[EDMTunes] John Summit India Tour : ‘First Fully Sober Tour in The Books’

John Summit’s self-admitted ‘first fully sober tour in the books’ is one that will indeed go down as a complete chapter in the Indian electronic music tour history books as well. 3 cities, 2 club shows, 1 festival and we are still reeling mid-week from last weekend. John’s exploration here spanned right across sampling a lot of local cuisine to a lot of local talent. Add to it a conclusion that his ‘body runs really well on Indian food’ unlike what he might have pre-assumed.

The John Summit bandwagon rolled in BALLR in the city of Pune as its first halt. The excitement was evidently palpable as it was the biggest club gig the city must have witnessed after 8 whole years. Cirez D’s gig here in 2017 was the last time the city witnessed an act of such grandeur in a club. A local sight-seeing spree at the prominent historical spots was an attempt to soak in the culture of a country John is embracing the first time. The spree might have inspired a few mashups making their way in his already stellar set later in the night from a few of the country’s pool of talent. One such name, D-RAIN, summarises the feeling of witnessing his creation churned out by the legend right there first hand.

Hearing John Summit drop my edit in Pune was pure madness—the energy, the crowd, the moment, everything just clicked. It was a surreal full-circle experience I’ll never forget

D-RAIN

Asia’s biggest club, Quake Arena, in the city of Hyderabad was the next halt. A glorious atmosphere was guaranteed given the magnitude of the both the name and performing space. John tried some biriyani, a local Indian favorite, the first time here. It did leave some lifelong impression on him for its spices!

Lollapalooza India was next the next and final halt. The festival saw him meeting fellow house-music icon Alok as a first. Another stellar set to a packed capacity to close out the festival followed. A set laced with edits of prominent Indian acts again as an appreciation for their talent. ‘Always loving to unearth new talent.’ Sixth Ocean was one such act whose creation made it to John’s set for the tour.

‘I am going to be back, definitely. It felt surreal in here’, John quips. ‘The madness in here and the vibe, there seems to be an immediate connect’, he signs off.

We are waiting till then John, we are waiting!

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