India, 21 March, 2023 - The recently Sunburn India tour of acclaimed world’s #1 DJ Martin Garrix presented by Sunburn has set an impressive benchmark within the live event industry of India by becoming the highest selling tour in the history of live shows in India. Presented by Asia’s largest dance music festival Sunburn, the 8-city tour spanned over two weeks and saw the acclaimed 26-year-old Dutchman tour cities like Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Chennai and New Delhi with a total of 9 shows.
The cumulative on ground attendance for the tour totaled up to a whopping 150,000 fans, while the official aggregate ticket sale figure registered on bookmyshow was 105,000 beating the likes of tours involving artists such as Arijit Singh, Vir Das, Prateek Kuhad conducted within the Indian sub-continent. These numbers make Garrix’s tour the highest grossing music tour in the history of live shows in India.
The two-time MTV EMA winner and four-time world's #1 DJ got support from Indian celebrities like Ranbir Kapoor, Allu Arjun, Suhani Shah, Abdu Rozik, Just Sul, Aryan Khan, Nagma Mirajkar, Funcho and more at his multi-city tours.
‘’India is one of my favourite countries to perform at, and this tour has been one of the best experiences ever. We have done 9 amazing shows in 8 different cities and I already can’t wait to come back.’’
Martin Garrix
“We are extremely proud and thrilled to learn of this development. We thank all of our supporters and patrons for their relentless efforts in making the Martin Garrix India Tour hit such a remarkable milestone and to support our vision of being a frontrunner in the live events industry. Sunburn has commenced the 2023 season on a high note and we have many more exciting announcements coming up in the near future.”
Karan Singh, CEO, Sunburn
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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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 15 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.
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