When Lollapalooza rolled into India with its first edition in 2023, it was entering a country still scaling up its live music ecosystem to accommodate global headliners and festival-grade infrastructure. Now in its fourth edition, the festival returns to a market that has grown into itself, with audiences that have become both larger and more … Read more
Stepping out of the Bombay local and into the slow-moving gravity well around Lollapalooza Mumbai 2026, my body clock recalibrated before my brain could catch up, already budgeting for the hours of standing, waiting, and micro-adjustments that music festivals demand. The approach to Mahalaxmi Racecourse offered barely any orientation; just wide, exposed ground broken up … Read more
Mike Shinoda, wearing a black cap and black T-shirt, signs in from Abu Dhabi just a few days after Linkin Park resumed their From Zero World Tour earlier this week in Bahrain, and now lands in India for the first time. “I think it’s nice to get more familiar with the region and visit some new places,” he tells Rolling Stone India. Linkin Park — currently made up of Shinoda on vocals, keys and guitar along with Emily Armstrong (vocals), Joe … Read more
From mixtapes by seasoned artists like rap maverick KR$NA that shut the haters up to gentle and meditative reminders to oneself by singer-songwriters like Tanmaya Bhatnagar, Anika, Ditty and Taba Chake, 2025 gave us stellar EPs and albums by seasoned and new artists alike. It’s clear in hearing these records that these artists have not … Read more