Indian-founded Dubai events firm HOP to go global

An Indian-founded Dubai events company that has staged concerts featuring AR Rahman, Arijit Singh and Lucky Ali is planning a major international expansion, with a target of operating across 25 cities over the next two years.

HOP Events, founded by Dubai-based Indian entrepreneur Kalpesh Kinariwala, said it plans to stage more than 250 events a year across 75 venues, drawing a combined annual audience of more than one million. The expansion will take HOP into cities including London, New York, Doha and Singapore, as it looks beyond its UAE base and increasingly towards international audiences. HOP has also signed on as the exclusive global touring partner for Lucky Ali for an eight-city tour planned for 2027, with Doha, Singapore and London among the announced destinations.

Kinariwala said the company now wants to broaden its focus beyond large concerts to include storytelling, art and other cultural formats.