Sunburn Festival 2023 attracts over 1.50 Lakh audiences in its 17th edition!

by  EVENTFAQS Bureau Entertainment | January 2, 2024 | News

Sunburn Festival 2023

Hosted in Goa, Asia’s biggest electronic dance music festival, Sunburn Festival 2023, made a glorious return for its 17th edition, for its’ monumental 3-day jaunt of world class recreation and action-packed revelry, welcoming over 1,50,000 visitors as the year came to a close.

The mammoth festival site spanning across 5,000 acres welcomed attendees with a carnival-like experience. Fireworks, pyrotechnics, stilt-walkers, smoke, confetti, lasers, LEDs, SFX, art installations, pop-coloured streamers and the personalized themes displayed on the jumbotrons behind each performer. Going by its reputation of being the grandest electronic music celebration of the year that promises a larger-than-life and an all-encompassing experience, this year was no different, with scrumptious food courts, spacious camping zones, captivating flea markets, interactive gaming zones, adventure rides and much more.

Known for its quintessential stage designs, world-class technological installations and innovative festival themes, Sunburn Goa 2023 entertained over 120 artists across four stages viz. Enchanted Forest Stage Main Stage, The Nomads In Forest The Faces 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 majestic Main Stage that towered over the crowds paid an ode to the festival’s 2023 theme of Enchanted Forest, mimicking the wild jungles and all of nature’s mythical discoveries. The stage featured 500+ lights, 30 lasers and never before seen SFX pyrotechnics. 

The first day’s stacked line-up also included scintillating performances by Ana Lilia, DJ Space Motion, 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.

Other artists on the second day line-up such as Starling, Kash Trivedi, Houdini, IND RA, Olly Esse, Pro Bros, Sixth Ocean, 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 to the non-stop musical extravaganza.

The other artists on the third day line-up for Saturday 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 ensuring another spirted day of pulsating oomph at Sunburn 2023. 

Ushering in some post event revelries were the crazy After Parties at Westin and Levels that kept festival goers entertained till the wee hours of the morning;

Hardwell states, “India is one of my favourite places to perform and it’s always heart-warming 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.”

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 1 of Sunburn and the energy was just palpable.”

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!”

Karan Singh, CEO, Sunburn said, “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 despite all the odds. The event was extremely well watched with an on-ground fan participation surpassing 150,000 from more than 20 countries over a span of 3 days.”

Talking about the legacy that Sunburn has given to the world he added, “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 color 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.”