According to Peony Hirwani, music journalist at Rolling Stone India, the risk of being overshadowed is low as companies involved with events often ensure local artists are the main support acts.
She gives G-Eazy’s 2024 tour as an example, which had only Indian support artists – helping to boost their careers.
Instead, she tells Newsbeat, the focus should be on improving infrastructure to attract the biggest of names such as Taylor Swift and Beyonce – both of whom did not bring their tours to India.
Fans have often complained about facilities, concerts often held in sports stadiums used during India’s lengthy cricket season and not always available year-round.
“So we need more, bigger venues, and a better system in place for music,” Peony says.
Lollapalooza Festival takes place at a horse racing track in Mumbai – the only venue with enough space to safely host it.
“Even some of the [notable] stadiums we have right now… there definitely needs to be conversations about what everyone needs to make our infrastructure and venues better,” says Peony.
