As Karan Aujla begins his P-POP CULTURE India Tour 2026 in Delhi today, the scale of the upcoming 11-city run marks a significant step in his live journey. Organised by Team Innovation, the tour follows the strong response to his 2024 It Was All A Dream tour and will open at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on February 28.In an interaction, Mohit Bijlani, co-founder of Team Innovation, outlines the planning, production, audience expectations and broader context of mounting a large-format stadium tour for a Punjabi artist in India.These are going to be some of the biggest shows KaranAujla has done in the country. What has gone into making this happen?What we are building with Karan Aujla’s P-POP CULTURE India Tour 2026 is the result of 10 years of experience in the live space and our longstanding relationship with Karan. He is currently the highest-selling Punjabi act in the live concert scene, and we witnessed that firsthand during his 2024 It Was All A Dream tour, which drew over 200,000 fans. That success gave us the confidence to think at true stadium scale.For this tour, we’re working closely with global production teams to deliver a show that matches international standards. The opener at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on February 28 is designed to be a watershed moment not just another concert, but a cultural statement about how far Indian live entertainment has come.This has involved months of advance planning, international production collaborations, large-format stage engineering, and city-by-city logistical coordination across 11 markets. The goal is to elevate a homegrown Punjabi act to the kind of scale historically reserved for international touring giants. Karan has been working toward this vision for the past five years.How many attendees are you expecting?Across the 11-city India run, we anticipate cumulative attendance to cross a couple of lakhs. Demand has been incredibly strong across both metro cities and Tier-2 markets, which speaks volumes about how Punjabi pop has transcended geography.The New Delhi opener is expected to be one of the largest single-day concert experiences staged in the capital in recent years. The last concert in India to generate record-breaking numbers at a comparable magnitude was Coldplay’s historic show at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.With this milestone, Karan is poised to stand alongside global heavyweights such as Travis Scott, Enrique Iglesias, Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran and Dua Lipa in terms of large-scale live draw in India. This reflects not only the scale of his pull as a live performer, but also the growing strength and maturity of India’s live entertainment ecosystem.What special visuals, audio, and systems have you worked on as an organiser?The Delhi show will feature a 50-foot-high custom stage build, designed specifically for stadium viewing angles the largest stage structure constructed in India’s live event history. We’re installing IMAX-style LED walls for ultra-high-definition visuals, synchronised drone shows, and immersive lighting grids that create a 360-degree experience.The show also incorporates theatrical elements, including a dramatic Michael Jackson-inspired stage entry and female bikers replacing traditional background dancers, blending spectacle with storytelling. One of the most ambitious technical components is a zipline traversal across the stadium, allowing him to physically connect with fans seated across tiers.We’ve invested heavily in next-generation line-array sound systems to ensure clarity and bass balance across every section from the pit to the upper stands. There are also interactive crowd engagement concepts, including coordinated lighting moments and live camera integrations to make fans feel like an integral part of the show.How are you ensuring that fans have a great time during the concert?For us, fan experience starts long before showtime. We’re focusing on seamless entry and exit flows, enhanced security protocols, multiple F&B zones, free hydration centres, and clearly mapped premium hospitality sections, especially given that select ticket categories are positioned at ultra-premium price points.Inside the stadium, the goal is immersion. From the moment fans walk in, they step into a curated P-POP CULTURE universe. Ultimately, we want every attendee regardless of ticket tier to feel part of something historic.Karan is part of a wave bridging Indian audience expectations with global touring production values, combining high-end visuals, stage design, immersive audio, and theatrical showmanship for Indian crowds.Do you think this is going to be one of the biggest acts the country has seen so far?In terms of scale for a homegrown Punjabi headliner absolutely. India’s live event industry has evolved dramatically over the past five years. While international stadium acts have entered the market, what’s exciting here is that an Indian Punjabi artist is commanding similar scale and ticket demand. Karan represents a new generation of global Punjabi superstars who can sell out arenas abroad and return home to headline stadiums.His contribution goes beyond ticket sales. He’s proving that Punjabi music is not niche it’s mainstream, cross-border, and commercially powerful. When a Punjabi act can headline a stadium in Delhi and tour 11 cities with large-format production, it resets industry benchmarks.The P-POP CULTURE India Tour 2026 isn’t just a concert series it’s a signal that the Indian live entertainment ecosystem has matured. And Karan Aujla is at the forefront of that shift.India is poised to become one of the top five global live entertainment markets by 2030. To achieve that, we must cultivate more homegrown stadium-scale tours so Indian artists take centre stage reducing overdependence on international acts and strengthening the country’s own cultural export power.
