Sunburn Festival 2023 Attracts Over 1.5 Lakh Audience
Hosted in Goa, the Sunburn Music Festival made a return for its 17th edition. Over its three-days, the event welcomed over 1,50,000 people as the year came to a close.
The festival site spanning across 40 acres welcomed attendees with a carnival-like experience including fireworks, pyrotechnics, stilt-walkers, smoke, confetti, lasers, LEDs, SFX, art installations, pop-coloured streamers and the personalised themes displayed on the jumbotrons behind each performer. The venue features food courts, camping zones, flea markets, interactive gaming zones, adventure rides and much more.
Sunburn Goa 2023 entertained over 120 artists in four stages. Enchanted Forest Stage Main Stage, The Nomads In Forest Absolut Stage, Neon Paradise Kingfisher Stage and Magical Land Rupay Stage that were hosted by Mc Stretch.
The 100-feet high and 300-feet wide mainstage paid an ode to the festival’s 2023 theme of Enchanted Forest, mimicking the wild jungles and all of nature’s discoveries. The stage featured over 500 lights, 30 lasers and SFX pyrotechnics.
Day one of Sunburn Goa 2023 kicked off with Dutch electronic DJ duo Bass Jackers in full flow, playing a steady stream of sub variants of house music. Russian duo 39 Kingdom played their progressive house and melodic techno music. Serbian DJ and producer Space Motion and Parisian duo KASST saw a massive turnout at their sets. Dutch DJ and producer Maddix also performed. Making her debut as the festival’s first female headliner, Charlotte De Witte created a trance experience on the dance floor ambience.
The first day’s stacked line-up also included performances by Ana Lilia, Siana Catherine, RealMM, Julia Bliss, Zenith, Johnnie Ernest, TSNR, Kshitij, Akade, DJ Rinton, Heliosphere, Ravenine, Bemet Beyoker Afterall, D-Rain, and Sound Avtar, V Society, B-Moss, Benz & DJ Anik.
Charlotte De Witte states, “A big shoutout to all my Indian fans for coming out to my set. I had an incredible time headlining day one of Sunburn and the energy was just palpable”.
On Day two, the festival saw performances from three-time Scandi Grammy-nominated DJ Tungevaag and classically trained Italian musician turned live electronic artist Giorgia Angiuli. German artist Deniz Bul, signed to Boris Brejcha´s FCKNG SERIOUS and Ukrainian Korolova set a tone for a standout set from Italian EDM production and DJ duo Vinai. The second day of the festival also saw Australian powerhouse and headliner Timmy Trumpet, taking over the main stage deck duties with his remixes of hit Indian songs such as Lut Gaye, Naacho Naacho, Doobey, Oo Antawa Mawa.
Other artists on the second day line-up such as Starling, Kash Trivedi, Houdini, IND RA, Olly Esse, Pro Bros, Teri Miko, Greff, Priyanjana, Karan Vig Whatnot, Soul Konnect , DJ Ganesh, Candice Redding, Disco Bar, Kalinga Son, Nitin, Shiva Manvi, Bass Hunk, Solo Fader contributed for the non-stop merriment.
Timmy Trumpet states, “A big shoutout to all of the Sunburn attendees for being the best crowd ever. You guys were remarkable and showed how India is one of the biggest consumers of dance music. It felt amazing to be back. See you soon!”.
The third day of Sunburn was marked by techno presentations by Italian beat-driven duo Glowal and Parisian artist POPOF who opted to build a rolling techno groove above which they filtered in layered synths and mesmerising atmospherics while green lasers combed the crowd. Italian DJ and producer, HIISAK sampled some classic house while British multi-platinum artist John Newman delivered an immersive experience with his dance-pop set. Tunisia born DJ Dali interlaced some traditional ethnic sounds with afro, electronic and techno rhythms and Mexican DJ Broz Rdz showcased his mixing skills. New York City-based record label and immersive series Indo Warehouse made a debut as they premiered their South Asian-inspired house and techno. Hardwell delivered a headlining performance, he captivated the crowd with his seamless blend of big-room, techno and hard trance as he bid goodbye to the audience waving the Indian flag.
Hardwell states, “India is one of my favourite places to perform and it’s always heartwarming to return to a country that has so much respect and love for electronic dance music. Thank you, Sunburn Goa, for being an excellent host as always”.
The Indo Warehouse crew hosted the Rupay stage for the entire day. Label stalwarts Kahani and Kunal Merchant also delivered an electrifying set on the main stage during sunset.
The other artists on the third day line-up included the likes of DJ Dali, Almost Human, AXL Stace, Pierre Ravan, Sartek, Ravatek, Arnav, Ayush Avo, Priya Sen, Mister K, Sixth Ocean, DJ Lion, Zoya, Thugnaari, Ranjana, Ethyr, Payal Jay & Areblue. Post event after parties were hosted at Westin and Levels.
Karan Singh, CEO, Sunburn states, “Sunburn 17 was truly historical in every aspect. The event witnessed a colossal turnout with some of the biggest headliners, top of the line security measures, world class production and unique technological offerings in spite of all the odds. The event was extremely well attended with on-ground 1.5 lakh fan participation from more than 20 countries over 3 days. Sunburn is one of the world’s greatest events where, alongside the incredible musical line-up, the sense of community and inclusivity really does shine above everything else. No matter what country you are from, what race you are, or what colour you are, Sunburn unites the world as one and that is one massive achievement as we close out 2023. With the 17th edition concluding on such a successful note, we are all geared up for the next season as we know it’s going to be bigger, better and bolder. A special thanks to the Goa Government, artists, fans, sponsors and associated partners for collaborating with us in our venture of propelling tourism and boosting both employment and revenue to the state and the locals”.
