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British band Coldplay has added another show to its India roster. The band will come to India in January and after performing three shows in Mumbai, will leave for Ahmedabad.
Sharing the update on Twitter, the band wrote, “Announcing 2025 Ahmedabad dates for Coldplay: The band will perform their biggest show ever at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on January 25, 2025. Tickets will go on sale on Saturday, November 16 at 12pm IST. ,
Second chance?
UK-based band Coldplay, as a part of their Music of the Spheres World Tour 2025, was set to play three shows, scheduled on 18, 19 and 20 January 2025, at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. Went on sale last month but sold out within minutes. Virtual lines ran into the millions, as many hoping for tickets were left empty-handed.
Many scalpers also hoarded tickets in an attempt to resell them at exorbitant prices, leading the authorities to become involved.
The cyber branch of Maharashtra Police has issued a notice to online ticketing website BookMyShow, asking it to implement strict measures including the sale of name-based tickets for the concert and other shows of British band ‘Coldplay’ in January.
ticket resale scam
The notice was issued by Maharashtra Cyber to prevent exploitation of fans buying tickets from online platforms, an official said on Wednesday.
He said the number of complaints about problems in booking tickets for such high-profile concerts and events is increasing on online forums and social media.
He said many people reported unresponsive websites during critical booking periods, leading to black marketing of tickets at exorbitant prices, sometimes up to 10 times the original price.
Maharashtra Cyber found that the measures taken by the platforms to avoid such situations are inadequate, the official said.
A PIL has also been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking guidelines to curb black marketing and ticket rigging at major events in the backdrop of alleged irregularities during the sale of online tickets for Coldplay’s much-awaited concert in Navi Mumbai in January 2025. Has been filed.
The PIL states that there are many irregularities and illegalities during the sale of tickets for major events like concerts, live shows etc.
It said such irregularities and illegalities were noticed in September when Coldplay concert tickets were made available on the BookMyShow platform.
