Music and motorsport, from India.

The desk works these nights. What follows is what it knows: which festivals and Grands Prix justify the distance, what a seat and a room actually cost, what an Indian passport needs and how long it takes to get. Written plainly, kept current, and free of the things people usually leave out.

The guides

Two pieces that cover the ground before a night is chosen.

Music festivals

Formula 1

The journeys the desk runs

Four this year, each built around a single night, hosted in person.