Offset, Solomun, Steve Aoki, Troyboi Lead Massive Lineup for SteppinOut Music Festival in Bengaluru This Week
DJ-producers such as Fedde Le Grand and Gordo join hip-hop heavyweights like DIVINE, Raftaar, KR$NA and more at the two-day event
(Clockwise from top left) Solomun, Offset, Troyboi and Steve Aoki will perform at SteppinOut Music Festival in Bengaluru this week. Photos: Courtesy of SteppinOut Music festival, Motown Records (Offset)
Although it sounds like an intense way to say it, there’s been quite a vengeance in the manner music festivals have returned to calendars in India. Case in point, SteppinOut Music Festival’s mammoth edition that is set to take place in Bengaluru on December 10th and 11th.
The festival is putting together an (alarmingly) ambitious lineup comprising over 90 artists – a majority of them DJs – across five stages. The headliners include party-starting DJ-producer Steve Aoki, the India debut of hip-hop star Offset (formerly of Migos), electronic artist Solomun, trap, future bass frontrunner Troyboi, electronic/hip-hop DJ-producer Gordo (previously known as Carnage) and Dutch house DJ Fedde Le Grand.
While Troyboi promises an “experience of a lifetime” with his set according to his press statement, Aoki is more looking forward to his return after eight years to India. “I have to say, the crowd here is absolutely electric. The raw energy that they exude is incomparable! The first time I performed here I was blown off my feet by the response that I got from my fans. Bengaluru is well known for its music scene and I am delighted to be back here again,” Aoki says in a statement.
Indian heavy-hitters at SteppinOut Music Festival include rap star such as DIVINE, Raftaar and KR$NA, Punjabi artists like Harrdy Sandhu, Aastha Gill and Wazir Patar, plus Hindi pop artists Lucky Ali and Anuv Jain. While there’s predominantly hip-hop and electronic music on the lineup, representing the Bollywood spectrum are sibling singer duo Sukriti & Prakriti and singer-songwriter Jasleen Royal.
The rap stages will also include performances by Yashraj, D’Evil, MC Altaf, Tsumyoki, 100 RBH and club dominators like DJ Sa, DJ Ishani and others. Rock and indie are also added to SteppinOut Music Festival, with post-rock act Aswekeepsearching, The Yellow Diary, The F16s, Kayan performing a live set, while electronic acts like Gurbax, Sickflip and BLOT! will also take their respective turns behind the decks.
Tickets for the festival are selling at ₹4,999 for general access to both days, with a group of three pass selling for ₹12,499. A VIP season pass for SteppinOut Music Festival is currently priced at ₹8,499. Day 1 passes are selling for ₹2,499 with day 2 passes priced at ₹2,999.
Event curators SteppinOut partnered with delivery app company Swiggy for a slew of events across the country, all of which seems to have culminated in this giant festival edition. Founder Safdhar Adoor said in a statement, “We are constantly evolving with extremely successful events ranging from sneaker fests to our signature flea markets. This music festival is going to be our crown jewel. We cannot wait for people to come together and enjoy the music they love so much and get a chance to see their favorite artists live. This will definitely be the first of many.”
SteppinOut Music Festival takes place on December 10th (from 3 pm onwards) and 11th (from 12:30 pm onwards) at Embassy International Riding School, Bengaluru. Get tickets for SteppinOut Music Festival here.
