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Diljit Dosanjh Announces Another Canadian Stadium Concert, at Toronto's Rogers Centre

Dosanjh had previously announced a record-breaking concert at Vancouver's BC Place, and now adds 12 more dates to his history-making Dil-Luminati tour, which will mark the first time a Punjabi musician has headlined at both Vancouver and Toronto stadiums.

Diljit Dosanjh

Diljit Dosanjh

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Diljit Dosanjh is making more history with his latest tour announcement.

The artist has revealed where he'll be taking his Dil-Luminati tour this summer, adding twelve new dates following his previously announced stadium show in Vancouver. The tour promises to be monumental: beginning in Vancouver and ending in Toronto, it marks the first time a Punjabi artist has headlined Vancouver's BC Place and Toronto's Rogers Centre. The BC Place performance is also set to be the largest ever Punjabi music concert outside of India, at a sold-out capacity of 54,000.


That record-breaking show kicks off the tour on April 27, and from there Dosanjh plays three more Canadian cities — Winnipeg, Edmonton and Calgary — before heading south of the border to the United States for eight shows. Dosanjh then finishes the tour back in Canada at Rogers Centre on July 13.

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The tour looks to be another milestone in the influential artist's career, and another boost for the rise of Punjabi music in Canada. In 2023, Dosanjh became the first Indian-born artist to play Coachella, opening up the doors for artists like Punjabi-Canadian musician AP Dhillon, who will perform at the major festival this year. Dosanjh was also the first Indian musician to sell out Vancouver's Rogers Arena and Toronto's Scotiabank Arena — no wonder he's levelling up to stadiums in those cities, this time around.

Pre-sale for the Dil-Luminati tour begins February 29. Tickets for the Vancouver date are already on-sale.

Check out Dosanjh's full list of tour dates below.

Sat Apr 27 — Vancouver, BC — BC Place

Fri May 03 — Winnipeg, MB — Canada Life Centre

Mon May 06 — Edmonton, AB — Rogers Place

Wed May 08 — Calgary, AB — Scotiabank Saddledome

Sat May 11 — Oakland, CA — Oakland Arena

Wed May 15 — Chicago, IL — Allstate Arena

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Fri May 17 — Duluth, GA — Gas South Arena

Tue May 21 — Orlando, FL — Kia Center

Fri May 24 — Dallas, TX — American Airlines Center

Tue May 28 — Washington DC — Capital One Arena

Thu May 30 — Newark, NJ — Prudential Center

Wed Jul 10 — Los Angeles, CA — Crypto Arena

Sat Jul 13 — Toronto, ON — Rogers Centre

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