Calling all music enthusiasts! This year, Mumbai will be a playground for many music festivals and live concerts. With singers performing classic hits and concerts displaying outstanding visual productions, the city’s concert calendar is still blowing up. And attendance is very much mandatory! To make life a tad easier, we bring you a curated list of amazing upcoming concerts and music festivals in Mumbai. Expect high-energy sets that will be remembered long after the last encore (July 2026 onwards).
India Rising: Road to EWC (ft. Seedhe Maut)
India’s biggest gaming and youth cultural festival is here. For one Saturday only, India Rising: Road to EWC 2026 is bringing live competition, creators, and community to celebrate the grand gaming culture. With that comes the exhilarating live performance by the hip-hop duo Seedhe Maut at the heart of BKC. Rappers Calm and Encore ABJ are bringing their rhyme-addictive schemes and intense mosh pits to the hardcore rap scene.
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When Chai Met Toast presents Joy Rooms
Kerala’s favourite indie-folk quartet, When Chai Met Toast, is bringing an incredibly exclusive experience to antiSOCIAL with their Joy Rooms concert. Designed to feel like a living room session, the band is limiting entry to give fans a first-hand, close-up listen to their highly anticipated album, Small Town, Big Love, Little Homes. Expect a night filled with their signature multilingual storytelling, bright acoustic melodies, and a lot of collective sing-alongs with romance of the drizzling rain.
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Lucky Ali Live
Monsoons are coming alive with nostalgia as the voice of the 2000s takes over with Lucky Ali live. The grand pioneer of indiepop is bringing his iconic tracks, such as O Sanam, classics like Ek Pal Ka Jeena, and the traveller’s anthem, Safarnama, to the stage. His soulful, gravelly voice is best experienced live and together with a crowd. If you are looking to feel the real romance of monsoon and reminisce about the good times, this is one concert you shouldn’t miss.
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Jasmine Sandlas Dream Girl Tour
Whether you have recently vibed to Shararat from Dhurandhar or have danced your school nights to Yaar Naa Miley from Kick, hers is a voice you can never forget. With a curated blend of Punjabi folk and urban pop, Jasmine Sandlas is finally bringing her powerhouse melodies for her Dream Girl India tour. Packed with baddie attitude and back-to-back bangers, this is a night you won’t regret attending. All the more reason to see for yourself why she is a sensation!
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Piyush Mishra Live
Bringing a blend of theatre, cinema, and music, Piyush Mishra is back with yet another concert this July. With iconic songs with thought-provoking lyrics like ik Bagal, Aarambh Prachand, and Husna, he is coming live with his orchestral band for an intimate evening with ballads and poetry. It’s going to be intense, fearless, and the sounds of rebellion that guarantee goosebumps.
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Khazana – A Festival of Ghazals
For a weekend dedicated to the ghazals, Khazana is a fundraising celebration. Originally introduced in the late 1980s by the late Padma Bhushan Pankaj Udhas, the charitable initiative is dedicated to supporting cancer patients and thalassemic children. Moreover, the festival will feature legends like Hariharan, Anup Jalota, Vishal Bharadwaj, Rekha Bharadwaj, Javed Ali, Sonu Nigam, and more.
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Mozart Clarinet Concerto & Symphony Orchestra
For lovers of Western classical music, the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) is hosting a monumental musical event to kick off the Symphony Orchestra of India’s (SOI) Autumn 2026 Season. Celebrating 20 years of the orchestra, Chief Conductor Martyn Brabbins will lead a breathtaking program featuring Mozart’s iconic Clarinet Concerto in A major. The masterpiece will be brought to life by the internationally acclaimed Belgian clarinettist Annelien Van Wauwe, celebrated globally for her warm, lyrical, and vocal playing style. Flanked by Beethoven’s sweeping Symphony No. 2 and the cosmic grandeur of Richard Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra, this is the ultimate premium evening for the city’s classical audiophiles.
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Candlelight Independence Day special
August is back with a special edition candlelight whimsy! Set in the iconic Royal Opera House, this is your chance to experience music most enchantingly. The Candlelight Concerts return with Candlelight Independence Day Special. Experience a magical hour surrounded by thousands of flickering candles and the Bollywood legend, A.R. Rahman’s special patriotic tunes like Ghanan Ghanan, Lukka Chuppi, Vida Karo, Kun Faya Kun, and more (honestly, the list can be endless). The orchestral evening is led by the Indian Classical Ensemble.
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The Greg Banaszak Trio
For those who appreciate the finer nuances of a saxophone, the arrival of international jazz virtuoso Greg Banaszak Trio is a monumental highlight. Renowned for effortlessly bridging jazz and classical music, Banaszak and his powerhouse trio are set to deliver an intimate evening of rich melodies and complex improvisations. Expect a setlist that honours the American Jazz Songbook alongside dazzling contemporary pieces. Whether you’re a seasoned jazz cat or just looking for a classy, rain-soaked evening with a drink in hand, this trio’s unmatched synergy is bound to mesmerise.
