India, 13th August 2022 – Fresh off the announcement of the 16th edition of Asia’s biggest electronic dance music festival, Percept Live, creators of Sunburn have officially unveiled their much-awaited performance line-up. Grammy Award winner Afrojack and World #5 DJ’s Dimitri Vegas Like Mike have been announced as the first two headliners of the festival this year by the promoters who took to social media to reveal the star-studded artist line-up of their annual showcase today.
The trailblazer trio have been staples of the Sunburn festival since its’ humble beginnings and will dish out high-octane, energy starting soundscapes through an abundance of party starting anthems and upcoming music.
Festival goers can look forward to an eclectic mix of artists such as MORTEN, Otnika, Lost Frequencies who will ramp up the energy levels to an all-time high and have the crowds bouncing.
With an underlying theme of ‘The Future Is Now’, Sunburn Goa 2022 will showcase a spectacular three-day live event imbibing the best of electronic dance music, state-of the-art technology and high-octane entertainment from the 28th to the 30th of December this year at Vagator, Goa. The festival will follow all government permissions, guidelines, and best practices to ensure fan safety, and is subject to government permissions.
Dutch DJ Afrojack states, “I am excited about visiting India to perform at Sunburn 2022. I love the energy and vibe of the country and am looking forward to meet my India fans.”
Belgian duo DLM state, “India has always been one of our favourite countries to visit, as we get such amazing love from our fans all over the country. We cannot wait to come back this December for what will be one of Sunburn’s biggest events ever.”
Karan Singh, CEO, Sunburn says, “We are thrilled to make our Sunburn Phase I announcement with Afrojack and Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike who have a massive fan base in India. Sunburn is aiming to become an even more progressed and edgy brand in the coming decade, and we are heavily investing in state-of-the-art technology while lining up some of the biggest names in the music industry for the upcoming Festival. We have also tied up with some of the best partners and consultants across the globe, and are stoked to offer a never seen before bespoke, enhanced experience to all our fans at the Festival this year.”
The much awaited annual mega festival will feature over 120+ international and home-grown acts across 7 stages. Befitting the futuristic festival theme, the festival this year will focus on a genre that is the future of EDM supported by world class production featuring high quality best in-class acoustics, laser, SFX and hi-tech pyrotechnics to offer fans a surreal experience.
The mega festival will have a specially curated F&B village and a Flea Market offering enough and more. The activities will include a sunset point, an open-air cinema, bungee jumping, zip line, ferris wheel, and several other games and engagements. Fans can also enjoy camping across the sprawling grounds at Vagator as Sunburn will offer the best in-class camping facilities to make for a comfortable accommodation.
The festival will also host multiple After-Parties with leading International and Indian acts. This year there will also be an Opening Party on 27th December and a Closing Party on 31st December.
Sunburn has engaged the services of Artist Manager Ms. Sanjeeta Khullar based in Los Angeles to curate novel international artist line-ups this year. Sanjeeta, an expert in her field, has worked as Artist Manager and A&R at Grass Fed Music and Deep Cuts publishing (JV with Warner Chappell music) in LA where she liaised with renowned artists, producers & songwriters including Sabrina Claudio, Sad Money, Kaveh Rastegar, Nolan Lambroza, Simon Says and DJ Lenno. Earlier at White Rabbit Records in LA she discovered Talent in partnership with Milk & Honey Music, founded by Lucas Keller. She has been working closely with Sunburn to source and curate innovative artist line-ups for Season 16. Her knowledge of the music landscape and intuition around artist's needs has proven invaluable.
Tickets are live on bookmyshow.com with prices starting at INR 6,000/- upwards.
Sunburn Goa 2022 is co-powered by Croma and Tuborg Zero Packed Drinking Water.
NOTES TO THE EDITOR
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.
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