{"id":145837,"date":"2024-10-01T22:44:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T22:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/01\/coldplay-ticket-fiasco-fans-furious-over-1000-resales-by-scalpers\/"},"modified":"2024-10-01T22:44:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T22:44:03","slug":"coldplay-ticket-fiasco-fans-furious-over-1000-resales-by-scalpers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/01\/coldplay-ticket-fiasco-fans-furious-over-1000-resales-by-scalpers\/","title":{"rendered":"Coldplay Ticket Fiasco: Fans furious over $1,000 resales by scalpers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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British rock band Coldplay’s upcoming tour of India has triggered a police investigation and dismayed fans after scalpers bought up cheap tickets to resell online for more than $1,000 apiece.<\/p>\n

Thousands of music fans tried and failed to buy tickets for three concerts scheduled in financial hub Mumbai next January, sold by popular Indian online ticket portal BookMyShow<\/a>. <\/p>\n

All three shows sold out in minutes, and those who missed out were infuriated when they saw $70 (6,000-rupee) tickets appear on resale websites at vastly inflated prices.<\/p>\n

Also Read: <\/strong>What clamour for Coldplay tickets says about India’s economy<\/a><\/p>\n

“The tickets are being sold at 10 times, 20 times, 30 times the price that is being sold on the website itself,” student Anna Abraham, 19, told AFP. <\/p>\n

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“I wouldn’t feel good about it myself if I knew that I paid for something 30 times more than what I could have paid for.”Local media reports said BookMyShow’s chief operating officer was questioned by police Monday after a complaint brought by Mumbai lawyer Amit Vyas, who claimed the vendor was working with “black marketeers” to make an extra windfall on ticket sales.Also Read: <\/strong>BookMyShow under scanner over Coldplay tickets row<\/a> <\/p>\n

“I checked with nearly 100 people who I know are regulars at concerts, none of them had gotten a ticket,” Vyas said, according to the Indian Express newspaper. <\/p>\n

“This made me suspicious. I then decided to approach the police as I knew that something was amiss.”<\/p>\n

BookMyShow issued a statement after the public backlash began last week, saying it had “no association” with unauthorised ticket selling. <\/p>\n

“Scalping and black marketing of tickets is strictly condemned and punishable by law in India and BookMyShow vehemently opposes this practice,” the company said. <\/p>\n

Controversies surrounding tickets for major international musical or sporting events are not new.<\/p>\n

US megastar Taylor Swift lashed out at Ticketmaster in 2022 following fan anger over sales to concerts staged for her globe-spanning ‘The Eras Tour’.<\/p>\n

The debacle sparked debate over the Ticketmaster’s privileged position in the industry amid fan complaints of hidden fees, rampant ticket scalping and limited tickets due to presales.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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