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Papon Live
August kicks off with one of the most uniquely comforting voices in Indian music. Beloved Bollywood voice, Papon, is returning for a grand, full-production live concert. Known for his effortlessly smooth, gravelly baritone that flows like a river, Papon has a rare ability to make a massive auditorium feel like a warm, cosy living room. Fans can brace themselves for an evening of mass sing-alongs to iconic Bollywood chart-busters like “Moh Moh Ke Dhaage,” “Jiyein Kyun,” and “Kyon”. It’s the ultimate soulful escape to heal those mid-monsoon blues.
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Usha Uthup live
If there is one artist who can get an entire auditorium on its feet within seconds, it’s the iconic Usha Uthup. Bringing her signature energy, giant bindis, and glorious Kanjeevaram sarees, this live concert promises to be a spectacular mid-August treat. Additionally, Uthup’s career spans over five decades of joyful musical rebellion, and her live sets are legendary for intense audience participation. Get ready to belt out timeless retro hits like “Hari Om Hari,” “Ramba Ho,” and “Darling” in an evening filled with unparalleled charisma.
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HVOB – The Silver Cage
The globally acclaimed Austrian duo HVOB (Anna Müller and Paul Wallner) returns this September. Bringing the Silver Cage world tour to Mumbai, the duo is set to deliver an immersive masterclass. Moreover, this performance features a custom, striking light installation conceptualised entirely by the artists themselves. It also promises to be a deeply atmospheric, transportive night that blurs the line between a concert and a contemporary art exhibition.
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Opeth: The Last Will and Testament Tour
It’s been seven long years since the Swedish progressive metal giants headlined at the NH7 Weekender. And this October, Opeth is coming back to India with its debut performance in Mumbai. Led by Mikael Åkerfeldt, the band is embarking on an Indian tour to support their fourteenth studio album, The Last Will and Testament. Expect to hear brand-new material which famously features a spectacular return to Åkerfeldt’s iconic death growls. This is played right alongside legendary, timeless fan favourites like Ghost of Perdition, Harvest, and Blackwater Park.
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The Bpm Theory x Nikolina
The Bpm Theory is dropping a massive weapon mid-festivities. In a special collaborative showcase, they are bringing Germany’s hard-techno sensation Nikolina to Mumbai’s nightlife. Renowned for pushing the boundaries of the underground electronic scene with high-BPM, dark, and driving soundscapes, Nikolina’s sets are also a physical, high-endurance experience. For the city’s dedicated techno purists who prefer dark rooms and heavy baselines, this rager is easily a defining event.
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Indian Ocean
As the festival season takes over in October, the pioneers of Indian independent rock are taking over Mumbai’s grand stage. For over three decades, Indian Ocean has brought in a unique soundscape, knitting complex Indian classical baselines with folk melodies and rock grooves. The live show will also bring together generation defining anthems like Bandeh, Kandisa, and Jhini. Held at Phoenix Marketcity‘s European Courtyard, get ready for a rocking evening and singalongs.
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Max Richter Indian debut
Fresh off a massive year that earned him an Oscar nomination for his original score to Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet, German-born British composer and pianist Max Richter is bringing a transcendent, one-night-only performance to Mumbai. He is the mastermind behind On the Nature of Daylight, and the master scores behind Arrival, Shutter Island, Ad Astra, and The Last of Us. Flawless would be an understatement for his acoustic work, and now, for his acclaimed solo album, In a Landscape, he brings his aura to the American Contemporary Music Ensemble.
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Quick Style India Tour
Should we call it a concert? A performance? Or a phenomenon? From viral beats to world-class choreography, the globally renowned Norwegian dance collective Quick Style is bringing its world tour to Mumbai. Celebrating a 20-year legacy and two world championship titles, the crew that captivated billions online with their viral Bollywood wedding routines is transforming their signature choreography into a powerful, full-length stage production.
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No Art 2026
After the postponed show that broke the hearts of many earlier this year, Amsterdam’s celebrated music fest is coming this November for its much-awaited India debut. No Art Festival is locking in to Mumbai’s shores. Founded by pioneering Dutch house duo ANOTR, it is an unconventional, multi-disciplinary open-air haven designed to merge music and physical art into a “living painting.” Central to the experience is their mind-bending stage production, featuring colossal mirrored structures and glass lightboxes that pull the crowd into the artwork. Moreover, backed by a stellar, curated lineup of international selectors alongside ANOTR themselves, this nine-hour marathon at the Bayview Lawns is a must-attend.
