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| Sunburn Festival | |
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| Genre | Electronic dance music |
| Dates | Last Weekend/3 Days Of The Year |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
| Participants | Armin Van Buuren, Above & Beyond, Ferry Corsten, Axwell, Shapeshifters, Sander Van Doorn |
| Website | sunburn.in |
Sunburn Festival is a commercial electronic dance music festival held in India. It was started by entrepreneur Shailendra Singh[1][2][3] of Percept Ltd.
Spanning over three to five days, the festival has multiple stages with artists playing simultaneously.[4] It was held annually in Vagator, Goa from 2007 to 2015, and shifted to Pune, Maharashtra in 2016. In 2019, the festival returned to Vagator, Goa.
According to a 2014 International Music Summit report, Sunburn was "as big as Tomorrowland and Ultra".[5] It was ranked by CNN in 2009 as one of the Top 10 Festivals in the world.[6][7]
In 2011, Percept Ltd launched the Sunburn Arena, featuring Avicii, at the Turf Club in Mumbai.[8] In 2012, Percept launched Sunburn City Festival, Sunburn Campus and Sunburn Reload, as well as their first international festival, Sunburn Colombo.[3][9][10] Over the years Sunburn has expanded internationally and has included many well known DJs, including Swedish House Mafia, Martin Garrix, Hardwell, David Guetta, Axwell, Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike, Paul Van Dyk, Marshmello, Chainsmokers, Afrojack, Pete Tong, Tiesto, Armin van Buren, DeadMau5, Carl Cox, DJ Snake, Skazi.[11][2][3][12]
- ^ Mahindru, Megha (22 October 2013). "Sunburn and the Indian EDM Explosion". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ a b Chakraborty, Riddhi (14 November 2016). "Shailendra Singh: 'We're the Shah Rukh Khan of Dance Music Festivals'". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ a b c Singh, Shailendra (15 December 2014). The True Story of Sunburn. English, India: Embassy Books India; 1st edition. pp. 20–23. ISBN 978-9383359738.
- ^ "Sunburn 2013: Goa gears up for Asia's Largest Music Festival". Biharprabha News. 24 December 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ International Music Summit. "IMS Business Report 2014: Asia-Pacific edition by Kevin Watson" (PDF). IMS APAC Report.
- ^ CNN Article
- ^ "A guide to the world's best music festivals - CNN.com". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ Sunburn Arena with Avicii 2013 - Journey to the top (promo), 29 November 2013, retrieved 29 November 2022
- ^ IN, Rolling Stone (3 October 2012). "Q&A: Afrojack". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Sunburn Asia's Largest Music Festival to come to Sri Lanka". Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 21 August 2012. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2023 – via PressReader.
- ^ Mahindru, Megha (7 October 2013). "Deadmau5 To Tour India In 2014". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ festivalsherpa (16 May 2013). "Quick Scoop: Shailendra Singh Named In Top 50 Most Powerful People in EDM". Sherpa Land. Retrieved 29 November 2022.