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

The Punjabi-Canadian musician performed tracks off his new EP Four Me as well as 2023's Making Memories at the first of three Canadian arena dates, hitting another milestone during a big year.

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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.

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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.


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An emotional moment for #KaranAujla with over 16,000 fans selling out Scotiabank Arena in #Toronto where he remembered his late parents and no doubt how proud they must have been.


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.

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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
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