During this, the band’s frontman Chris Martin congratulated the 76th Republic Day by singing ‘Vande Mataram’ and ‘Maa Tujhe Salaam’. After this, he ended the concert.

Cricketer Jaspreet Bumrah also reached the concert going on at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Chris Martin also sang a song for Bumrah. Chris said – Jaspreet, my beautiful brother, the best bowler in cricket, we don’t enjoy seeing you take wickets of England.

This show was organized on the 25th and 26th of January in Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. It was the final concert of Chris Martin’s ‘Music of the Spheres World Tour’.

In addition to Bumrah, the cricketer Parthiv Patel and Gujarati folk singer Praful Dave, his daughter Ishani Dave, and Congress MLA Jignesh Mevani showed up for the program.

Coldplay’s performance in India after 9 years, 2 points

People attending Coldplay concerts are given infrared-operated wristbands. These have to be returned after the show is over. According to Coldplay’s team management, the wristband return in Ahmedabad was the lowest. The team got back 97 percent of wristbands in Tokyo show, 79 percent in Abu Dhabi, 76 percent in Mumbai, and 72 percent in Ahmedabad.

The Coldplay band performed at the Golden Citizen Festival held in Mumbai in 2016. 80 thousand people were a part of this show, including many Bollywood celebs. Now after 9 years, the band has returned to India again. Coldplay’s songs Hymn for the Weekend, Yellow, and Fix You are very popular in India.

Coldplay’s three shows in Mumbai

In September, Coldplay announced that they would be having two live shows scheduled at the DY Patil Sports Stadium, Mumbai for 18 and 19 January 2025. The fans were delighted, adding a third show on 21 January at the same place. Ahmedabad, too, saw them in two shows on 25 and 26 January, each having an attendance figure of about 200,000 people.

Coldplay was accused of making fun of culture

The songs ‘Princess of China’ in the year 2012 were criticized for apparently being derogatory towards Chinese and Japanese cultures, Coldplay was accused of showing contempt towards Indian culture in the song ‘Hymn for the Weekend’ in 2016, and further ‘Viva la Vida’ was alleged of being copied from somewhere; aside from that people were angry when bands continued to play in Israel even during the war.

The band started in London and won Grammy Awards 7 times

Coldplay band began its journey in London in 1997. Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, Will Champion, and Phil Harvey are the band members. Coldplay has received Grammy Awards 7 times out of 39 nominations.

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With a massive traffic surge of 24 lakh users on the Book My Show app, the platform crashed during the booking process. Even several well-known celebrities found themselves stuck in the waiting queue and couldn’t secure tickets. Filmmaker Karan Johar shared on social media that, despite being a privileged person, he missed out on booking tickets.

Karan humorously wrote on social media, “Dear Privileged, I liked how Coldplay and The Mini Cali (a fashion brand) always keep you grounded. Darling, you can’t always get what you want. Lots of love.”

Coldplay’s ‘Music of the Spheres’ Tour in India

Coldplay is coming to India as part of their Music of the Spheres world tour and will be performing at Mumbai’s D.Y. Patil Stadium on 18, 19, and 21 January. Initially, the concert was scheduled for only two days, but after witnessing the huge fan craze, Coldplay extended their stay and added a third performance.

On Sunday at 12 noon, bookings for the concert opened on the Book My Show app. However, due to a massive influx of lakhs of users, the app crashed. To manage the situation, a queue system was introduced, and users were placed in a virtual waiting room. The waiting list itself reached lakhs of people.

Reselling Tickets for as High as ₹10 Lakh

Coldplay’s concert tickets in India were originally priced between ₹2,500 and ₹35,000. However, due to overwhelming demand, resellers are now selling these tickets for as much as ₹10 lakh. According to a report by Mint, lounge tickets priced at ₹3,500 are now being resold on other websites for ₹10 lakh.

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