions of customers. Over the years, the company has evolved from a purely online ticketing platform for movies across 6,000 screens, to end-to-end management of live entertainment events including music concerts, live performances, theatricals, sports and more, all accomplished at par with global standards. BookMyShow has also built India’s largest organic reviews and ratings engine for movies and has driven technology innovations, such as the m-ticket and Movie Mode, impacting tens of millions of users and the industry at large. With continued support from investors including TPG Growth, Stripes Group, SAIF Partners, Accel and Network18, BookMyShow is invested in providing the best user experience, whether on ground or online. Demonstrating category leadership, BookMyShow has grown beyond India with operations in Dubai, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Singapore amongst others. The Mumbai-headquartered company counts Ticket Green, Eventifier, Fantain, Masti Tickets, Townscript and Burrp amongst its key investments in the sector. BookMyShow is also committed to society at large, by way of its charity initiative BookASmile, which provides entertainment experiences to the underprivileged.
