You must have heard about the ruckus created by the name Coldplay these days. The craze of the Coldplay band has taken over people to such an extent that the entire internet world is shaken till now. The situation is such that the famous ticket platform of India has gone bust for some time. Yes, all this happened for the concert of the famous band Coldplay, which is going to be held in India. People reached the ticket selling platform with great expectations to get tickets for Coldplay’s concert, but people’s luck betrayed them there. What happened was that so many people started buying tickets at once that the ticket selling website crashed. The waiting list was so long that people kept racking their brains for tickets for a long time but still could not get tickets. In the end, people got tired and started venting their anger on the ticket selling platform as well. Within just 30 minutes, all the tickets for the British rock band’s show were sold out. However, seeing the huge demand for tickets, the organizers have also announced to do three shows instead of two.
There’s a huge fight for tickets
Initially, tickets were priced between ₹2,000 and ₹35,000, but soon after, resale platforms like Viagogo listed them for up to ₹10 lakh. A ₹12,500 ticket was being sold for over ₹3.36 lakh on these platforms, while a standing ticket, originally priced at ₹6,450, was being sold for up to ₹50,000. One person on the blackmarket of Coldplay tickets said that a ticket originally priced at ₹6,500 was being sold in the black for over ₹50,000. The band has ordered a fixation of ticket prices so that people have a fair chance to buy tickets. But in India, all this doesn’t work.
Fans disappointed for not getting tickets
Disha, a resident of Noida, wanted to see Coldplay’s performance. But in such a rush for tickets, she too could not get a ticket. She told that Disha and her friends had logged in to several systems simultaneously to get the tickets. But as soon as the ticket sale started, errors started coming. Disha told that even after trying several times, my waiting list was above five and a half lakhs. First the tickets for 18th and then 19th were sold. After this, the sale of tickets for 21st started in which the waiting list went above 99 lakhs. Disha is very disappointed at not getting the ticket of her favorite band, she says that this is the first time Coldplay is happening in India, because they always perform outside. In this sense, it was a good opportunity for us, but I was unlucky. However, Disha’s friends got the tickets of Coldplay.
What is Coldplay that has blown the internet world up in smoke?
After almost 9 years, Coldplay band is going to perform in India, there was such a rush in the internet world to see the live performance of this band that it is being discussed everywhere. This band is doing the Music of the Spheres World Tour from the year 2022, in whose list Mumbai’s name has also been added. Ticket booking for this concert was to start from 12 noon on 22 September, but the website crashed shortly before the booking, due to which people were disappointed. However, the server was fixed after a short time. Coldplay band was going to perform at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai on 18 and 19 January in the year 2025, but due to the demand of the people, another date of 21 January has been added to this concert. This band has 4 members, including lead vocalist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman and drummer Will Champion. Phil Harvey is the manager of this group.
Coldplay band has 4 members, including lead vocalist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman and drummer Will Champion. Phil Harvey is the manager of this group.
How did the Coldplay band start?
This band was started by Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland. Both of them met in the year 1996 at the University of London. After this, Chris and Jonny started performing together, at that time both were known as ‘Big Fat Noises’ and ‘Pactoralz’. Some time later, Berryman met both of them and he also joined them. Then the name of the band was changed to ‘Starfish’, but its name was changed again and it was named ‘Coldplay’. The band wrote the song ‘The Scientist’ for the album A Rush of Blood to the Head. Four years after the band’s inception, in 2000, it released its first studio album, titled ‘Parachutes’. Coldplay’s first biggest hit song was ‘Shiver’. Coldplay performed in India in the year 2016.
Coldplay has a special connection with India
A video of rock band Coldplay called ‘Hymn for the Weekend’ was released in 2016. There was a lot of talk about Sonam Kapoor being in this video. However, Sonam’s appearance was just for a few seconds. American singer Beyonce is definitely seen in the entire video. This video was widely watched all over the world. In this video of Coldplay, various colors of India’s diversity can be seen. It starts with aarti being performed in a temple. After this, the lifestyle of India, historical buildings, Holi festival and bioscope are also shown in the video.
The Beatles were a huge craze in the 70s
The craze for the Coldplay band is similar to the craze for the Beatles band once upon a time. The Beatles was a world famous music band. It was formed in 1960 by John Lennon, who was born in Liverpool, England. John Lennon wrote the first song ‘Hello Little Girl’ which left a deep impression on people. After which, in the same year, The Beatles band got three more members and John Lennon’s friends Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Due to its excellent music, this band made such an identity worldwide that the songs of this band are heard even today. The Beatles band was a superhit for 10 years. However, by the year 1970, these four had separated from each other. After the Beatles came to India, Rishikesh got a different identity in the whole world. Even today people visit the Chaurasi Kutiya Ashram where the Beatles stayed.
Hotel prices reached the seventh sky
This Coldplay concert is going to be held on 18, 19 and 21 January at DY Patil Stadium. The effect of this concert is that the prices of hotels near the stadium are also skyrocketing. According to media reports, the rates of some hotels have crossed Rs 5 lakh for these three nights. This Coldplay concert has surpassed all the events held in Mumbai so far. Information is being received on many hotel booking apps that the hotels are already booked. According to MakeMyTrip, no rooms are available now in Courtyard by Marriott and Taj Vivanta located near the stadium. Apart from this, Fortune Select Exotica is charging Rs 2.45 lakh for three nights. Even cheap and three star hotels have increased their charges a lot. Not only this, flight fares have also increased.
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