In a energetic trade on social media, 22-year-old content material creator and investor going by X deal with @SejalSud humorously engaged with the hype surrounding Coldplay’s upcoming live performance in Mumbai. Responding to a meme on X—previously often called Twitter—Sud quipped, “Do SIP to get Coldplay to do a non-public live performance for you,” highlighting the hovering demand for tickets.
The meme in query, shared by the favored account ‘Xavier Uncle,’ posed the query, “Ought to I put money into SIP or Coldplay tickets for short-term returns?” Sud’s witty response—”Use your company bucks correctly, Xavier”—caught the eye of many, encapsulating the monetary dilemma at hand as followers scramble for an opportunity to see the British rock sensation stay.
The joy surrounding Coldplay’s scheduled performances in January 2025 has led to a frenzy on social media, with customers mocking the ticket-buying chaos. Tickets are being traded on varied ‘black market’ web sites for exorbitant costs, typically as much as ten occasions the unique price.
On Sunday, an astounding 13 million followers tried to log in to buy tickets, however solely a mere 150,000 had been obtainable. When gross sales opened at midday, the BookMyShow platform was inundated with visitors as fervent followers rushed to safe their spot on the concert events.
Sadly, inside simply half-hour, all obtainable tickets for the performances at DY Patil Stadium—scheduled for January 18, 19, and a further present on January 21—had been offered out. With a venue capability of fifty,000 for every live performance, the demand far outstripped provide, leaving many followers pissed off and empty-handed regardless of BookMyShow’s efforts to handle the overwhelming inflow of customers.
In the meantime, writer Chetan Bhagat and BharatPe co-founder Ashneer Grover weighed in, questioning how followers might justify spending a lot on leisure whereas many wrestle to make ends meet.
To this Ashneer Grover responded, acknowledging the disparity however mentioning that luxurious experiences, like concert events, have gotten extra widespread amongst those that can afford them. Drawing a parallel to the rising variety of college students going abroad for schooling, Grover remarked, “It’s a big nation—and quite a lot of disparity on both finish—why is filling of an 80k stadium shocking anybody? 800k college students go abroad yearly, spending $50K on common.”