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A Michigan court says concert promoter Live Nation isn't responsible for the deaths of three young men who succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator while camping at a concert

Facebook parent company Meta on Wednesday said that it's working with two leading banks in the U.K. on an information-sharing arrangement to help protect consumers from fraud.

Coldplay’s upcoming concerts in Navi Mumbai are sparking an unprecedented increase in room tariffs at top hotels. The British rock band is slated to perform at three sold-out concerts on January 18, 19 and 21 at the DY Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai. The Courtyard by Marriott Navi Mumbai property is sold out for January 18 and 19 due to the concert. Rooms are available at The Fern Residency Turbhe but for a hefty price of Rs 236,943 (including taxes) for two nights for the dates. Four Points by Sheraton Navi Mumbai will set you back by Rs 135,700 (including taxes) on January 21, the third concert date. The craze is not limited to Coldplay alone. Indians' love for music is triggering a surge in bookings for top musical acts with travel industry insiders reporting a three-to-fivefold jump in online searches for concert-linked experiential trips in India and overseas. Thomas Cook India recently arranged a father-daughter 'music concert bonding' trip in Los Angeles for Rs 14 lakh.

Mumbai Police has called in the CEO and technical head of BookMyShow's parent company to probe allegations of black-market ticket sales for the upcoming Coldplay concerts in Mumbai. CEO Ashish Hemrajani of Big Tree Entertainment Private Limited and the technical head are to appear before the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) on Saturday. The summons follows a complaint by advocate Amit Vyas, who alleged that tickets for the Coldplay concerts, scheduled for January 18, 19, and 21, were being resold at excessive prices shortly after their official release on September 22. Tickets, originally priced at Rs 2,500, were reportedly being resold for up to Rs 3 lakh. All tickets for the initial shows sold out quickly, prompting Coldplay to add a third show on January 21, which also sold out. BookMyShow, the authorized ticketing partner for the concerts, stated that unauthorized reselling and scalping are illegal and punishable by law in India.

Diljit Dosanjh concerts have ignited significant excitement among Indian fans. Tickets for these events sold out rapidly, highlighting a growing trend among urban Indians toward luxury experiences. Industrialist Harsh Goenka shared his thoughts on this phenomenon on X (formerly Twitter), sparking a conversation about changing societal priorities.

A Threads user called Prashik Nagrale revealed that he was reselling Coldplay concert tickets. “Please Dm on Instagram,” he added. “I assure all possible support to prove the genuineness of the tickets (sic) if you are fine with the prices. The prices of tickets are actually higher than real prices in the resale market. Please beware of any scam. Thanks,” he wrote in an attempt to assure fans. As anticipated, the viral post ignited a wave of responses, with people flooding the comments with various reactions. Some inquired about the ticket availability and pricing, while others questioned their legitimacy.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. It’s a conundrum of basic economics: Can prices be kept affordable when demand heavily outweighs supply? It is usually onions, fuels or rare earth metals like dysprosium that trouble us with the question, but this week, it was concert tickets that sparked outrage and stirred musings. Last Sunday, about 13 million Coldplay fans of all ages went online and joined a long queue to snag a grand total of 150,000 tickets.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Come 14 December and Gaurav Khanna, who runs a furniture business in South Delhi, will experience first-hand the euphoria around Punjabi singer and actor Diljit Dosanjh at his Dil-Luminati Tour in Chandigarh. Khanna has paid a hefty premium buying tickets from a resale platform to see the star perform live after slots in the national capital sold out quickly.

The snapshot captures a candid moment between Martin, dressed casually in a turquoise t-shirt, and Deepika, whose animated expression suggests she’s deep in conversation. The photo was shared by Coldplay India X, sparking widespread interest on social media as fans recall the band’s previous visit to India during the Global Citizen Festival in 2016. That year, Coldplay’s performance was one of the event’s highlights, and the exclusive after-party at SRK’s Mannat saw Bollywood’s biggest stars mingling with the British rock legends. The resurgence of this photo comes at an opportune time, with Coldplay's three-date concert in 2025 at Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium quickly approaching. Tickets for the event sold out in no time, with fans flooding ticketing platforms, causing website crashes and long queues. This overwhelming response underscores Coldplay’s enduring popularity in India.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Many dreams were shattered on 22 September. About 13 million people rushed to BookMyShow for the 150,000 Coldplay tickets available.

