As we get closer to the peak music festival and events season in India starting in September, promoters have already begun announcing several headline international acts making their way to India all the way up to April 2024.
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One of the biggest American hip-hop artists at the start of the millennium, Curtis Jackson aka 50 Cent has had several hits like "Candy Shop" and "In Da Club" to his name. He returns to Mumbai for the first time since 2007, performing on his Final Lap Tour on November 25th at D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
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Among the world's veteran DJ-producers, Armin van Buuren will return to India in October for shows in four cities as part of the Sunburn Arena tour. The EDM frontrunner and founder of A State of Trance will perform in Bengaluru (October 5th), Mumbai (October 6th), Kolkata (October 7th) and Delhi NCR (October 8th).
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Australian producer, trumpeter and dance music artist Timmy Trumpet aka Timothy Jude Smith played his first show in India in 2018 and now he's announced as one of the first headliners at Sunburn, Goa. The "Freaks" hitmaker will perform between December 28th and 31st in India.
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Among the more notorious black metal bands in the world right now, Swedish band Marduk have announced their India debut for September 23rd in Bengaluru. The trio were originally intended to make their way to metal festival Bangalore Open Air as headliners in 2017.
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America-raised, South Korea-based pop artist Eric Nam has been making steady moves towards his Indian fanbase for years now and there's finally confirmation (of sorts) that the "I Don't Know You Anymore" singer will hit India sometime in 2024 on his House On A Hill World Tour.
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U.K. prog metal TesseracT favorites have been visiting India on and off a few times for over a decade now. With the arrival of their next album War of Being, the band will perform three shows in India in 2024, performing on April 26th in New Delhi/Gurugram, on April 27th in Mumbai and on April 28th in Bengaluru.
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British-Canadian DJ and producer Richard Hawtin, often cited as a key figure in techno music, will make his return to India in November for DGTL Festival in Bengaluru (November 17th and 18th) and Mumbai (November 18th and 19th). He appears on the lineup alongside the likes of Tinlicker (DJ set) and more.
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