Updated On: 23 September, 2024 06:46 AM IST | Mumbai | Sonia Lulla
From ticketing app crashing, to people using multiple phones to book spots—fans share their experience of trying to grab a ticket of Coldplay’s India gigs that sold out in seconds

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How did a large section of India’s youth spend their Sunday noon? Glued to their phones, each hoping that they will be among the few lucky ones to grab a ticket to Coldplay’s upcoming India concerts slated for January 18 and 19. What followed in the next few minutes was such fan frenzy that the popular British band announced a third concert in Mumbai at the same venue—DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai—on January 21.
Did that help zealous Coldplay fans? Not Mumbai-based Riddhi Chakraborty, at least, who is a fan of frontman Chris Martin. “He is such an incredible showman, and is so good at connecting with the crowd,” says Chakraborty, who caught the rock band in action in their last India gig in 2016. “I was lucky to be placed four or five feet away from [the stage]. It was incredible to feel their fabulous energy,” she shares, disappointed that she couldn’t grab a spot this time.
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