{"id":90204,"date":"2026-06-02T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/?p=90204"},"modified":"2026-06-02T12:53:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T07:23:02","slug":"sunburn-continues-mumbai-era-with-mahalaxmi-racecourse-as-new-venue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2026\/06\/02\/sunburn-continues-mumbai-era-with-mahalaxmi-racecourse-as-new-venue\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunburn Continues Mumbai Era with Mahalaxmi Racecourse as New Venue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>After a flood of canceled gigs and postponed concerts, Indian ravers finally have a reason to rejoice as dance music festival titans Sunburn have announced dates for their next edition in Mumbai.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sunburn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2025\/10\/24\/sunburn-announces-full-line-up-for-mumbai-debut\/\">hopped<\/a> over to Mumbai last year and, alongside praise for top-tier performances and production, received a mixed reaction to its setup, location, and overall crowd management. Promoters have now announced that the upcoming 2026 edition, penciled for <strong>December 18 and 19,<\/strong> will take place at Mumbai\u2019s regularly utilized large-scale venue, <strong>Mahalaxmi Racecourse<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alongside this venue shift, Sunburn has also scaled back from its traditional <strong>three-day<\/strong> programming to a <strong>two-day<\/strong> format. However, the festivities will wrap up with a closing party scheduled for December 20. This year&#8217;s theme has been revealed as \u2018<strong>Awaken The Core<\/strong>.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mahalaxmi Racecourse is no stranger to welcoming upwards of 50,000 attendees and has hosted every edition of Lollapalooza in India thus far, along with concerts headlined by Guns N&#8217; Roses, John Mayer, Martin Garrix, Swedish House Mafia, and most recently, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2025\/01\/13\/keinemusiks-me-to-debut-in-india-this-march-2025\/\">Keinemusik<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2026\/02\/12\/anyma-to-stop-by-mexico-city-mumbai-and-more-for-aeden-world-tour\/\"><strong>ANYMA&#8217;s<\/strong><\/a> new concept audiovisual experience will also take over Mahalaxmi Racecourse on November 21, as part of his ongoing<strong> \u00c6den World Tour.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You May Also Like:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2026\/05\/15\/artists-coming-to-india-in-2026-2027-nico-moreno-anyma-and-more\/\">Artists Coming to India in 2026-2027: Anyma, Gorillaz and More<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sunburn Festival 2026\" width=\"702\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F7OOVMr0FlI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Talking about the announcement, Sunburn CEO Karan Singh <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mid-day.com\/lifestyle\/culture\/article\/not-infinity-bay-in-sewri-sunburn-changes-venue-for-19th-edition-set-to-take-place-in-mumbai-in-2026-check-new-venue-tickets-time-23629503\">shared<\/a>, &#8220;The move to Mumbai has played a significant role in this evolution, allowing us to reach new audiences while strengthening our core community, representing everything that has been building over the years &#8211; a moment where the festival\u2019s identity, energy and vision come together in a way that is ready to stand alongside the world\u2019s most iconic music festivals. As we enter our 19th edition, every decision &#8211; from moving to a venue like Mahalaxmi Racecourse to reimagining the festival format &#8211; has been made with a clear focus on enhancing how fans experience the festival.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sunburn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2025\/10\/24\/sunburn-announces-full-line-up-for-mumbai-debut\/\">moved<\/a> to Mumbai in 2025 after years of calling Goa its home. Festival grounds were set up at Infinity Bay arena in Sewri across three days, with performances from Sara Landry, David Guetta, Axwell, and Above &amp; Beyond, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For more music festival updates and&nbsp;insights into dance music,&nbsp;follow TFword on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tf.word\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thefckingword\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thefckingword\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You May Also Like<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2026\/05\/25\/rashmeet-kaur-joins-indo-warehouse-for-a-folklore-fueled-journey-on-chor\/\">Rashmeet Kaur Joins Indo Warehouse for a Folklore-Fueled Journey on \u2018Chor\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2026\/05\/21\/dar-disku-announces-india-tour-2026\/\">Dar Disku Announces India Tour 2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2026\/04\/24\/sampling-asha-bhosle-the-global-reach-of-a-timeless-voice\/\">Sampling Asha Bhosle: The Global Reach of a Timeless Voice<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a flood of canceled gigs and postponed concerts, Indian ravers finally have a reason to rejoice as dance music festival titans Sunburn have announced dates for their next edition in Mumbai. Sunburn hopped over to Mumbai last year and, alongside praise for top-tier performances and production, received a mixed reaction to its setup, location,<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2026\/06\/02\/sunburn-continues-mumbai-era-with-mahalaxmi-racecourse-as-new-venue\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":184965156,"featured_media":90221,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7915,4294],"tags":[4150,1386,4434,2980,7642],"coauthors":[7147],"class_list":["post-90204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-featured","category-music","tag-edm","tag-india","tag-music-festivals","tag-music-news","tag-sunburn-festival"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/184965156"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90204"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90204\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90638,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90204\/revisions\/90638"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90204"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=90204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}