Coldplay live performance in Mumbai: BookMyShow that’s caught within the eye of the storm over the ticketing for British band Coldplay’s efficiency in Mumbai, has lodged a proper criticism towards digital platforms promoting tickets to the live performance. BookMyShow had unique rights to promote tickets to the band’s India tour.
A spokesperson of the ticketing platform stated that unethically offered tickets for the Coldplay live performance is also cancelled.
A BookMyShow spokesperson stated that the platform has filed an FIR on October 2 “towards ticket scalping and black advertising and marketing of tickets for Coldplay’s Music Of The Spheres World Tour 2025 in India”. That is after an preliminary criticism was filed by BookMyShow proactively with Mumbai Police on September 23 – earlier than any formal criticism was raised towards them, stated the spokesperson.
“BookMyShow’s FIR filed with the Mumbai police additionally urges authorities to analyze the unauthorised resale of tickets by people and platforms,” stated the spokesperson.
“We have now offered particulars of all resellers which have come to our consideration, together with impartial people reselling tickets for this tour throughout social media platforms corresponding to Instagram, WhatsApp and past, as additionally digital platforms corresponding to Viagogo, Stubhub Holdings and extra, to help authorities in an intensive investigation,” stated the spokesperson, including that they’re monitoring cases of ticket reselling by way of black market channels, and can proceed to share related info with the authorities.
“BookMyShow is assessing the potential cancellation of such tickets which are being sold- unethically,” the spokesperson stated.
BookMyShow condemns and opposes ticket reselling, stated the spokesperson, including that their stance on the identical has not modified and stays clear. The spokesperson identified that ticket reselling is punishable by legislation in India, and that it has no affiliation with any unauthorised ticket promoting/reselling platforms or third celebration entities.
The spokesperson’s assertion comes amid rising considerations concerning the Coldplay live performance and whether or not it could be cancelled amid the authorized troubles. However, it has been confirmed that the present will occur as deliberate.
“We’d additionally prefer to make clear that Coldplay’s Music Of The Spheres World Tour 2025 in India will proceed as deliberate. Reviews opposite to this are factually incorrect,” stated the spokesperson, including that BookMyShow desires to make sure followers get a good probability to safe the tickets and therefore had capped it at 4 purchases per consumer.
Coldplay is scheduled to play in Mumbai on January 18, 19, and 21, 2025, as a part of its Music of the Spheres World Tour. The tickets that originally ranged at Rs 2,500-35,000, had been being offered for as a lot as Rs 3 lakh or larger on platforms corresponding to Viagogo.
