Oct 19, 2026 2:18pm IST
Shah Rukh Khan-Curated Music Festival UNIFYD Announces Full Lineup Headlined By Arijit Singh, Sonu Nigam to Host Special Set
A new music festival called UNIFYD was announced recently. It made headlines after Shah Rukh Khan declared he will curate the event, which will be held on March 20 at Etihad Live, an outdoor venue in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. The headliners were announced first, delighting anyone who loves Bollywood music and Indian pop: Arijit Singh, Karan Aujla and Sonu Nigam.
The one-day event, curated by Shah Rukh Khan expressed the festival's intent in a statement: "UNIFYD will unite India's most incredible artists on a shared stage for the first time," promising a "true spectable in terms of scale, energy and grandeur."
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On Oct. 19, Khan announced the complete lineup that will perform across various stages. The newly shared names have Jonita leading from the front, alongside Shalmali Kholgade. Punjabi singer Simran Choudhary, viral acoustic collective Patiala Mehfil, Saudi-born UK-based DJ, producer and curator Nooriyah, Gurugram-based producer composer and singer Curtain Blue aka Abhishek Bhatia (who's gone viral for his song "Ye Duniya", Delhi-based electronic duo Tech Panda and Kenzani, electronic/hip-hop production duo Rusha & Blizza, Dubai-based South Asian music and DJ collective Stick No Bills, Hyderabad-based open-format DJ, producer and selector BOH!B (real name: Siddharth Negi), Los Angeles-based DJ and Producer Priyanka Vigneswaran and finally, Bengaluru-based DJ and producer Unnayanaa (real name: Prashanth Pallemoni) .
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This means that the lineup will heavily feature DJ/producers while being headlined by some of the best-known names in playback music in Hindi cinema.
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