November 11, 2019
~ Tamannaah Bhatia joins them on Stage ~
A massive wave of musical cheer emanated from successive Sunburn Arenas held from 7th November through 10 November 2019 across India. Fresh from topping this year's Top 100 DJ Mag Poll, Belgian DJ duo Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike delivered a stellar India Take Over 2019 Tour for the 13th edition of Asia's largest music festival, ‘Sunburn’, a Percept Live Intellectual Property. The tour kick-started on 7th November at Ozone Urbana in Bengaluru, followed by GMR Arena in Hyderabad on 8th November, followed by another show at Backyard Sports Club in Delhi NCR, and finally culminated at Mahalaxmi Race Course in Mumbai on 10th November. Millions of fans swayed, jumped and danced in unison to the earth-shattering beats and adrenaline pumped melodies.
Scorching the roof of the 15,000 plus capacity stadiums with their amazing line-up accompanied by one of the most impressive stage concepts ever seen in the world of electronic music, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike delivered spectacular shows across 4 sold-out nights giving fans a truly mesmerizing audio and visual feast. Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, alongside a range of opening acts that included Anish Sood,Ritviz, Angemi,Shaan, Greff, Basspatch, Basshunk, Olly Esse, Omen, Siana Catherine and Shiva Manvi delighted music aficionados through the entire weekend with what many were calling the most incredible and mind-blowing event of the year!
Making a special appearance on stage in Mumbai was leading actress, Tamannaah Bhatia, who has enjoyed a successful year in the South with top grossing films. She joined the duo on stage and waved the Tricolour driving the crowd into a patriotic frenzy of support and solidarity.
The remarkable levels of technological prowess and musical magic was maintained at a constant high ensuring that the atmosphere of each Sunburn Arena showcase raised the bar and wowed the fans pan India. The jaw-dropping main-stage show was a mesmerizing sight to behold with an array of spectacular visuals, Co2 cannons, pyrotechnics, special effects and much more, wowing an ecstatic crowd through the entire night.
Karan Singh, COO, Percept Live said, “After hosting multiple successful tours in the past for Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike, the gigantic response we garnered on this tour has been astounding, reiterating the DJ duo’s ever-increasing popularity in India. Sunburn delivered a seamless state-of-the-art showcase across 4 cities reiterating our commitment to scale up, amplify our reach and connect with our fans across the length and breadth of India.”
Tamannaah Bhatia states, “This was my first ever concert appearance and it has been the most fascinating experience ever! I’d definitely like to attend more of these in the future and Tomorrowland is certainly on my bucket list for next year!”
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike said, “India is such a special place to us. The fans keep showering us with immense love and respect. We hope to return soon!”
Over the past 6 years brothers Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike have carved themselves into the history of electronic music with show-after-show of jaw dropping stage presence and performances. DVLM have had a very productive year, with new releases and sold-out shows around the world.
Sunburn Arena is presented by Kingfisher and Magic Moments, and co-powered by Skybags, FastTrack and Toyota in association with boAt and SpiceJet.
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 decade, 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 capitalized billings of INR 9.35 billion (FY’18), Percept is at an enviable leadership position in the Entertainment, Media and Communications domain with a team of over 400 people and 32 offices across India and the Middle East.
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.
Intellectual Properties owned by Percept Live:
· Sunburn – Asia’s biggest and most popular Electronic Dance Music Festival
· Bollyboom – World’s first and biggest Bollywood Dance Music Festival
· Eat Play Love – India’s first Multi-Cultural Food, Music & Art Festival
· Windsong – Adventure Music Festival
· FLY – International Live Music Festival cutting across multiple genres
· Fight Night –India’s first indoor boxing bouts between leading Indian and International boxers
· Champions of the World – A platform that brings together the most celebrated super icons in the arenas of Sports, Cinema, Music, Business Entertainment and Entrepreneurship
Percept Live is a Percept company. With capitalized billings of INR 9.35 billion (FY’18), Percept is at an enviable leadership position in the Entertainment, Media and Communications domain with a team of over 400 people and 32 offices across India and the Middle East.
Fantastic Post! Lot of information is helpful. Keep updating the blog
ReplyDeleteBEST MUSIC FESTIVALS TO ATTEND IN INDIA