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Anyma Presents ÆDEN
The visionary mastermind behind the Afterlife realm, Matteo Milleri, better known as Anyma, is bringing his monumental world tour, ÆDEN, to Mumbai. The open-air fields of the Mahalaxmi Race Course will shake to the live basslines of his massive chart-topping hits like Samsara and Welcome To The Opera (ft Grimes), alongside his sensational viral remixes of Lana Del Rey’s Say Yes To Heaven and Joji’s Beautiful. After all, his collaborations are as iconic as Anyma himself.
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Rolling Loud 2026
The world’s largest hip-hop festival is officially returning for its second evolution. Rolling Loud India 2026 is set for a two-day takeover of Loud Park grounds this November. The inaugural edition also saw massive international sets from Central Cee, Wiz Khalifa, and Don Toliver, alongside a historic headlining performance by Punjabi global icon Karan Aujla. This year promises to be even larger and louder. Expect a multi-stage lineup featuring global rap icons alongside India’s premier homegrown talent, heavily curated lifestyle spaces featuring skateparks, basketball courts, and exclusive merch drops.
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Spitty Hello World Tour
Kicking off the historic December music marathon, critically acclaimed Indo-Canadian rapper Spitty is bringing his official Hello World Tour to Mumbai. Heavily influenced by artists like Nas, Eminem, and 50 Cent, Spitty has found his own niche by fusing North American rap with traditional South Asian instruments and samples. Moreover, Spitty’s live shows are celebrated for their explosive, interactive underground energy with viral songs like Blue Lays, Dhokla, Honestly, and The Spitty Show. Starting his tour this August in Toronto, Mumbai is the last stop of his grand tour!
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Fred Again India Debut
The year seems to belong to India as Fred Again announces his only live tour of 2026 in India. Fans can expect a generational, high-tempo setlist heavily loaded with his pandemic-era anthems like Marea (We’ve Lost Dancing) and Delilah (pull me out of this), with massive viral club weapons like leavemealone, places to be, and Jungle. He will also be treating the crowd to the newer, soul-stirring melodies of his Actual Life series and his latest album, ten days, featuring hits like adore u. Additionally, as a massive win for Mumbai fans, he has also announced a two-day concert only for the city!
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Sunburn Festival Ft The Chainsmokers
December 2026 is turning nostalgic with a blow out party. The most awaited second edition of Sunburn Festival is taking over Mahalaxmi Racecourse, bringing a global lineup of electronic music’s biggest names. At the heart of this year’s theme, Awaken The Core, are the headliners of the year, The Chainsmokers. The Grammy-winning global superstar duo Alex Pall and Drew Taggart are returning to Mumbai after nearly a decade to headline Day 1 the festival. Additionally, spanning multiple stages, interactive brand experiences, and a massive curated food and lifestyle arena, Sunburn’s multi-day urban marathon is also set to deliver the absolute biggest, highest-impact weekend.
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Candlelight: Christmas Classics
Candlelight concerts are always a fan favourite. Surrounded by thousands of flickering candles and the whimsy of iconic destinations, no experience is less than magical. This Christmas, the iconic Royal Opera House is lighting up with festive merry with the world famous Candlelight Concert : Christmas Classics. Taking over the piano is Jay Parte playing classics like It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas, Let it snow!, Jingle Bells, Silent Night, and Carol of the Bells.
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They also have a Christmas Special concert on December 11 at Afghan Church. Get the tickets here.
Kumar Sanu Live
As curtain falls on 2026, Mumbai is getting a heavy dose of pure melodic romance as Kumar Sanu takes to stage. For any Bollywood lover, Sanu’s voice is the definitive soundtrack to love, heartbreak, and longing. Audiences can prepare for massive, theater-wide sing-alongs to masterworks like Tujhe Dekha Toh Yeh Jaana Sanam, Mera Dil Bhi Kitna Pagal Hai, Chura Ke Dil Mera, and more.
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The year 2027 is starting with a bang! After decades and an album on India out, Gorillaz Mountain tour is coming to Mumbai. Their debut India tour marks a full circle moments. Their latest album, The Mountain, was deeply inspired by the textures, sounds, and rhythms of India. Moreover, it features icons like Asha Bhosle, Anoushka Shankar, and classical flautist Ajay Prasanna. Led by the co-creator Damon Albarn, the live performances will bring jaw-dropping visuals starring beloved animated members, 2D, Murdoc, Noodle, and Russel Hobbs.
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Foo Fighters Take Over Tour
This is the moment Indian rock lovers were waiting for! The 15-time Grammy-winning Rock & Roll Hall of Famers, Foo Fighters, are officially coming to India for the very first time with the Take Cover tour. Arriving fresh off the release of their acclaimed 12th studio album, Your Favorite Toy, Dave Grohl and his legendary crew are famous for delivering unrelenting two-and-a-half-hour live spectacles. Get ready to scream out anthems like Everlong, The Pretender, My Hero, and Best of You. Moreover, brace yourself to witness one of the last true great stadium-rock acts in their prime!
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