Rolling Loud India 2026 is bringing Burna Boy, Karan Aujla, Metro Boomin and Skepta together for its second edition on 12 and 13 December.
Produced in partnership with District, the two-day festival will feature 30 artists, with Burna Boy, Metro Boomin, Skepta and Big Sean all set to make their India performance debuts. Aujla, meanwhile, returns to headline for the second consecutive year.
Burna Boy and Metro Boomin will close out the first day on 12 December, bringing the Nigerian artist’s Afrofusion sound and the producer’s dark, cinematic hip-hop to the festival. Big Sean also joins the day’s bill, alongside GoldLink, Dhanda Nyoliwala, slayr, ApolloRed1, Paal Dabba, SoSoCamo, Steel Banglez, Snappy Kaal and Jorjiana.
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On 13 December, Aujla returns following his headline appearance at Rolling Loud India’s inaugural edition last year. Skepta’s performance is billed as his first and only India show, and will follow the scheduled 6 November release of The Fork and Knife, his first solo album since 2019’s Ignorance Is Bliss. The forthcoming record features collaborators including Chase & Status, Solomun and Dom Dolla.
The second day also features ScHoolboy Q, Seedhe Maut, BabyChiefDoIt, Wazir Patar, Raja Kumari and NAVZ-47.
More than 10 artists with Indian roots feature across the two days, spanning headline slots and the wider bill. Alongside Aujla and Wazir Patar’s Punjabi rap, the programme includes Delhi duo Seedhe Maut, Dhanda Nyoliwala’s Haryanvi hip-hop, Paal Dabba’s Tamil rap, MC Gawthi’s Marathi rap and Snappy Kaal’s Gujarati rap.
Rounding out the announced lineup are Vichaar, Robb Bank$, DJ Five Venoms, DJ EJ, Ravator, The Spindoctor, 2slimey and Shikriwal.
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For the organisers, that mix reflects how audiences responded to the festival’s first edition. Rolling Loud co-founder and CEO Matt Zingler said fans’ openness to different artists informed this year’s programming.
“One thing that really stood out to us in India was how open the fans were to everything. If the music connects, they show up for it,” he said.
District CEO Rahul Ganjoo similarly pointed to the crowds that stayed between international and Indian acts, explaining that the team drew inspiration from the country’s cyphers, small shows and word-of-mouth music communities when assembling the bill.
Tickets are on sale now. Venue and festival schedule details will be shared through Rolling Loud India and District’s official channels.
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