British rock band Coldplay’s highly anticipated concerts in India have recently become the talk of the town. Many Indian fans reacted overwhelmingly well to Coldplay’s much-awaited concerts in Mumbai, with over 1.3 crores of them vying for the limited 1.5 lakh tickets. On Sunday, at noon, BookMyShow began accepting purchases. However, in less than half an hour, all of the tickets for the concert had been sold out.
With 50,000 seats available for each event, the band will play on January 18, 19, and a newly added day of January 21. Even while BookMyShow tried its best to manage the traffic spike, a lot of fans were disappointed when the tickets almost immediately disappeared. Amid this craze, well-known figures such as author Chetan Bhagat and former co-founder of BharatPe Ashneer Grover have also voiced their opinions on the issue of inflated ticket costs.
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Chetan Bhagat expressed concern over the inflated pricing of the Coldplay concert
Chetan Bhagat recently reacted to the frenzy around the Coldplay concert that led to the inflated pricing of concert tickets. In his post on X, formerly known as Twitter, he wrote,
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On one hand we get figures of Indian salary percentiles and on the other there’s near mania for concert tickets. Who’s paying so much and buying all these tickets? What percentage of your monthly salary are people spending on these tickets? Some YOLO logic here? What?
On one hand we get figures of Indian salary percentiles and on the other there’s near mania for concert tickets. Who’s paying so much and buying all these tickets? What percentage of your monthly salary are people spending on these tickets? Some YOLO logic here? What?
— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) September 22, 2024
How did Ashneer Grover react to Chetan Bhagat’s post?
Amid this, businessman Ashneer Grover also joined this debate. Replying to Chetan, he emphasizes the economic diversity of the country. In his reply, he wrote,
It’s a large country – and lot is disparity on either end – why is filling of 80k stadium surprising anyone ? 800k students go overseas every year – spending $50K on an average. Also now that most people who can afford have phones – things will fill up instantly as well.
It’s a large country – and lot is disparity on either end – why is filling of 80k stadium surprising anyone ? 800k students go overseas every year – spending $50K on an average. Also now that most people who can afford have phones – things will fill up instantly as well.
— Ashneer Grover (@Ashneer_Grover) September 22, 2024
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Chetan Bhagat’s post garnered mixed reactions from the audience
The author’s post on X gained more than 125K views and has started a heated debate. Many people supported Chetan’s views and called this fandom madness. Others emphasized that people buy such costly things even if it costs their whole salary. Have a look at some of the reactions:
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I wouldn’t spend even 1% of my salary on any concert tickets. In the age of OTT, who goes for a live concert?
All these YOLO frenzy guys will start recording the performance in their phones mostly. Right?
— Dr. Rahman 🇮🇳 (@DrMafuzur) September 22, 2024
“It’s not salary money; it’s rich kids flaunting their parents’ black money.”
— M K (@vasumogan) September 22, 2024
Many might prioritize experiences over savings, especially in India where live events are highly valued.
— Raghvendra Singh (@vibewithraghu) September 22, 2024
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I agree with you Sir,
Obviously the fans are mostly poor and if they are not there then who will ask them. But those fans does not understand the value of their money and time who belongs to poor families.— Ashutosh Krishna (@IAmKrishnaaX) September 23, 2024
We have under 25 people earning between 30k to 60k in our office. Ready to spend upto 15k on sneakers among other things.
Also resell concert tickets and earn money— Puneet Gupta (@puneet15) September 22, 2024
What do you think about this inflated pricing of concert tickets? Do share your thoughts with us in the comment section of this article.
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