Burn it up

Till now,90 international and national artistes and DJs have been confirmed. “We’re still adding to the list,” Singh says. Three of the world’s best — Axwell,Infected Mushroom and Above and Beyond — are in this year’s favourites list. Three women DJs — Pearl,Nadia Ali and Pune’s Ma Faiza — will also spin their signature music. Among other artistes are Markus Schulz,Nic Fanciulli,Moguai,Michael Woods,Mad Maxx,Clement,Janux,Sashanti,Ajit Pai,Boombaba,V-Society,DJ Siren,Praveen Acharaya and many more. “We’ve already booked our tickets for the three days,” says Atul Poharkar,co-founder iCrave Events,Pune. This 20-something and his friends have attended the festival for the last three years. “This year there’s so much more to look forward to. Ninety artistes — that’s just amazing,” he exclaims. The artistes and DJs will be spread over the four main stages of trance,house,techno and psychedelic. The other stages are for live or experimental music and bands. This year,there will be five after-parties covering all of Goa.

If the girls are wondering about security issues at the venue,the organisers — Percept — have already looked into it. An all-women’s bar will be their private zone. Another interesting and new aspect about the festival is its tie-up with the NGO United. Environmental responsibility will be promoted on all three days with Sunburn’s ‘Leave No Trace’ campaign. “It’s a massive event and we don’t want to leave a trace with used glasses,plastic cups,etc. A team of 40-50 youngsters will clean up the venues to keep the beauty of the beach intact,” informs Singh.

The expenditure for the festival this year is a whopping Rs 24-29 crore. “It’s twice as big so the investment has naturally shot up. We don’t compromise on any of the services,be it lights,sound or even our bouncers who are from abroad,”

Singh says. Next year,this home-grown brand might travel to Bali. “We are in talks with other international locations as well (Dubai,Sri Lanka) but the deals have to be finalised. Goa will always remain our prime December venue,” he adds.

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