YouTube to host FanFest in India

YouTube to host FanFest in India with International YouTube Sensations - Bethany Mota, Superwoman, Jus Reign, Kurt Hugo Schneider and Sam Tsui
Fest to also feature emerging Indian stars like The Viral Fever, Kanan Gill and many more. Over 6000 fans will get a chance to meet and enjoy live performances.
YouTube and Branded Ltd with Pepsi, in association with HP are delighted to announce the return of the YouTube FanFest to India, an exclusive live show bringing together global YouTube sensations and emerging YouTubestars from India to meet and perform live in front of their fans.YouTube FanFest, which debuted in Mumbai last February, provides fans with the unique opportunity to meet their favorite internet heroes in person. This year, YouTube FanFest is set to take center stage on Friday, March 20, 2015 at the NSCI Indoor Stadium in Mumbai. Over 6,000 fans will get face-to-face with some of YouTube's biggest stars, local internet sensations and up-and-coming talent performing live on stage.
This year's show features a dynamic mix of music, comedy, dance, fashion all together on one stage. The stellar line-up for the YouTube FanFest Mumbai encore features 24 widely popular YouTubers, including IISuperwomanII, Bethany Mota, Jus Reign, TVF ONE, Kanan Gill & Biswa Kalyan Rath, and East India Comedy.
"Over the past year, we've seen popular Indian creators emerge on YouTube and excite people around the world. We're bringing YouTube FanFest back to Mumbai for a second showing to celebrate this new generation of YouTube stars with some of YouTube's most passionate fans in India," said Gautam Anand, Director of Content and Operations, YouTube Asia-Pacific.
"This FanFest in Mumbai is going to be the largest FanFest ever. More stars, more fun and more screaming fans in one of YouTube's largest Asian markets," said Jasper Donat, CEO of Branded, producers of YouTube FanFest.
To make this day more memorable, fans will have chance to get up close and personal with the stars through promotions run by the YouTubers themselves. Jus Reign, Kurt Hugo Schneider and Sam Tsui will join several other global and local music sensations for the performances in Mumbai. Speaking about his first performance in India as part of YouTube FanFest, Jus Reign said, "I'm pumped to finally be coming out to MUMBAI to see many good looking faces that are way more good looking than mine, see you all on the 20th. ALL OF YOU…”.
"We are really looking forward to this Fanfest. We've never been to India and we are totally excited to be coming to Mumbai to meet fans and to collaborate with other artists,” said Kurt Hugo Schneider and Sam Tsui.
"Biswa and I are extremely excited to host the FanFest in Mumbai, and to meet fans who like our work, and to meet other creators from around the world who we are fans of! We’re counting down the days!" said Kanan Gill.
YouTube Fanfest is free event with passes made available on first come first served basis, all general admission were snapped up within four hours. Further tickets will be made available in the coming days via sponsors and announcements on @youtubefanfest. For those who can't make the live show, YouTube FanFest will be livestreamed as well.
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