Control, Alt, Delete
The 13th edition of the festival will take place at Roaring Farm in Malad, Mumbai. With 45 artists across 5 stages, the fest is set to host fresh sounds, diverse genres, scene favourites, and the excitement is building among independent music and culture fans. Operated independently without any sponsorship since its inception, the festival aligns with the genuine spirit rooted in ‘by the people, for the people.’ As is customary, attendees can choose their entry contribution through a PAY WHAT YOU WANT model at www.controlaltdelete.in. CAD also offers camping onsite for the complete festival experience.
Date: - 13th and 14th January 2023, 3 pm
Venue: - Roaring Farms, Malad, Mumbai
Anoushka Shankar Live In India
Acclaimed sitar player, composer and 9 times Grammy-nominee Anoushka Shankar, the daughter of sitar legend Pandit Ravi Shankar, is coming to India as part of her global tour. This time she brings new material from her new mini-album Chapter I: Forever, For Now, alongside reinterpreted gems from her previous releases. Anoushka will tour with a quintet of talented instrumentalists, each a talented solo artist in their own right, together they will tour 5 cities, to bring contemporary music that draws deeply from her Indian classical roots and the lived experience of a global diaspora.
An Initiative by Alchemist Live
Date: - 22nd January 2023, 7 pm
Venue: - Dr B.R. Ambedkar Bhavan, Bangalore
Anoushka Shankar Live In India
Acclaimed sitar player, composer and 9 times Grammy-nominee Anoushka Shankar, the daughter of sitar legend Pandit Ravi Shankar, is coming to India as part of her global tour. This time she brings new material from her new mini-album Chapter I: Forever, For Now, alongside reinterpreted gems from her previous releases. Anoushka will tour with a quintet of talented instrumentalists, each a talented solo artist in their own right, together they will tour 5 cities, to bring contemporary music that draws deeply from her Indian classical roots and the lived experience of a global diaspora.
An Initiative by Alchemist Live
Date: - 23rd January 2024, 7 pm
Venue: - Shilpakala Vedika, Hyderabad
Anoushka Shankar Live In India
Acclaimed sitar player, composer and 9 times Grammy-nominee Anoushka Shankar, the daughter of sitar legend Pandit Ravi Shankar, is coming to India as part of her global tour. This time she brings new material from her new mini-album Chapter I: Forever, For Now, alongside reinterpreted gems from her previous releases. Anoushka will tour with a quintet of talented instrumentalists, each a talented solo artist in their own right, together they will tour 5 cities, to bring contemporary music that draws deeply from her Indian classical roots and the lived experience of a global diaspora.
An Initiative by Alchemist Live
Date: - 25th January 2024, 7 pm
Venue: - Jamshed Bhabha Auditorum, Mumbai
Anoushka Shankar Live In India
Acclaimed sitar player, composer and 9 times Grammy-nominee Anoushka Shankar, the daughter of sitar legend Pandit Ravi Shankar, is coming to India as part of her global tour. This time she brings new material from her new mini-album Chapter I: Forever, For Now, alongside reinterpreted gems from her previous releases. Anoushka will tour with a quintet of talented instrumentalists, each a talented solo artist in their own right, together they will tour 5 cities, to bring contemporary music that draws deeply from her Indian classical roots and the lived experience of a global diaspora.
An Initiative by Alchemist Live
Date: - 26th January 2024, 8 pm
Venue: - Pandit Farms, Pune
Anoushka Shankar Live In India
Acclaimed sitar player, composer and 9 times Grammy-nominee Anoushka Shankar, the daughter of sitar legend Pandit Ravi Shankar, is coming to India as part of her global tour. This time she brings new material from her new mini-album Chapter I: Forever, For Now, alongside reinterpreted gems from her previous releases. Anoushka will tour with a quintet of talented instrumentalists, each a talented solo artist in their own right, together they will tour 5 cities, to bring contemporary music that draws deeply from her Indian classical roots and the lived experience of a global diaspora.
An Initiative by Alchemist Live
Date: - 31st January 2024, 8 pm
Venue: - Sirifort Auditorum, Delhi
Jaipur Literature Festival 2024 - Jaipur Music Stage
The 17th edition of Jaipur Literature Festival 2024 will be back at Jaipur’s Hotel Clarks Amer and will be held between 1st – 5th February, with its characteristic flavour, substance, and scale, bringing together writers, readers, connoisseurs, influencers, and thinkers.
Date: - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th February 2023.
Venue: - Hotel Clarks, Amer, Jaipur
Mahindra Sanatkada Lucknow Festival (MSLF)
The Mahindra Sanatkada Lucknow Festival is an annual five-day affair dedicated to a beautiful slice of Awadh’s syncretic culture.
Date: - 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th February 2024
Venue: - Awadh (Oudh), Lucknow. Venue to be announced later.
