The prominence of dance music has exponentially grown across the globe and in 2016 India became one of the markets that the genre tapped into with performances by some of the biggest DJs in various cities throughout the year.
The music festival scene in India was mostly ruled by dance music as some of the popular names in the industry headlined two of the biggest festivals in 2016 -- Sunburn and Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) India.
While Sunburn, the biggest music festival in Asia, is celebrating its 10th anniversary with its massive lineup for the 4-day event in Pune this weekend, EDC announced its debut edition here in November.
Its India debut brings the madness that ensues every year at the festival's finale in Las Vegas.
A slew of world renowned DJs along with home-grown talent performed at the two-day event which delivered a first-of-its-kind experience to ravers with the spectacular stage productions, lasers and sound design.
Steve Aoki, Yellow Claw, Afrojack and Alesso, Nucleya, Ferry Corsten and Markus Schulz were some of the headliners who performed across three stages designed for fans with different taste in genres.
Pasquale Rotella, Founder and CEO of Insomniac Events, who had earlier hinted about expanding the festival's base and bringing it to Asian countries had said then, "Ever since I was a kid, I've been fascinated by the country's colourful and exotic culture. I know it's a place where the magic of EDC can come alive in a truly unique way.
Besides EDC, there were other festivals that made first-
ever trip to India. Sensation debuted in March in Hyderabad, while Mad Decent Block Party, curated by American DJ Diplo's label -- 'Mad Decent', toured Bengaluru and Mumbai in February.
Even the DJs have become aware that Indian subcontinent comprises of their most loyal fans who have helped in the collective growth of the genre by thronging city concerts and annual festivals in large numbers despite the hefty price of tickets.
Last year's world number one DJs Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike believe EDM is on the rise in India. They performed in Mumbai and Hyderabad in October for 'Sunburn Arena' and are set to return for the finale in Pune tomorrrow.
"Dance music scene in India is crazy now. We started performing at smaller clubs and now its like a 10,000 people event," the Belgian DJs told
