The tourism department of Goa has given "in principle" approval for hosting Sunburn EDM festival in the state next month, a minister said Thursday.
Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar said final approval for the popular music event will be given only when its promoter fulfils the criteria laid down by the Goa government.
Sunburn, which celebrated its decade-long stint in the coastal state, was being held outside Goa for the last two years.
"Everybody wants EDMs back in Goa. We have taken a decision to give in principle approval to Sunburn Klassique to host the festival (in February)," Ajogankar said in a press statement here.
"However, final approval will be given only when the promoter fulfils the criteria laid down by the government," he added.
The promoter of Sunburn,Percept Live, the wholly owned subsidiary of Percept Ltd, has announced a collaboration with Goa-based nightlife and promotions giant Klassique to co-promote all Sunburn events in the state.
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"SunburnKlassique" is to be held on February 23 and 24 at Vagator beach in North Goa.
"Sunburn introduced the concept of dance music toIndia and has aided in building music tourism across India.
"Over the last 12years we haveevolved from being just a music festival to an aspirational brandwith millions of loyalists," said Karan Singh, CEO, Sunburn.
"Wehope our return to Goa is truly memorable and magical and we canonceagain build Goa into a thriving music destination," he said.
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