Mumbai Drum Day 2024
Immerse yourself in the rhythmic kaleidoscope of Mumbai Drum Day 2024, curated by Gino Banks. This extraordinary event brings together maestros of rhythm from India, Africa, Latin America, and the fusion genre, creating a mesmerizing tapestry of global beats.
Join in for a day of musical transcendence as these virtuosos weave together the rich traditions of diverse cultures, uniting Mumbai in a pulsating celebration of World Rhythms.
This year Drum Day will showcase various acts and performances centered around the World Rhythms:
Act 1: Act 1 - Ustad Zakir Hussain With Gino Banks And Rhythm Shaw
Act 2: Ranjit Barot With Nastya Saraswati
Act 3: Varun Venkit & The Taal Inc. Rhythm Emsemble Featuring Anand Bhagat
Act 4: Ta Dhoom Project By Viveick Rajagopalan
Act 5: Nitin Shankar’s Percussion Family
Date: - 10th February 2024, 6.30 pm
Venue: - Shanmukhananda Hall, Sion, Mumbai
Mahindra Blues Festival 2024
Asia's largest Blues festival, and emerging as an iconic Western music event that has now embedded itself in the cultural tapestry of Mumbai by continuously showcasing the world's biggest blues names at Mehboob Studios.
Date: - 10th and 11th February 2023, 6 pm
Venue: - Mumbai, Venue to be announced later
Spokenfest 2024
Spoken is a celebration of words, voices and stories. A multi-stage performing arts festival, Spoken is a two-day feelings fiesta. Expect to feel everything from laughter, tears, awe, thoughtfulness and most importantly, togetherness replete with music, theatre, poetry and stories (probably more - but our curation team won’t tell us, yet). At Spoken, there is one non negotiable requirement - you must be ready to be fully, wholeheartedly, unapologetically you.
Date: - 10th and 11th February 2024, 1 pm - 10 pm
Venue: - Jio World Gardens, BKC, Mumbai
Sacred Spirit Festival, 2024
This will be the 15th edition of the Sacred Spirit Festival . The festival has the most beautiful of sacred traditions from the Orient, the West and Africa, while showing off the wealth of Rajasthan and India’s traditional heritage. Over the years SSF has grown to become one of the biggest cultural events in the World. The magnificent Mehrangarh Fort reverberates with the musical strains filled with ecstasy, joy and euphoria
Date: - 23rd, 24th and 25th February 2024, 8 am - 10 pm
Venue: - Mehrangarh Fort Museum and Trust, Jodhpur
Mahindra Roots Festival
Mahindra Roots Festival which made its debut this year, aims to revive and showcase India’s multifaceted cultural roots embedded in performing and visual arts while enabling young minds to rise from their roots. The festival spans theatre performances, tribal music forms, immersive storytelling, folk music, classical music and poetry in multiple languages to bring millennial and Gen Z audiences closer to a melting pot of voices and art intrinsic to the pulse of India’s cultural matrix.
Date: - 24th, 25th and 26th February 2024, 6 pm
Venue: - Mumbai, Venue to be announced later
Mahindra Percussion Festival
The festival is a first-of-its-kind platform that traverses various music genres, led by resounding percussion beats while celebrating the heartbeat of music. Intending to democratise various art forms and with artists breaking creative boundaries, the Mahindra Percussion Festival evokes a celebration of rhythm that deeply stirs human emotions, creating a world-class cultural experience.
Date: - 23rd March 2024, 6 pm
Venue: - Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Usha Uthup Nite for Alert India
Usha Uthup has spread a message of love and unity, peace and harmony, tolerance and integrity, and happiness – through music. From discotheques to concerts, across India and the world, she has addressed the youth about the values of music that makes us human.
In addition, you will be contributing to the most important social causes of leprosy control!
Date: - 12th April 2024, 7 pm
Venue: - Nehru Centre, Worli, Mumbai
BMW Joytown 2024
BMW Joytown: where Joy takes center stage.
BMW presents the second edition of JOYTOWN in Mumbai.
The spectacular festival gets bigger with driving thrills, electrifying music, culinary delights, and unmatched fun with BMW, MINI and BMW Motorrad like never before.
JOYTOWN brings together BMW, MINI and BMW Motorrad to offer one-of-a-kind experience that is a perfect mix of cars and bikes, music, entertainment and gastronomical delights. Witness experts showcasing the power, agility and the prowess of BMW xDrive on a specially designed track under expert supervision.
A grand, live performance stage, will set the scene for an unforgettable evening. This stage will feature a fabulous line-up featuring global sensations including the popular American electronic DJ duo The Chainsmokers, alongside powerhouse performers such as the popular singer and song-writer Diljit Dosanjh, ensures ensuring a dynamic and varied musical journey.
BMW, MINI and BMW Motorrad range will be showcased across different zones.
