MUMBAI — Building on the strong response to the HARMAN Live Arena at PALM Expo 2025, HARMAN Professional Solutions is returning with a significantly scaled-up showcase at PALM Expo 2026 (28–30 May, Mumbai) — featuring eight FLUX:: SPAT Revolution-enabled performances across three days, expanded audience engagement formats, and India’s first hands-on experience with several globally launched products across JBL Professional, Martin Professional and AKG.
The HARMAN Live Arena — which brings together JBL Professional, Martin Professional, AKG and FLUX: technologies in a live performance environment — will once again serve as the centrepiece of HARMAN’s presence at PALM Expo. This year, the format scales up from three immersive acts to eight SPAT-enabled performances, with all sets powered by FLUX: SPAT Revolution for real-time spatial audio rendering, complemented by dynamic Martin Professional lighting.
India’s professional audio and lighting community will also get their first hands-on experience with several newly launched products: the AKG C Series microphones, JBL SRX900 Series expansion with three new point-source multipurpose loudspeakers, and Martin Professional’s MAC One Beam and Martin Macula System.
“The Live Arena has always been about demonstrating what integrated technologies can do when they come together in a live environment — not just as a product showcase, but as a genuine creative experience,” said Amar Subash, VP & GM, HARMAN Professional Solutions, APAC.”
The immersive experience at the HARMAN Live Arena has also been expanded with a newly created audience-stage setup featuring immersive EDM demonstrations after every act. DJ and music producer Himanshu will perform dedicated 10-minute immersive EDM sets, designed to demonstrate the capabilities of the new JBL SRX922 and SRX918SF systems in an immersive live environment.
“Sound, light and space are no longer separate disciplines,” added Subash. “What we are demonstrating at PALM Expo 2026 is how a fully integrated ecosystem — from loudspeakers and lighting to spatial audio software — can transform how audiences experience live and interactive environments. That is where HARMAN Professional is taking this industry.”
Across the three-day event, visitors will experience a diverse lineup of live performances spanning classical fusion, folk, jazz, indie rock, funk, trance and symphony formats. Most performances will utilise immersive SPAT technology, enabling audiences to experience spatial audio in a real-world concert setting.
Beyond the Live Arena, HARMAN Professional will also showcase solutions spanning touring, retail, immersive entertainment, and lighting applications, giving visitors an opportunity to explore integrated solutions designed for touring productions, fixed installations and immersive entertainment environments.
HARMAN Live Arena Schedule at PALM Expo 2026
Day 1: 28 May 2026
| TIME | 28TH MAY | BAND | GENRE |
| 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | AUDIO WORKSHOP | MAKING THE SHOW HAPPEN – ENRIQUE ELGLESIAS INDIA DEPLOYMENT, A JBL PROFESSIONAL & EVENTECH ACADEMY AUDIO WORKSHOP | Conducted by Warren D’Souza, Founder & MD sound.com & Rajesh Khade, Sound design & Optimisation Engineer |
| 1:00 PM – 2:00PM | ACT 1 (L&R) | 43 LA SAYAR, PRATIK, SAMBIT | CLASSICAL FUSION |
| 2:15 PM – 2:45 PM | SPAT DEMO | DJ AND MUSIC PRODUCER HIMANSHU | EDM |
| 2.45 PM – 3.45 PM | ACT 2 (SPAT) | NIMAD | FOLK |
| 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM | SPAT DEMO | DJ AND MUSIC PRODUCER HIMANSHU | EDM |
| 4.30 PM – 5.30 PM | ACT 3 (SPAT) | TABLA SYMPHONY BY OJAS ADHIYA | SYMPHONY |
| 7 PM ONWARDS | HARMAN DINNER | ||
Day 2: 29May 2026
| TIME | 29TH MAY | BAND | GENRE |
| 10:30 AM– 11:30 AM | LIGHTING WORKSHOP | “Light It Up!” – A MARTIN PROFESSIONAL LIGHTING WORKSHOP | Conducted by Wouter Verlinden, Product Manager, Martin Professional & Becket Tundatil, Founder of Fireflies |
| 11.30 AM – 12.30 PM | ACT 1 (L&R) | RAHUL | GINO | SHASHANK – TIME TRAVEL | MODERN JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL |
| 12:45 PM – 1:30 PM | SPAT DEMO | DJ AND MUSIC PRODUCER HIMANSHU | EDM |
| 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM | ACT 2 (SPAT) | SHADOW AND LIGHT | FUSION |
| 2:30 PM – 3:15 PM | SPAT DEMO | DJ AND MUSIC PRODUCER HIMANSHU | EDM |
| 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | ACT 3 (SPAT) | IN BETWEEN SESSIONS | CLASSICAL/ POPULAR BAND |
| 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM | ACT 4 (SPAT) | SHANKA TRIBE | TRIBAL FOLK/ TRANCE |
| 7 PM ONWARDS | PALM AWARDS 2026 | ||
Day 3: 30 May 2026
| TIME | 30TH MAY | BAND | GENRE |
| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | ACT 1 (L&R) | DRS – DARSHAN | RALPH | SANJEEV | PROG ROCK/ FUNK/ FUSION |
| 12:45 PM – 1:30 PM | SPAT DEMO | DJ AND MUSIC PRODUCER HIMANSHU | EDM |
| 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | ACT 2 (SPAT) | ABHAY NAYAMPALLY with SHRAVAN SAMSI | CLASSICAL DUO |
| 2:30 PM – 3:15 PM | SPAT DEMO | DJ AND MUSIC PRODUCER HIMANSHU | EDM |
| 3:30 PM- 4:30 PM | ACT 3 (SPAT) | JATAYU | INDIE ROCK |
| 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | ACT 4 (SPAT) | FUNK ASSASIN FT. TAKITAKADIME | FUNK |