The music festival season has started and just like that October is going to be very busy for music concert attendees this season. Since there are many different kinds of performances happening all over, we sorted them out for you and here's your guide to international performances scheduled this month
Updated On: 2025-10-02 06:25 PM IST
Compiled by : Nascimento Pinto
DJ Eric Prydz
Swedish progressive house maestro DJ Eric Prydz is set to return to India to perform later this year in October, a decade after he first came to the country.
As a part of the tour, he will perform on October 4 at the IGI Stadium in New Delhi followed by another performance on October 5 at the Dome SVP Stadium in Mumbai.
The show will see him perform some of his all-time hits, including 'We Are Mirage,' 'Allein,' and 'Opus’.
When: October 5
Where: Dome SVP Stadium, Worli
Time: 7 pm onwards
Tickets: District by Zomato
DJ Francis Mercier
Haitian DJ Francis Mercier will perform in India this October as he embarks on a three-city tour. Making his India debut, the globally acclaimed DJ who will be bring his celebrated Ibiza residency Solèy to Mumbai and Delhi-NCR followed by an exclusive Francis Mercier show in Kolkata.
Mercier will perform in Mumbai on October 10, Delhi on October 11 and in Kolkata on October 12.
Solèy means “sun” in Haitian Creole, and is more than just a party as it aims to not only celebrate cultural fusion, rhythmic heritage but particularly African rhythms, Levantine sounds and Caribbean vibes. His discography boasts collaborations with icons like Diplo, Major Lazer, Gorgon City, Magic System and BLOND:ISH.
When: October 10
Where: Dome SVP Stadium, Worli
Time: 7 pm onwards
Tickets: BookMyShow
Glass Beams
Glass Beams, the project of Indian-Australian multi-instrumentalist and producer Rajan Silva, will perform in India this October. While they start in Delhi on October 9, they will be performing in Mumbai on October 11.
The band is known to blend Eastern musical elements with contemporary Western music.
When: October 11
Where: NESCO Centre, Hall 4, Goregaon
Time: 8 pm onwards
Tickets: Skillbox, Bands In Town
The Smashing Pumpkins
Iconic American rock band The Smashing Pumpkins will perform for the first time in India as they make their debut, which is a part of their Rock Invasion 2025 Asia Tour. Rock Invasion 2025 will mark the band’s first full-scale tour of Asia in over a decade.
The band, which has an illustrious career, will perform at Transform Arena in Bengaluru on October 11, followed by Jio World Garden in Mumbai on October 12.
The performance will feature a breathtaking, three-decade career-spanning setlist with acclaimed classics like ‘Tonight, Tonight’, ‘Bullet With Butterfly Wings’, ‘Today’ and ‘1979’ alongside innovative works including ‘ATUM’ and the celebrated ‘Aghori Mhori Mei’ as well as recent smash hits such as ‘Sighommi’ and ‘Beguiled’.
When: October 12
Where: Jio World Garden, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra East
Time: 6:30 pm
Tickets: District by Zomato
Enrique Iglesias
Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias will perform in India in Mumbai on October 29 and 30 this year. It will mark the multi-Grammy award-winning singer's return to India after 13 years.
With both performances in Mumbai at the MMRDA Grounds in Bandra Kurla Complex, fans will be travelling from all over to listen to some of his biggest hits like 'Hero', 'Somebody's Me' and 'Bailando'.
When: October 29 and 30
Where: MMRDA Grounds, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra East
Time: 6:30 pm onwards
Tickets: District by Zomato
Talwiinder
While others are international sounds, US-based Punjabi music sensation Talwiinder will embark on a four-city tour across India this Halloween bringing some familiar sounds to fans of the genre.
The performances will kick off in Ludhiana on October 4, continuing to Hyderabad on October 11, Mumbai’s Dome SVP Stadium on October 31, and culminating in New Delhi on November 2.
The San Francisco-based Punjabi musician deliver an electrifying setlist, featuring major hits like ‘Khayaal’, ‘Wishes’, ‘Haseen’, ‘Nakhre’, ‘Dil Mera’, ‘Dhundala’ and ‘Funk Song.
When: October 31
Where: Dome SVP Stadium, Worli
Time: 7 pm onwards
Tickets: BookMyShow