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Post Malone Honors Zubeen Garg at Guwahati Show as Assam Bets on Concert Tourism

The tribute refocused attention on the singer’s contested death, with Assam’s SIT expected to file a chargesheet by December 12 despite autopsies listing drowning.

Post Malone paid tribute to the late Assamese icon Zubeen Garg, moving fans during his concert in Guwahati on December 8.
Post Malone performed in Guwahati on December 8.
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Overview

  • Performing his first solo headline concert in India, Post Malone told the crowd he was in the home of the “great legendary” Zubeen Garg, a moment widely shared on social media.
  • The event at Guwahati’s Khanapara Veterinary Ground drew thousands, with roughly 20,000 tickets sold and some reportedly priced up to ₹60,000.
  • BookMyShow Live produced the concert with the Government of Assam and ATDC, deploying more than 2,800 personnel, extensive CCTV coverage and large-scale staging and lighting.
  • Assam’s push to attract global acts continued as Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said he is trying to invite Shakira to further boost the state’s concert economy.
  • Zubeen Garg’s September death was recorded as drowning by Singapore authorities and reportedly reaffirmed by a Delhi post-mortem, while Assam’s SIT has made multiple arrests and the chief minister has called it murder.