Fresh off the back of a ground-breaking Coachella performance, triple threat singer, actor and global entertainer Punjabi superstar Diljit Dosanjh has been making an epic splash on the world stage with his highly publicised Born To Shine tour, and New Zealand is up next. Presented by Ripple Effect Studio, Saregama Live and TEG Live, Dosanjh is set to delight his legions of fans in New Zealand, today announcing a one night only arena show for later this year at Spark Arena, Auckland on October 15.
Tickets to the Born To Shine tour will go on sale to the general public at 10am (local time) on Monday 7 August from Ticketek. There will be a TEG Live presale that will commence at 1pm (local time) on Thursday 3 August followed by a My Ticketek presale at 12 pm on Friday 4 August.
The first Indian artist ever to perform at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Diljit Dosanjh says, “The Born to Shine World tour has been an incredible experience for me. It has been 10 long years since I performed in New Zealand and it’s the perfect time to meet and entertain my fans there. It takes a lot to pull off shows like these and I really look forward perform for my fans down under.”
Sonali Singh, owner of Event company Ripple Effect Studio who also manages Diljit Dosanjh says, “We are immensely proud of the fact that Diljit has a great fanbase not only In India but also Internationally. The kind of response we received in US, Canada & UK has been beyond expectations. We have been getting a lot of messages from fans in New Zealand requesting Diljit to perform here. It’s time for us to listen to them and we are here, roaring to perform and enthrall our fans.”
Siddharth Anand Kumar, Sr. Vice President, Films & Events at Saregama India Ltd. Says, “We have had a great time working with Diljit Dosanjh on the Born To Shine World Tour. At Saregama, our motive is to organize events that give the audience a wholesome experience, something that they take with them back home and cherish for a long time. Diljit has a great fan base across the world and we are looking forward to an amazing response in New Zealand.”
TEG CEO Geoff Jones said “TEG is delighted to be bringing Punjabi sensation – Diljit Dosanjh New Zealand after a long time. From entertaining fans all over India for many years now, through to selling out shows in the UK, to becoming the first ever Punjabi artist to perform at Coachella Festival in 2023, there’s no doubt that his Kiwi fans are in for a very special evening!”
Australian multi-platinum artist Illy and Goodna-based hip hop force Lisi have teamed up with Dosanjh for an official remix of his viral smash Chauffeur (Stream the remix HERE). With over 52million views on the original music video, Chauffeur broke into the top 5 on the New Zealand YouTube charts and has clocked almost 30million Spotify streams globally.
Dosanjh is the only Indian artist to ever sell out Birmingham’s 15,000 capacity Utilita Arena, the first turbaned artist to be featured on the cover of Vogue India and the first turbaned artist to have his own wax figure at Madame Tussauds India.
Having performed in India, USA, Canada & UK, New Zealand is next up on the Born To Shine tour.
General public tickets to the Born To Shine tour will go on sale at 10am (local time) on Monday 7 August from Ticketek.
