Coldplay’s Chris Martin performs throughout the second day of the iHeartRadio Music Competition at T-Cellular Enviornment in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. September 21, 2024.
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British rock band Coldplay on Sunday (September 22, 2024) added a 3rd present to the Mumbai leg of its “Music Of The Spheres World Tour 2025” citing “phenomenal demand”, hours after followers expressed disappointment over lengthy digital queues on the web ticket platform BookMyShow.
The tickets for the brand new present, set to be held on January 21 at Mumbai’s DY Patil Sports activities Stadium, will go dwell at 2 pm on BookMyShow.
“On account of phenomenal demand, a 3rd Mumbai date has been added at DY Patil Stadium for 21 January, 2025. Tickets on sale at 2PM IST in the present day,” Coldplay stated in an X publish, alongside the reserving hyperlink.
In response to stories, the server of BookMyShow web site and app on Sunday crashed because it opened the sale for the British band’s live shows scheduled for subsequent yr.
Quickly, hashtags ‘Coldplay’, ‘BookMyShow’, and ‘Crashed’ began trending on X.
Coldplay had already introduced two reveals on January 18 and 19, 2025, on the DY Patil Sports activities Stadium.
A number of followers shared screenshots of their frozen pc screens and smartphones with the app experiencing lots of site visitors.
In response to BookMyShow, the sale for the tickets of the 2 reveals on January 18 and 19, 2025, at Mumbai’s DY Patil Sports activities Stadium, was alleged to open at 12 midday. Many stated the tickets remained unavailable for reserving effectively over 12.15 pm.
The ticket costs vary from ₹2,500 to ₹12,500, with ₹35,000 for lounge space, in keeping with the platform’s web site.
In lower than an hour, the server bought again up and BookMyShow shared a message of going through “heavy site visitors” on each account attempting to e book a ticket, with the wait checklist going as excessive as 842,745 (knowledge on BookMyShow web site as per 1.39 pm).
“Due to heavy site visitors, queue is transferring slower than anticipated. Thanks in your persistence!” learn a message on the platform.
A number of useful followers advised others ready to refresh the web page.
“In case you are within the queue for coldplay tickets and it’s going gradual, refresh your web page. It’s going to be faster #Coldplay #BookMyShow (sic)” stated an X consumer.
One other claimed different platforms are promoting Coldplay tickets at inflated costs.
“Pricey @coldplay , followers in India are struggling to get tickets on @Bookmyshow_live with waitlists over 300k, however platforms like Viagogo (search coldplay india tickets on google, first sponsored hyperlink might be VIAGOGO)are promoting them at inflated costs. #coldplayindia #BookMyShow (sic)” stated a consumer.
“Indians everytime once they attempt to e book tickets of Coldplay and every other main occasion on bookmyshow! Crashed once more! #bookmyshow #Coldplay (sic)” wrote one other.
“Bookmyshow server be like: Sir mai kaam hello nahi karta kuch! #BookMyShow #Coldplay (sic)” a consumer joked on X.
The Mumbai live performance will mark Coldplay’s first go to to India in eight years.
The Grammy-winning band beforehand carried out in Mumbai as a part of the World Citizen Competition again in 2016.
“Music Of The Spheres World Tour 2025” will begin on October 30 on the Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, and can conclude on August 31, 2025, with a present on the Wembley Stadium in London, the UK.
Printed – September 22, 2024 03:23 pm IST
