Later this week, U.K. pop singer-songwriter Louis Tomlinson makes his long-anticipated India debut at the third edition of Lollapalooza Indi
The former One Direction pop artist will perform at Lollapalooza India on Mar. 9, 2025
Anurag Tagat Mar 04, 2025
Later this week, U.K. pop singer-songwriter Louis Tomlinson makes his long-anticipated India debut at the third edition of Lollapalooza India in Mumbai on Mar. 9, 2025.
Why exactly can we say with conviction that this has been long-anticipated? According to Chartmetric stats from December 2024 provided by music company Outdustry, India is the āTwo Of Usā hitmakerās second biggest market on YouTube, where the country ranks sixth place in terms of views and second place in terms of comments from India.
On Spotify, India is 5th in monthly listeners, making up 7.2 percent of his total audience.
Tomlinsonās fan army ā Louies ā are a tight-knit and clearly altruistic bunch in India. In the run up to finally being announced as a headliner at Lollapalooza India, the former One Direction memberās fans flooded his show request page with over 4,000 entries to play in India.
Now that heās coming down, theyāve even gone on to crowdfund tickets to help fellow fans make it to his set. The crowdfunding campaign also received financial support from international fanbases in London and Argentina, among others.
[ Fans are preparing for Louis Tomlinsonās India debut at Lollapalooza India 2025 in Mumbai. ]
If you thought it was just American punk rock favorites Green Day who helped sell out day 2 Lollapalooza India tickets, think again ā Louies have done their bit.
Beyond this, theĀ Louies of India fan groupĀ has been actively planning coordinatedĀ fan projects such as crowdsourcing synchronized chants, glowing light displays, and a specialĀ festival momentĀ inspired by the concert traditions at Tomlinsonās shows everywhere else in the world. Concertgoers are also throwing back with a friendship bracelet exchange and outfit coordination.
Some fans are planning to arrive as early as 2 PM to secure the best spots, while others have even created a PowerPointĀ presentationĀ (nerdy but always acceptable) requesting songs as part of Tomlinsonās Lollapalooza India set ā a gesture that has quickly gained traction within the community.
At the end of January, Tomlinson specifically wrote about his Lollapalooza India show on X. He said, āHope everyoneās doing alright! Had a good break, looking forward to getting back to it. India is going to be special, itās somewhere Iāve dreamt of playing for a long time! Excited about the next few months of writing as well. Big year incoming!ā