The BMW zone will have the entire BMW product range with exciting photo op & display areas like city circuit, adventure trail, adrenaline alley and BMW electric zone.
BIG LOVE is the optimistic MINI attitude to life, open to all that guides us forward in everything we do. Based on the same premise the MINI zone promises to be a showcase of progressiveness and creativity. Featured prominently will be the two iconic MINI models: the MINI Countryman, known for its adventurous spirit and spacious design, and the MINI 3-door Hatch, which embodies the essence go-kart feeling of fun and agility. This zone promises to be an immersive expression of BIG LOVE and the world of MINI.
Make Life a Ride manifesto resonates throughout the BMW Motorrad zone. This zone is a comprehensive showcase, featuring the Motorrad Garage where visitors can marvel at the full range of BMW Motorrad bikes, including revered vintage models. An exciting motordrome offers live entertainment, while the latest BMW Motorrad Accessories and the BMW Motorrad Style Collection present an array of high-quality gear and fashionable apparel for the discerning rider. To complement the experience, the zone also hosts a barbecue and a Beer Garden, offering a perfect spot to relax, enjoy good food and drinks, and immerse in the vibrant motorbike culture.
Lifestyle and Accessories
Personalize your style by exploring the latest trends in BMW, MINI and BMW Motorrad lifestyle collections and accessories.
JOYTOWN is also a gastronomical event that’s unmatched by all standards. Go food truck hopping and relish soul-stirring delicacies freshly whipped up by in-house chefs, and when it tires you down at the Refuel Station, stop by the Beer Garden.
Date: - 12th and 13th April 2024, 4 pm
Venue: - Mahalaxmi Race Course, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai
Palm Expo 2024
PALM was created in response to the need of professionals in audio industry in India to have an expo dedicated to pro audio, exhibiting latest equipment and technology from major brands globally. The motivation was the professional's needs to be on par with the global trend in recording and post-production studios.
PALM Expo is the destination of 25,000 professionals, over three days each year, who visit from across India to drive their professional and business future. PALM's mantra is 'professional to the core'.
The attendees at PALM represent the highest level of influential professionals who are key decision makers, whom the industry follows in adopting brand and product. It is the reason why the world's top brands have a consistent presence at PALM, displaying and demonstrating their latest innovation.
Date: - 30th, 31st May and 1st June 2024, 10 am
Venue: - Bombay Exhibition Centre, Nesco Center, Goregaon, (East), Mumbai
Aditya Birla - Masters of Music
Witness the ensemble of renowned Grammy winners and legends coming on stage for an epic night of musical mastery. Aditya Birla - Masters of Music will see an exhilarating performance that will intertwine classical percussion's timeless rhythms with string instruments' melodious strains, crafting a mesmerising blend of tradition and innovation from Carnatic music to fusion, including material from Shakti
Spend your evening with Grammy winners L. Shankar, Vikku Vinayakram, V. Selvaganesh alongside Ustad Fazal Qureshi and Swaminathan Selvaganesh, as they come together on stage for one night alone.
Date: - 16th June 2024, 8 pm
Venue: - Jamshed Bhabha Auditorum, Mumbai
All About Music 2024
Save the Date. All About Music is Back - 8th Edition Alert.
Date: - 6th, 7th, 8th August, 2024 - 10 am - 7 pm
Venue: - Grand Hyatt, Vakola, Mumbai
Ziro Festival of Music 2024
Ziro Festival, founded in 2012, celebrates passion, sustainability, community, and cultural diversity. The festival promotes indigenous tribes and artists from Northeast India while showcasing Indian and global independent music scene. Set against the picturesque Ziro Valley in Arunachal Pradesh, the festival uses locally-sourced materials like bamboo and employs local community members to host attendees, prioritizing sustainability practices. The festival’s skills training programs have empowered community members to be actively involved in producing the festival and employing local artisans to build the bamboo infrastructure. Through community outreach programs, the festival engages artists, artisans, and local youth groups.
Date: - 26th, 27th, 28th and 29th September 2024
Venue: - Ziro Valley, Arunachal Pradesh, North East, India
Mumbai Piano Day 2024
Piano Day is back.
Date: - 28th September, 6.30 pm
Venue: - Tata Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point, Mumbai
Gaia Festival
The Gaia Festival is a multi-disciplinary showcase of music, adventure, art and wellness activities that will take place in the lap of nature. The two-day gathering will be held in the Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh at Raison, a village surrounded by deodar forests next to the river Beas.
Electronic music DJ-producers Akhlad Ahmed, Alboe, Amos, BLOT!, Bogus, Diversion Ahead, Jamiie, Sickflip, Stalvart John, Tansane and Vridian are part of the line-up. Also on the bill are singer-songwriters Semwal, Shubhank Sharma and Sparsh Dangwal, and sitar player Rishab Rikhiram Sharma.
