June 17 : A decade after ‘Closer’ became one of the internet generation’s most iconic songs, the Grammy Award-winning global superstars The Chainsmokers will be returning to India for a massive three-city India tour across Mumbai on December 18th, Delhi on December 19th and Bengaluru on December 20th.
As part of the tour, the Mumbai leg will see the duo headline Sunburn Festival 2026 at Mumbai’s iconic Mahalaxmi Racecourse, marking a landmark new chapter for the festival as it arrives in the heart of the city.
Ticket sales for the Mumbai and Bengaluru legs of The Chainsmokers India Tour 2026 are available on BookMyShow. Delhi, register NOW to get ahead of the crowd and stay tuned for further details on BookMyShow.
There are some songs that become bigger than music. They become memories. They become timelines. They become entire phases of life. For millennials and Gen Z across India, The Chainsmokers were exactly that. Whether it was screaming the lyrics to ‘Closer’ during college fests, hearing ‘Don’t Let Me Down’ at every party, putting ‘Paris’ on during late-night drives or watching ‘Something Just Like This’ become a festival anthem across the world, The Chainsmokers didn’t just dominate charts; they defined a cultural moment for an entire generation growing up online, hyper-connected and emotionally attached to music in a completely new way.
Commenting on the announcement, Karan Singh, CEO, Sunburn, said,
“There are very few artists whose music instantly transports people back to a specific phase of their lives and The Chainsmokers are absolutely one of them. For Indian millennials and Gen Z, their songs became part of core youth culture moments over the last decade. We understand the emotional excitement fans have around witnessing them live again, especially at a time when nostalgia and shared cultural experiences are driving fan communities globally. Our vision is to create large-scale cultural moments where music, fandom, production and community come together in a way that reflects the scale of what young India wants from live entertainment today.”
The announcement also signals a defining moment for Sunburn itself. Over nearly two decades, Sunburn Festival has evolved from being a music festival into a cultural phenomenon that has helped shape India’s live entertainment and electronic music ecosystem. At a time when young audiences are increasingly seeking experiences that feel immersive, emotionally memorable and culturally relevant, the festival’s move to Mahalaxmi Racecourse represents a larger ambition to reimagine what large-scale music experiences in India can look and feel like.
From collaborating with Coldplay and Halsey to creating tracks that continue to soundtrack nostalgia-heavy social media trends even today, Drew Taggart and Alex Pall built music that blurred the lines between dance music and pop culture. Their songs became emotional markers for a generation navigating friendships, love, freedom, ambition and identity in the digital era.
While The Chainsmokers have kicked off the celebrations, fans across the country are already asking the next big question: Who will Sunburn Festival 2026 announce next?