Coldplay India tour 2025: From Ashneer Grover & Chetan Bhagat¡¯s POV on ticket drama to BookMyShow denying reselling, is the FOMO real?
Getting the Coldplay concert tickets currently has become the biggest flex. While some were able to achieve it, many others were unable to do so. And no this did not only happen to common people, film-maker Karan Johar is also in the list.
People say, ¡°agar kisi cheez ko shiddat se chaho to poori kainaat tumhe usse milane mein lag jaati hai.¡± ("If you desire something intensely, the entire universe conspires to help you achieve it.") But looking at the ticket situation of Coldplay's concert in India, you might not be able to relate with this, cause kainaat does not care at all.
At this point, everyone knows the hustle behind procuring tickets for Coldplay, as it caused the BookMyShow app to crash.
Celebs who didn¡¯t get the Coldplay concert tickets
Getting the Coldplay concert tickets currently has become the biggest flex. While some were able to achieve it, many others were unable to do so. And no this did not only happen to common people, film-maker Karan Johar is also in the list.
Credit: Instagram/karanjohar
Karan Johar took to Instagram Stories to indicate that he, too, was unable to purchase tickets for the British rock band's shows in Mumbai in January 2025. Joining the queue, the India women's cricket team star Jemimah Rodrigues was also eager to book her tickets. Unfortunately, she didn't get it either.
Jemimah expressed her disappointment on Instagram. In the photos, she is seen in the VIP box at the DY Patil Stadium, exactly where the band is going to perform.
Chetan Bhagat, Ashneer Grover¡¯s take on the ticket frenzy
Regardless of the price, people are going crazy for the tickets. On a parallel line, author Chetan Bhagat and BharatPe co-founder Ashneer Grover are talking about how fans are paying high amounts just for concerts.
Bhagat, the author of popular books such as Five Point Someone and Two States, stated that the "mania" for concert passes and the "Indian salary percentiles" were not similar, and he referred to the ticket frenzy as "YOLO logic" at work.
In response to the post, Ashneer Grover stated that the demand for tickets and high costs were unsurprising, and that an increasing number of students are preferring to spend more money to study overseas.
On one hand we get figures of Indian salary percentiles and on the other there¡¯s near mania for concert tickets. Who¡¯s paying so much and buying all these tickets? What percentage of your monthly salary are people spending on these tickets? Some YOLO logic here? What?
¡ª Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) September 22, 2024
Over the weekend, lakhs of fans waited in a virtual queue for hours to get the tickets for next year on BookMyShow.
The ticket drama
But after hours of waiting, tickets rapidly sold out, leaving many dissatisfied. To make matters worse, fans quickly found that tickets were being resold at much higher costs on unauthorised platforms like Viagogo and Gigsberg. Some fans turned to social media to complain that these platforms were selling Coldplay tickets at far higher costs than BookMyShow's official prices. While official ticket prices ranged from Rs 2,500 to Rs 12,500, with VIP lounge seats available for Rs 35,000, dealers allegedly charged astronomical fees.
Book My Show issues legal statement against frauds
And now, BookMyShow has issued an official statement stating that they are not involved in reselling the tickets. BookMyShow also issued a statement informing fans that they were treating the situation seriously. The digital platform stated that it had filed a formal complaint. They also reaffirmed their commitment to combating ticket scalping and warned spectators not to fall prey to frauds.
?? OFFICIAL STATEMENT REGARDING RESALE OF #MOTSWT TICKETS pic.twitter.com/hTCaeIl9Fc
¡ª BookMyShow (@bookmyshow) September 23, 2024
People are hoping they will be able to witness the band, but we'll see what happens.
Also have a look at some of the hilarious memes around Coldplay India concert 2025.
?#BREAKING: Delhi CM Atishi buys two tickets for the Coldplay concert, to leave one seat empty for Arvind Kejriwalhttps://t.co/MLwg1ZvZeK
¡ª The Fauxy (@the_fauxy) September 23, 2024
Chief engineer at #BookMyShow pic.twitter.com/zkNVMaqWXF
¡ª Sagar (@sagarcasm) September 22, 2024
The waiting line at #BookMyShow today pic.twitter.com/gh8XJkqwhX
¡ª Arvind (@airwind_ac) September 22, 2024
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