Chandigarh-based studio YogAmoreShala will conduct workshops in yoga, tribal trance dance, sound healing and chakra activation during the weekend. Off-road experiences company The Alternate Terrain will lead explorations of forest trails on ATVs; and music and art events company Nrtya will hold an exhibition featuring artists from across the country.
Date: - 28th and 29th September 2024, 3 pm
Venue: - Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, Raison village
Tickets: - Kullu, Himachal Pradesh at Raison village
Jodhpur RIFF 2024
Under the brightest full moon of this year, Jodhpur RIFF will bring together more than 280 spectacular roots music performers from across the world, India and the state of Rajasthan, in Jodhpur’s awe-inspiring Mehrangarh Fort, to inspire, entertain and dazzle audiences from the 16th to the 20th of October.
Date: - 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th October 2024.
Venue: - Mehrangarh Fort Museum and Trust, Jodhpur
Shillong Cherry Blossom Festival 2024
Join us for the much-anticipated Cherry Blossom Festival, a dazzling celebration that has rapidly blossomed into North East India's premier commercial event! Each year, this vibrant festival attracts international stars and showcases a unique blend of culture and creativity, captivating audiences from near and far up to 30,000 per day. This year, immerse yourself in a spectacular Japanese village, where you can experience the enchanting essence of Japan right within the festival grounds. Don’t miss this extraordinary opportunity to witness the beauty of cherry blossoms while enjoying an unforgettable cultural journey.
Date: - 15th and 16th November 2024, 2 pm
Venue: - RBDSA, Bhoirymbong, Shillong, Meghalaya, India
Mahindra Independence Rock Festival
Building on its success last year, the 30th edition of the festival this year aims to continue reviving the rock music scene in India. By encouraging young independent rock musicians through their platform, the festival offers them the creative freedom to express non-conformist ideas while championing freedom of speech, inclusivity, and equality.
Date: - 16th and 17th November 2024, 3 pm
Venue: - Bay View Lawns, Princess Dock, Mazgaon, Mumbai.
Majuli Music Festival 2024
he Majuli Music Festival (MMF) is an annual not-for-profit music festival staged in the picturesque island of Majuli in Assam. It was launched in 2019 by the Majuli Music Festival Foundation, held again in 2021 and hosts over 30 artists from across India. On the bill previous year were singers Bishrut Saikia, Doctor Lincoln, Joi Barua, Lucky Ali, Nilotpal Bora, Salman Elahi and Trishna Gurung, the duo O Daapun, and the bands Avora Records, Jutimala and the Tai Folks, Madhouse Mongrels, Motherjane, Naalayak, The Midnight Taxi and The Sleeping Satellite.
At the Majuli Music Festival, in addition to watching the performances, attendees can sample tribal cuisine and wine, camp under the stars, partake in birding, fishing and boating, get a glimpse into the way of life at the village and visit the Sri Sri Samaguri Satra to learn about the mask making tradition of the area.
Date: - 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 24th November 2024, 4pm
Venue: - Majuli Island, Assam, India
Bandland 2024
Music lovers, prepare to come home! In a remarkable return that promises to touch the very soul of music enthusiasts across India, Bandland 2024 is here to bring you back to where you belong.
Date: - 23rd and 24th November 2024, 3 pm
Venue: - NICE Grounds, BIEC. Bangalore.
Hornbill Festival
Hornbill Festival is a ten day event that seeks to showcase Nagaland’s rich cultural heritage and traditions in all their glory. Established in 2000, the festival has since come to be popularly known as the “festival of festivals”. A unique event, it offers a peek into the cultural diversity of not only the Naga people, but all the north-eastern states of India.
Date: - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th December 2024, 4 pm
Venue: - Kohima, Nagaland
Mahindra Kabira Festival
The Mahindra Kabira Festival is an annual event held on the historic ghats of Varanasi, celebrating the mystic melodies and artistic spirit of the Poet-Saint Kabir. This edition seeks to bring Kabir's timeless philosophy to life, connecting his profound teachings with modern audiences in a vibrant and captivating Way.
Date: - 13th, 14th and 15th December 2024, 4 pm
Venue: - Varanasi, On the river banks of the Ganga, India
Orange Festival, Dambuk, Adventure and Music Festival
Orange Festival, Dambuk
Date: - 13th, 14th and 15th December 2024, 4 pm
Venue: - Dambuk, Arunachal Pradesh, North East, India
NH7 Weekender
The happiest music festival, NH7 Weekender, is back with a monumental 15th edition, and it’s time to #WelcomeToYourHappy. NODWIN Gaming, a leader in new-age youth entertainment, gaming, and e-sports, has announced this landmark edition of the longest-running multi-genre music festival in India.
Date: - 14th and 15th December 2024, 3 pm
Venue: - Teerth Fields, Pune
