Music has quietly become one of Gen Z’s strongest travel motivators, not as background entertainment, but as the reason to book tickets, plan leave, and pick a city. Tapping into this shift, Airbnb has announced its first-ever global live music partnership with Lollapalooza India, marking a clear move beyond accommodation into cultural participation.
Lolla India Like A Local: Airbnb Lollapalooza India
The collaboration comes alive through Lolla India Like a Local, an Airbnb Original Experience hosted by actor, musician, and pop-culture mainstay Siddhant Chaturvedi. Instead of a curated sightseeing tour or a meet-and-greet format, the experience is built around proximity, both to the city and to the host.
Limited to just four guests, the four-hour journey traces Mumbai as Siddhant knows it: chaotic, creative, and constantly in motion.
Guests begin the day moving through Siddhant’s preferred neighbourhoods in Mumbai, stopping at food joints he frequents, cafés where ideas linger longer than orders, and cultural spaces that reflect the city’s independent spirit.
They are places shaped by memory and Mumbai’s rhythm, the ones that most visitors miss unless someone local opens the door.
The experience then transitions seamlessly into Lollapalooza India, where guests attend the festival alongside Siddhant himself. The shift from street-level exploration to a global music stage is intentional and interesting, reinforcing how cities like Mumbai oscillate between intimate and electric within an hour.
Lollapalooza Beyond The Stage
The experience is less about VIP and more about where the music lands, and why the city responds the way it does.
Extending this idea beyond the four attendees is The Mumbai Guidebook, curated by Siddhant for travellers visiting during the festival. Instead of spotlighting iconic landmarks, the guidebook maps neighbourhood cafés, independent art spaces, and cultural corners that define Mumbai’s creative ecosystem.
For festival-goers unfamiliar with the city, it functions as a cultural shortcut, one that privileges curiosity and satisfies it, maybe over a cup of Mumbai’s favourite drinks?
For a generation that plans travel around moments like concerts, festivals, and pop culture events, the platform’s partnership with Lollapalooza signals a deeper understanding of how music and movement intersect today.
With only four spots available, Lolla India Like a Local is intentionally rare. Bookings open on 19 January at 11 AM, strictly on a first-come, first-served basis.
Where: Bandra, Mumbai
When: January 24-25, 2026
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While most fans will experience the festival from the crowd, the collaboration makes a larger point clear: travel, for Gen Z, is no longer about where you sleep, it’s about who shapes your experience, and how closely you’re allowed to step into their world.
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