Lollapalooza: Two-day global music festival begins in Mumbai

The artists, too, reciprocated the audience’s vibe with great enthusiasm and energy. Korean-American musician Michelle Zauner, who heads the indie pop band ‘Japanese Breakfast’ told the crowd that this was not only their “first-ever visit to India, but also the first show this year”.

The music festival on day one kicked off with Pune-based ‘Easy Wanderlings’ — an Indian indie band — popularly known for their melody, along with performances by Indian heavy metal band ‘Bloodywood’, American singer-songwriter Chelsea Cutler, Mumbai-based composer Sandunes, and Indo-Canadian rapper AP Dhillon and Mumbai-based band ‘Madboy/Mink’ featuring Saba Azad and Imaad Shah. Several major international artists set the stage on fire in the evening including Grammy award-winning American alternative rock band ‘Imagine Dragons’ and Grammy-nominated music producer Zhu.

The day two line-up includes performances by popular Indian artists like Divine, Prateek Kuhad, and Tanmaya Bhatnagar among others. Well-known international artists such as American music producer-DJ Diplo, and rock band ‘The Strokes’ are also set to woo the audience with their performances. Considered to be a pioneer in live music for more than three decades, ‘Lollapalooza’ was founded by singer Perry Farrell in the 90s, at the peak of the alternative counterculture. This internally-renowned festival has earlier been organised in the USA, Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Germany, France, and Sweden. Ticketing partner ‘BookMyShow’ said the footfall may touch 60,000 over the two days.