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Monday, January 26, 2026
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Topic: concerts

Indian states are competing to be the concert capital. Post Malone in Assam a turning point

After Coldplay performed last year in Ahmedabad, the phrase concert economy was suddenly in vogue. It has set off a competition among several states to become India’s concert capital.

Two deadly blasts, two rivals: Global media predicts another India-Pakistan ‘blame game’

Other reports discuss India's position in the world economy & aspiration to become one of the top five live entertainment markets.

Enrique Iglesias to perform in India after 13 years

Enrique shared the venue and the date for the concert on his Instagram story. The Mumbai show precedes his next engagement in Abu Dhabi.

Post Malone to perform in Guwahati. Assam kicks off its global concert hub dream

Citing reports that Gujarat earned over Rs 600 crore from the Coldplay concert, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma stressed the potential for cultural tourism in the northeastern state.

Salman Khan, Kevin Hart, Arijit Singh—artists who cancelled tours after Pahalgam attack

Salman Khan shared the update regarding the show on Instagram. Starring Madhuri Dixit, Tiger Shroff, Sara Ali Khan, among others, it was slated for 4 and 5 May in London and Manchester.

How Bangladesh-India saga is playing out, on both sides of border & mismanagement of Indian concerts

Global media reports on Bangladeshi Hindus' fear, with Dhaka alleging India exaggerates this to score political points, aid Hasina's return. It also notes problems with concerts in India.

Indian concerts are a masterclass in mismanagement—ticket mafia, overpriced water, bad network

People who travelled to Bangkok for Coldplay concert had no complaints. In contrast, India’s concert infrastructure has a lot of room for growth—even Bryan Adams agrees.

After a cow crashed Bryan Adams’ concert in India, nothing surprises him

Bryan Adams will return to India for the first time after 2018, with his multi-city ‘So Happy It Hurts’ tour. ‘Every visit is like coming home’, he told ThePrint.

India’s in its live concerts era. ‘Experience economy’ saw Rs 1,600-2,000 crore boost in 3 months

Maroon 5, Green Day, Dua Lipa, Coldplay fueling trend. Multiplier effect reflected across industries such as food and beverages, hotels, merchandise etc, says Bank of Baroda report.

Mohabbat ki red tape & speaking ‘pyaaz’ to power

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

On Camera

Mark Tully made me a journalist. The profession was religion to him: Satish Jacob

The death of Mark Tully means that India has lost a good friend. That's the end of the chapter on journalism, as far as I'm concerned.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

From action near Myanmar to hand-to-hand combat in Kishtwar, meet this year’s gallantry award winners

Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.