Ushering in the dawn with 'Sunrise Festival'

Partying all night might sound like a bit of an exaggeration in the city, but this weekend could make your all-nighter dreams come true! The fifth edition of the Sunrise Festival in our favourite weekend getaway, Pondicherry, will bring international musicians and artistes from across India together for the only all-night music festival in the country!

“The marketing firm ‘A Corporate Affair’ began this in 2013 and it has only grown from then on. It is challenging because Pondicherry isn’t a big city. It is accessible, though, so we expect to see a lot of people from Bangalore and Chennai,” says Rafiushan Pasha of Plugg Networks, the festival consultants.

He goes on to say, “We’ll go from 7 pm to 7 am with artists like DJ Kura, who’ll be making his debut in India, along with other EDM, techno, and progressive house artists from Bengaluru, Delhi, and Chennai. We’ll also have gourmet food trucks so the party will be on till the sun comes up.”

DJ Rohit, who will be one of the performers at the event says, “This is my third time performing and I’m very excited because the crowd has been getting better each year. We hope to see at least 3000 people this year, which is great. The party is going to be on the beach and the music will keep going till you see the sun rise completely. All the nine DJs have completely different genres and so people will find new music and enjoy it!” Talking about his set, he says, “I love to introduce new music to people so that they can enjoy it elsewhere. My crowd knows what I play but this one-hour set will be extremely different and full of energy.”

DJ Clement, another well-known Indian DJ who has performed alongside David Guetta and Like Mike tells us, “This is my first time performing in Sunrise and I’m very excited about it. I love the place and I think it’s a better version of Goa,” he laughs and adds, “I’ll be performing groovy house this time.”

He also comments on the music scene in South India and says, “It’s really nice to see that music is moving around. It’s important to support local DJs instead of only renowned people. I hope people also make this a travel experience.” Well, if this doesn’t already sound like a blast, we don’t know what does!