Hardwell To Bring His ‘REBELS NEVER DIE’ Album World Tour To India

India, 12th July 2022 – Asia’s biggest electronic dance music festival Sunburn will be hosting the illustrious EDM titan Hardwell. Exclusively executing the India leg of his REBELS NEVER DIE Album World Tour with a standalone arena show in New Delhi NCR on 11th December 2022 for all of his fans across the nation.

The dance music pioneer and former two-time World No.1 DJ, Robbert van de Corput, better known as Hardwell, has been on a roll since he marked his highly awaited return at Ultra Music Festival in March 2022. 

In the Autumn of 2018, the superstar Dutch producer announced that he would pause touring after more than a decade of performing at the world’s biggest festivals. This surprise announcement of his retirement from touring shocked millions of fans worldwide, wondering if they would ever see him perform again. At the pinnacle of his career, Hardwell chose to move out of the spotlight after more than a decade of chasing his dream. Stepping away from a journey that bore over 120 x singles, 80 x remixes, 1 x artist album, 11 x compilation albums, 2 x documentaries, 2 x arena world tours, countless international headline performances, and more.

It’s a no-brainer that his triumphant return at Ultra Music Festival, his first official performance since his Ziggo Dome concert with the Metropole Orkest Symphony in October 2018, made world history as the most anticipated return show of 2022. He surprised the 150,000-strong crowd by performing a surprise set on the main stage to close the festival’s weekend. While online, his set broke Ultra’s live stream attendance records, with fans tuning in from all over the world to watch Hardwell’s first official live set in over 3.5 years.

Revealing a new show and new sound, alongside announcing a 24-date world tour supporting his new album, REBELS NEVER DIE. Hardwell used his headline slot at the recent Ultra Music Festival to dispel all rumours about his retirement and dismiss all notions that his passion for electronic music had waned. His new 14-track solo album, released on his label Revealed Recordings, represents a critical point in the musical shift for one of electronic music’s biggest known stars.

Karan Singh, CEO of Sunburn, states, “We are thrilled to manage and host Hardwell, one of the world’s most revered names in electronic dance music, for the India leg of his much-awaited ‘REBELS NEVER DIE’ World Tour. Ever since his 2018 announcement, many Indian fans have expressed disappointment, with many questioning if they would ever get to witness their favourite icon back on the Sunburn stage. We at Sunburn are excited to give fans across India an exclusive opportunity to reunite with their idol in the capital and witness his magic again. It is a pleasure to align forces on the comeback of a legend with a longstanding association with our festival.” 

The brand new REBELS NEVER DIE Album World Tour is a large-scale production concept that will give fans a unique multi-dimensional experience to witness Hardwell perform live back on stage. Hardwell’s REBELS NEVER DIE album tour will take him on the road throughout 2022, with 24 dates already confirmed on the biggest stages across Europe, Asia, North and South America.

Hardwell adds, “India is one of my favourite countries to play, and I’m excited to return to a place that has given me so much love and appreciation for my music. I can’t wait to party with you all, and showcase my new sound and show!

 

Fans can register on www.bookmyshow.com to get their hands on exclusive pre-sale tickets at https://bit.ly/HardwellIndia_Registrations before it opens up to the general public on 19th July 2022. The show is in partnership with SteppinOut. 

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 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.

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.  IPs owned by Percept Live include Sunburn, Solaris, Bollyboom, EPL (Eat Play Love), Windsong, IMS (India Model Search) and XCC (Xtreme Combat Championship).

Percept Live is a Percept company. 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.

About BookMyShow 

Launched in 2007, BookMyShow, owned and operated by Big Tree Entertainment Pvt Ltd, is India's leading entertainment destination and the one-stop shop for every out-of-home entertainment need. The firm is present in over 650 towns and cities in India and works with partners across the industry to provide unmatched entertainment experiences to millions of customers. Over the years, the company has evolved from a purely online ticketing platform for movies across 6,000 screens, to end-to-end management of live entertainment events including music concerts, live performances, theatricals, sports and more, all accomplished at par with global standards. 

BookMyShow has also built India's largest organic reviews and ratings engine for movies and has driven technology innovations, such as the m-ticket and Movie Mode, impacting tens of millions of users and the industry at large. With continued support from investors including TPG Growth, Stripes Group, SAIF Partners, Accel and Network18, BookMyShow is invested in providing the best user experience, whether on ground or online. Demonstrating category leadership, BookMyShow has grown beyond India with operations in Dubai, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Singapore amongst others. The Mumbai-headquartered company counts Ticket Green, Eventifier, Fantain, Masti Tickets, Townscript and Burrp amongst its key investments in the sector. BookMyShow is also committed to society at large, by way of its charity initiative BookASmile, which provides entertainment experiences to the underprivileged.