Coldplay in Mumbai: Tickets, Traffic, and Tales of Triumph
Coldplay in Mumbai: Tickets, Traffic and Tarun Tejpal tbt
Tickets: The ticket sales for Coldplay’s badass Mumbai concerts in January 2025 have been dubbed “phenomenal” Two shows on January 18 and 19 were initially announced at DY Patil Stadium, which were later followed by a third show added on January 21, 2025 due to high demand.
Tickets for these concerts were made available on BookMyShow with prices starting from ₹2,500 to ₹35,000. The sale went on to be marred by high demand, which saw the BookMyShow website and app crash multiple times as millions of people attempted to buy their tickets. More than 13 million fans tried for tickets, resulting in lengthy virtual lines and sell-outs of all three shows. Infinity Tickets were introduced to moreamore fans access for a cheaper price of Rs 2,000, which also sold out in no time. Tickets were being resold on unauthorized platforms at exorbitant prices, news reports said, leading BookMyShow to issue a warning against ticket scalping, a crime in India.
Recording breaking traffic: The most significant online traffic was witnessed for ticket sales, with over a million fans on waitlists showcasing the demand and excitement Coldplay has created amongst fans in India. Posts on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter) even revealed that at one stage, more than 1.25 million people were in the online queue, proving the group’s dizzying traction.
Tall Tales of Triumph: Never mind the day’s chaos over ticket sales; the real story is the band is finally back in India nearly a decade after its last show in the country, a stop at the Global Citizen Festival in Mumbai two years later in 2016. Demand for the band’s concerts has led to a third concert being added. Fans who did manage to get tickets are celebrating, although many have complained about the booking process. The concerts, which will be accompanied by a record-setting array of dazzling visual effects, will highlight songs from Coldplay’s most recent album “Music of the Spheres” as well as classics and could even feature surprise collaborators for added excitement. The event is revered as a cultural milestone, returning international music to Indian shores with force.
Overall, Coldplay’s Mumbai concerts have been a saga of soaring demand, technical hiccups, and a triumph of the fans who succeeded in getting tickets to see one of the world’s most popular bands play live.
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