Karan Aujla Kicked Off His First Canadian Tour At a Packed Scotiabank Arena in Toronto: Videos and Setlist

Dreams came to life at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto this weekend.

Punjabi-Canadian star Karan Aujla kicked off his It Was All A Dream Tour on Saturday, August 10 to thousands of excited fans.

The performance marked the start of Aujla's first-ever Canadian tour, and the arena concerts show his already major popularity. He plays Edmonton's Rogers Place next on August 15 and then Vancouver's Rogers Arena on August 17, before heading across the pond for a series of UK dates.

Aujla performed new material like "IDK" and "ANTIDOTE" off his recent Four Me EP, plus his Bollywood single "Tauba Tauba," written for the movie Bad Newz. He also brought out fan favourites from his 2023 album with producer Ikky, Making Memories — the highest-charting Punjabi album debut in the history of the Billboard Canadian Albums chart.

Preston Pablo collaboration "Admirin' You" had the whole arena singing along, lit up by phone flashlights.

Putting on an arena-level production, Aujla performed with a live band and brought out back-up dancers for some of his more upbeat songs. He also took a moment amidst the hype to remember his parents, who died when he was a kid, asking the crowd to make some noise for them.

The crowd seemed thrilled to see Aujla performing on a major Canadian stage, chanting his last name and dancing from their seats.

The adoration affirms Aujla's ascent as one of Punjabi music's biggest stars, following his Juno win earlier this year for the Fan Choice award.

His milestone year is part of the Punjabi Wave, which is only growing. Punjabi superstar Diljit Dosanjh made history in April with a stadium show in Vancouver, the largest Punjabi music event outside of India.

Based on the year Karan Aujla has had so far, it's not hard to imagine him taking on a stadium stage next.

Karan Aujla Setlist from Toronto's Scotiabank Arena on August 10, 2024 (via setlist.fm)

1. Gangsta
2. On Top
3. Jee Ni Lagda
4. Yaaran Baare
5. Daaru Pe Ke
6. Chitta Kurta
7. Aaja Ni Aaja
8. Don't Worry
9. Chithiyan
10. Goin' Off
11. What...?
12. Players
13. White Brown Black
14. Mexico
15. Bachke Bachke
16. Kya Baat Aa
17. 2am
18. 52 Bars
19. Boli
20. Rann Botal Vargi
21. Click That B Kickin It (Yaar Jatt De)
22. Here & There
23. Admirin' You
24. Winning Speech
25. Idk How
26. Antidote
27. Tauba Tauba
28. Take It Easy
29. Try Me
30. Rim vs Jhanjar
31. Yaar Bolda
32. Jhanjar
33. Main Hogaya Sharabbi
34. Don't Look
35. Softly