A Handy Guide to India’s Big Music Festival Season
From EDM to metal to mainstream pop, here is what’s on across India in 2023 and 2024
A glimpse of Lollapalooza India in Mumbai in January 2023. Photo: Fleck Media
The first weekend of November 2023 alone will see at least four major music festivals taking place, that too all in Mumbai.
As music festival season swings into action alongside big-ticket shows as well (like multi-instrumentalist Jacob Collier, fusion act Snarky Puppy, guitar virtuoso Steve Vai, hip-hop artist 50 Cent, pop star Ed Sheeran), we’re compiling a running list of all the music festivals announced in India so far. Keep checking for regular updates about tickets, lineups and more as we go cover music festivals from November 2023 all the way up to April 2024.
(This is a continually updating list)
Mahindra Independence Rock ft Girish and the Chronicles, Underside, Agam, Parikrama, Bhayanak Maut and more
When: November 4th and 5th, 2023
Where: Bayview Lawns, Mazgaon, Mumbai
Get tickets here.
Zomaland Pune ft Prateek Kuhad, Nucleya, Jonita Gandhi, Riar Saab, Madhur Sharma and more
When: November 4th and 5th, 2023
Where: Mahalakshmi Lawns, Pune
Get tickets here.
Nykaaland ft Ritviz, HRVY, DJ Ishani and more
When: November 4th and 5th, 2023
Where: Mahalaxmi Race Course, Mumbai
Get tickets here.
Global Indie Festival ft Simangavole, Tejas, Baba Sehgal, Sibu Manai, Saz, Queendom and more
When: November 4th and 5th, 2023
Where: Dublin Square, Phoenix Market City, Mumbai
Get tickets here.
Palm Tree Music Festival ft Kygo, Kungs, Sam Feldt, Edward Maya, Forester and more
When: November 3rd to 5th, 2023
Where: Mahalaxmi Race Course, Mumbai
Get tickets here.
Bollywood Music Project ft Badshah, Asees Kaur, Nucleya, Farhan Akhtar, Vishal-Shekhar and more
When: November 3rd and 4th, 2023
Where: Jio World Garden, BKC, Mumbai
Get tickets here.
International Indie Music Festival ft Dave Evans, Dharma, Arivu and the Ambassa Band, Hammond Brothers, Indian Ocean, Motherjane, Girish and the Chronicles and more
When: November 10th to 12th, 2023
Where: Kerala Arts & Crafts Village, Thiruvananthapuram
Get tickets here.
DGTL Bengaluru and Mumbai ft Tinlicker, Richie Hawtin, Juliet Fox, Tech Panda x Kenzani and more
When: November 17th and 18th (Bengaluru), November 18th and 19th (Mumbai)
Where: The Lalit Ashok (Bengaluru), Nesco Center (Mumbai)
Get tickets here.
Shillong Cherry Blossom Festival ft Ne-Yo, Ronan Keating, Jonas Blue, Sanam, Surl, Meba Ofilia, Lou Majaw and more
When: November 17th to 19th, 2023
Where: RBDSA Complex, Bhoirymbong, Shillong
Get tickets here.
Locals District ft Tigerhead, Khainz, Polaroit, Aaron Suiss, Valesuchi, Audio Units, Cmyk, Subliminal and more
When: November 17th to 19th, 2023
Where: The Dadhikar Fort, Alwar, Rajasthan
Get tickets here.
Indiegaga ft Bhayanak Maut, Sanjith Hegde, Agam, Thaikkudam Bridge, Arya Dayal, All OK, Oorka, Lavi & Foenix
When: November 18th, 2023
Where: Manpho Convention Centre, Bengaluru
Get tickets here.
Short Story Presents – Five Oh: A Festival of Music and Literature ft Signal W, Honey’s Dead, HMT
When: November 18th, 2023
Where: Pioneer Hall, Bandra, Mumbai
Get tickets here.
Pine Tree Festival ft 1974 AD, Gauley Bhai, Papersky, Trance Effect, Reincarnation and more
When: November 18th and 19th, 2023
Where: Rohini Lake Garden, Kurseong
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Majuli Music Festival ft Indian Ocean, Abdon Mech, Jeremiah De Rozario, Anoushka Maskey and more
When: November 24th to 26th, 2023
Where: Jengraimukh, near Jorhat, Assam
Get tickets here.
NCPA International Jazz Festival ft Thilo Wolf Big Band, Emmet Cohen, Alfredo Rodriguez Trio, Jane Monheit and more
When: November 25th, 26th and 27th
Where: Tata Theatre, NCPA, Mumbai
Get tickets here.
Zomaland Ahmedabad
When: November 25th and 26th, 2023
Where: TBA, Ahmedabad
Get details here.
BACARDÍ NH7 Weekender ft MIA, YG, Monuments, I Built the Sky, BEAR, Priya Ragu, Cartel Madras, Ezra Collective, Jai Wolf, Alo Wala, MC Stan, Daler Mehndi, Euphoria 25 and More
When: December 1st to 3rd, 2023
Where: Teerth Fields, Pune
Get tickets here.
Musicathon 2023 ft Bombay Bandook, Samar Mehdi, Shubham Kabra, Manzil Mystic, Vahaka and more
When: December 1st and 2nd, 2023
Where: The Bagicha, Bir, Himachal Pradesh
Get details here.
The Hills Festival ft Anoushka Maskey, BLOT!, Kreon, FILM, Smokey and more
When: December 1st and 2nd, 2023
Where: Lum ‘er Pyngngad, Shillong
Get tickets here.
