The controversy regarding Coldplay tickets in India was a topic of discussion for many days. Now there is a discussion on social media that the Coldplay concert to be held in India has been cancelled. After this news, the question arises that how will the people who had paid lakhs of rupees for its tickets get their money back? Let us know about it in detail.
Know Coldplay
Coldplay is a British rock band, formed in London in 1996. The band consists of Chris Martin, lead singer and keyboardist, Joshua “Jonny” Buckland, guitar, Guy Berryman, bass guitar, and Will Chase, drums. Coldplay is popular all over the world for its amazing music. Wherever its concert is held, tickets are sold out instantly.
Same thing happened in Mumbai concert also. Tickets were sold out as soon as they came online. After this, these tickets were sold in black and people paid lakhs of rupees to the brokers to buy the concert tickets in black. The value of Coldplay’s resale tickets on many online platforms was in lakhs. However, now due to the cancellation of the concert, the money of those who had bought the tickets in black at a high price seems to be stuck.
What was the controversy regarding the concert?
The controversy regarding Coldplay concert tickets was going on from the beginning. Regarding this, the Economic Office Wing of Mumbai Police had also sent summons twice to the CEO and Technical Head of Book My Show. In fact, as soon as the tickets for this concert were opened on Book My Show, their price reached lakhs and the matter became a topic of discussion on social media. Actually, there are allegations of irregularities in the sale of tickets for this concert. There is a discussion on social media that due to black marketing of tickets, tickets of this concert were sold for lakhs in the black market.
If the ticket is canceled then how will I get the money?
If you have purchased Coldplay concert tickets from a legitimate ticket booking app, your money will be refunded in case the concert is cancelled. However, if you have taken the ticket in black then it is almost impossible to get the money back. Let us tell you, the official price of Coldplay concert ticket was between 25 thousand to 35 thousand. Whereas, in black these tickets have been sold for around Rs 8 lakh.
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