A Coldplay live performance set for January 2025 in Mumbai has left hundreds of Indian followers pissed off as tickets offered out inside minutes of occurring sale, with many taking to social media to specific their disappointment.
The band has initially introduced two live shows however realising the short ticket gross sales, they introduced a 3rd present which additionally was offered out in minutes.
Jay (identify modified), a 23-year-old scholar from Hyderabad, joined the reserving queue on BookMyShow as quickly as tickets opened at 12 p.m. His queue quantity was 10,67,672 (10.6 lakh). Regardless of rapidly advancing to round 50,000, he was met with a ‘Offered Out’ message. Jay’s expertise mirrored that of hundreds of others throughout the nation.
Ramya, a company worker from Hyderabad, was additionally amongst these attempting to e book tickets. She initially joined the queue at place 9,80,135. “Inside minutes, I reached 20,000 and thought I had an opportunity. However instantly, BookMyShow kicked me out, and by the point I logged again in, all of the tickets have been gone,” she mentioned.
Comparable frustration was shared by Rahul Boine, a tax marketing consultant. “I began at practically 9 lakh within the queue and received right down to 44,000, however the tickets have been offered out by then. Some folks I do know reached queue positions as little as 250 and nonetheless couldn’t get tickets,” he mentioned.
Including to followers’ dismay, tickets have already appeared for resale at sky-high costs. Ramya famous that tickets initially priced at ₹6,500 have been now being resold for ₹80,000, whereas ₹35,000 tickets have been listed for ₹1.8 lakh. “It’s heartbreaking for followers who labored laborious to convey Coldplay to Mumbai by filling out surveys, solely to see tickets being resold for large earnings,” she mentioned.
Fayaz, an intern at a regulation agency, reported related circumstances. “A good friend of mine who received a ₹12,500 ticket is now promoting it for ₹1 lakh. One other is promoting a ₹6,500 ticket for ₹40,000,” he shared.
Revealed – September 22, 2024 08:24 pm IST