Echoes of Earth ft Sid Sriram, Tinariwen, Thaikkudam Bridge, Jitwam, Mansur Brown, Len Faki, Sijya, Sunflower Tape Machine and more
When: December 2nd and 3rd, 2023
Where: Embassy International Riding School, Bengaluru
Get tickets here.
LiveBox Festival ft Steve Vai and more
When: December 8th, 2023
Where: Phoenix Market City, Bengaluru
Get tickets here.
Freebird Music Festival ft Farhan Akhtar, When Chai Met Toast, KR$NA, Shankuraj Konwar, Suzonn, Rain in Sahara and more
When: December 9th and 10th, 2023
Where: The Greenwood Resort, Guwahati
Get tickets here.
Hornbill Music Festival
When: December 1st to 10th, 2023
Where: Main Arena, Kisama, Nagaland
Get details here.
Mumbai Jazz Festival ft Vasundhara Vee, Hindol Deb, Many Things, Ter Laba, Zian B & Band
When: December 9th and 10th, 2023
Where: Phoenix Palladium, Mumbai
Get tickets here.
Orange Festival of Adventure and Music ft Bombay Vikings, Ritviz, Inner Circle, The Riot Peddlers, Easy Wanderlings. Motherjane and more
When: December 14th to 17th, 2023
Where: Dambuk, Arunachal Pradesh
Get tickets here.
Bandland ft Deep Purple, Goo Goo Dolls, The War on Drugs, Amyl and the Sniffers, Parikrama, Thermal and a Quarter, Parvaaz and more
When: December 16th and 17th, 2023
Where: Embassy International Riding School, Bengaluru
Get tickets here.
Bloom In Green Festival ft Kaya Project, Pettra, Prem Joshua & Band, Shanka Tribe, Suduaya, Carbon and more
When: December 15th to 18th, 2023
Where: Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu
Get tickets here.
Magnetic Fields Festival ft Hudson Mohawke, Or:la, Mella Dee, Dele Sosimi, Jitwam, Sandunes, Meba Ofilia, Goya, OX7GEN, Dolorblind, Dualist Inquiry and more
When: December 15th to 17th, 2023
Where: Alsisar Mahal, Rajasthan
Get details here.
Repertwahr Festival ft When Chai Met Toast, Parvaaz w/Tajdar Junaid, Alif, Roshan Abbas, Biswa Kalyan Rath, Nidhi Narwal, Harsh Gujral and more
When: December 15th to 17th, 2023
Where: La Martiniere Ground, Lucknow
Get tickets here.
Mahindra Kabira Festival
When: December 15th to 17th, 2023
Where: Multiple locations, Varanasi
Get tickets here.
Kholeydai – Annual Harvest & Music Festival ft Bipul Chettri, Ghugu’Mugu, Mookhuri, Purna Rai and more
When: December 15th to 17th, 2023
Where: Parengtar, Kalimpong
Get tickets here.
Zomaland New Delhi
When: December 16th and 17th, 2023
Where: TBA, Delhi NCR
Get details here.
Serendipity Arts Festival ft Zakir Hussain & Friends, Nimad, Indus Creed, Bollyjazz, Matteo Fraboni Quintet, Krantinaari, Pratika and more
When: December 15th to 23rd, 2023
Where: Multiple locations, Panjim, Goa
Get details here.
Zomaland Chandigarh
When: December 23rd and 24th, 2023
Where: TBA, Chandigarh
Get details here.
Sunburn Festival ft Alesso, Timmy Trumpet, Hardwell, Charlotte De Witte, Indo Warehouse, John Newman, Vinai, Bassjackers and more
When: December 28th to 31st, 2023
Where: TBA, Goa
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All India Permit Festival
When: January 6th and 7th, 2024
Where: Nicco Park, Kolkata
Get tickets here.
Outrage Festival ft Motherjane, Kryptos, Zygnema, Capital Metal, Chaos, Elemental
When: January 13th, 2024
Where: TBA, Delhi NCR
Get tickets here.
Zomaland Hyderabad
When: January 20th and 21st, 2024
Where: TBA, Hyderabad
Get details here.
Lollapalooza India
When: January 27th and 28th, 2024
Where: Mahalaxmi Race Course, Mumbai
Get tickets here.
Spoken Fest ft Rahgir, SlowCheeta w/Battatawada (Shweta Tripathi Sharma), Sayani Gupta and more
When: February 3rd and 4th, 2024
Where: Jio World Garden, BKC, Mumbai
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Bangalore Open Air 2024 ft Kreator, In Flames, Decapitated, Watain, Burning Witches, Ankor, Kryptos, Zygnema, Godless and more
When: February 9th and 10th, 2024
Where: TBA, Bengaluru
Get tickets here.
Mahindra Blues Festival
When: February 10th and 11th, 2024
Where: TBA, Mumbai
Get details here.
Zomaland Mumbai
When: February 10th and 11th, 2024
Where: TBA, Mumbai
Get details here.
Vh1 Supersonic
When: February 16th to 18th, 2024
Where: TBA, Pune
Get details here.
Mahindra Roots Festival
When: February 24th and 25th, 2024
Where: TBA, Mumbai
Get details here.
Zomaland Kolkata
When: February 24th and 25th, 2024
Where: TBA, Kolkata
Get details here.
Mahindra Percussion Festival
When: March 23rd, 2024
Where: TBA, Bengaluru
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Zomaland Bengaluru
When: March 16th and 17th, 2024
Where: TBA, Bengaluru
Get details here.
