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Hundreds of Indian followers of Coldplay had been left disillusioned as they needed to grapple with not only a large demand for tickets for the band’s extremely anticipated Music of the Spheres world tour, but additionally technical points on the official ticketing web site.
Seconds earlier than the sale was set to go stay on 22 September, ticketing web site BookMyShow crashed, unable to deal with the overwhelming site visitors from over 700,000 customers. Followers reported ready in very lengthy digital queues, which reportedly went as much as 11 million.
The British rock band was initially set to play two reveals in Mumbai’s DY Patil Sports activities Stadium on 18 and 19 January 2025, however added a third show on 21 January after the large demand.
Nevertheless, shortly after the sale ended, tickets for the present went stay on different web sites at a number of occasions the worth, leaving followers aghast on the alleged worth gouging. Followers identified that tickets which had been initially Rs 4,500 (£40.55) had been being resold for Rs 384,625 (£3,466). Tickets for the Lounge part, which had been priced at Rs 35,000 (£315) went as much as Rs 300,000 (£2,702), and one reseller even listed Degree 1 tickets, initially Rs 4,500 for Rs 770,000 (£6,936), based on the Hindustan Occasions. Scammers too sprung up throughout social media, providing tickets as a part of a fortunate draw for individuals who would share their submit.
“Standing-on-the-ground tickets, initially priced at ₹6,500 (£58), are being bought at over ₹50,000 (£450) in black. The band has a mandate for ticket costs to permit folks a good likelihood of shopping for them. However in India, these plans don’t work,” Joshua Fernandes, an IT skilled from Bengaluru informed Indian information every day Occasions of India.
In response to the demand, BookMyShow added a restrict of 4 tickets per consumer, as an alternative of the earlier eight, for the third newly added present. The web site also released a statement warning followers about resellers and scammers, stating that they had been the one official sellers of tickets for the tour.
“It has come to our consideration that unauthorised platforms are itemizing tickets for Coldplay’s Music Of The Spheres World Tour 2025 in India, each earlier than and after the official sale. These tickets are invalid,” the submit learn.
“Ticket scalping is illegitimate in India and punishable by legislation. Please don’t fall prey to this as a result of you’ll be shopping for pretend tickets. Keep away from scams! BookMyShow is the one official platform for ticket gross sales.”
Coldplay may also be performing in Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, and Seoul, along with their India reveals. This can be Coldplay’s first efficiency in India after the 2016 present on the World Citizen Pageant in Mumbai. They are going to be returning to Hong Kong for the primary time since 2009 and final carried out in Abu Dhabi in 2016 and Seoul in 2017.
The brand new dates comply with the discharge of Coldplay’s tenth file, Moon Music, scheduled for launch on 4 October.
