Asia’s biggest electronic dance music festival, Sunburn will kick-start its 13^th edition  with Sunburn Arena with the multi-platinum selling, Grammy and Golden Globe nominated recording artist Wiz Khalifa in the month of September 2019. The season’s first Sunburn Arenas with Wiz Khalifa will be hosted on 14^th September in Delhi NCR at Unitech Golf & Country Club followed by Mumbai on 15th September at Jio Garden.

While Raja Kumari, Ananya Birla and THEMXXNLIGHT will be opening for the hip-hop legend in New Delhi; Emiway Bantai, Ananya Birla, Monica Dogra, THEMXXNLIGHT, Ishani x Bobkat will take to the stage in Mumbai.

India's most viewed rapper on Youtube Emiway Bantai states, “The feeling is incredible. Wiz is one of my favourite artists and is an inspiration. To share the stage with him will be awesome. I’m especially happy that underground hip hop is going upper mainstream.”

Raja Kumari who has worked with the likes of Iggy Azalea, Fifth Harmony, Gwen Stefani, Timbaland, Afrojack states, “Wiz Khalifa is synonymous with hip hop. He has created anthems for so many years that have influenced culture in so many ways! I’m so honored to welcome him back to India and I’m excited to perform on the same stage. Delhi get ready!”

Monica Dogra who recently represented India at the Europe Music Awards states, “Wiz is a youth Icon and pioneer in hiphop. It feels great to have been invited to share the stage with him for the second time.”

India’s first multi-platinum selling artist in the English category Ananya Birla states, “I have always loved Wiz’s music and I’m extremely excited and honoured to be able to open for him! I hope I’m able to give a lovely experience and create incredible memories for everyone. A big shout out to Sunburn for bringing him down.”

Ishani x Bobkat state, “This is our first time opening for sunburn arena with Wiz Khalifa as IB inc. We are excited to be a part of this massive show. Hiphop has come a long way in India. We once had to do it just for the passion but we are glad that the top names in the industry are now accessible. Looking forward to the big day!”

THEMXXNLIGHT state, "We are very excited to bring our new R&B sound into India and what better way to do that than to have music fans watch us open for our mentor and bhaiya, Wiz Khalifa. Wiz and Taylor Gang are family to us, we appreciate them for everything and we would like to give a huge thank you to Sunburn for bringing us out to India to perform for the second time! We can't wait to show India and the world what we have in store, which includes some upcoming tracks with major artists: DJ Snake, Wiz Khalifa, Megan Thee Stallion, Roy Woods, TM88, and more! Stay tuned."

Commenting further, Karan Singh, COO, Percept Live adds, “The multi-platinum star is a favourite among the hip-hop loving community in India and we have received a phenomenal response since our initial announcement.”

Wiz Khalifa, whose real name is Cameron Jibril Thomaz, released his debut album in 2006. However, his shot to fame was his 2010 single Black and Yellow, which went to number one on the Billboard Top 100. His other hits include Remember You, We Dem Boyz and See You Again. His last album ‘Rolling Papers 2’ was released in 2018 and featured Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Gucci Mane, Party Next Door, Snoop Dogg, Swae Lee and Ty Dolla Sign as guest artists.

The tickets for Sunburn Arena are live on www.bookmyshow.com.