Coldplay and its arrival in India, at the moment. The British rock band is set to perform in India on three dates at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai and the demand for tickets has not been anything less than mind-boggling. The rush has been such to book tickets that BookMyShow's platform couldn't handle the traffic. The Coldplay fever, which has gripped the nation, has also led to a high demand for hotel rooms for the concert dates from January 18,19 and 21.

Sri Lanka President-designate Anura Kumara Dissanayake thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday for his congratualtory wishes on winning elections. In a post on X, Dissanayake highlighted strengthening ties between India and Sri Lanka and stressed working towards enhancing cooperation. «Thank you, Prime Minister Modi, for your kind words and support. I share your commitment to strengthening the ties between our nations. Together, we can work towards enhancing cooperation for the benefit of our peoples and the entire region,» Dissanayake said.

Coldplay concerts scheduled for 2025, popular author Chetan Bhagat and former SharkTank judge Ashneer Grover engaged in debate on social media platform over pricey tickets sold. «On one hand we get figures of Indian salary percentiles and on the other there’s near mania for concert tickets. Who’s paying so much and buying all these tickets? What percentage of your monthly salary are people spending on these tickets?Some YOLO logic here? What?» said Bhagat in a post on X. Replying to the author, Ashneer said «It’s a large country — and lot is disparity on either end — why is filling of 80k stadium surprising anyone? 800k students go overseas every year — spending $50K on an average. Also now that most people who can afford have phones — things will fill up instantly as well.»

Coldplay touring India has left fans excited and frustrated. While fans of the rock icons are beside themselves with joy as they will be performing in India after a gap of nine years, many Coldplay enthusiasts have been left bereft as concert tickets have been selling out like hotcakes. Among the mad rush to grab tickets, one YouTuber has invited the ire of the fandom. A YouTuber named Lakshay Chaudhary left Coldplay fans furious as he announced that he has four prime tickets for the concert, which he has no intention of selling. He also added that he won’t be attending the concert. “IDGAF about Coldplay concert. I am neither their fan nor do I want to attend the event, he wrote after sharing a screenshot of the tickets on his Instagram Story. “Still managed to get four tickets. Life is unfair, bro. Na tickets dunga, na jaunga [Neither I will give tickets, nor I will go]. “Lage raho queue mein [Keep waiting in the queue],” he further added.

Gaurav Munjal, the CEO of ed-tech platform Unacademy, recently announced on social media that he secured tickets for British band Coldplay's upcoming concert in India. The announcement sparked excitement among fans, leading to a surge of conversations on social media about plans to attend the concert.

The website of online ticketing platform BookMyShow crashed Sunday, seconds after the sale of tickets for the highly anticipated Coldplay concert went live, leaving fans stuck in digital queues and disappointed. The concert, scheduled for January 18 and 19 at the DY Patil Sports Stadium in Navi Mumbai, marks the British band's return to India after an eight-year break.

Coldplay returning to perform in India after almost 10 years has led to a mad rush to get their tickets. Demand for their tickets was so phenomenal that BookMyShow’s website and app crashed right after the booking for the concert started. Feel the odds of bagging a ticket for the Mumbai Cold Play concert are not in your favour? There’s some good news for you. India is not the only country the rock band is touring for their ‘Music Of The Spheres World Tour’. Here’s all you need to know about the other countries they will be touring!

Rahul Gandhi on Sunday urged people to visit Wayanad and experience its beauty, help to revive tourism, rebuild livelihoods and restore its vibrancy. He stressed that while the recent landslide tragedy affected only the Mundakkai area, it has led to a misconception that all of Wayanad has been impacted, causing a sharp drop in tourism. «Wayanad's beauty is undisputed, but it is the compassion and kindness of its people that has always drawn me to it. Today, so many of those people who rely on tourism for their livelihood are looking to you all for help,» the former Congress chief said in a Facebook post.

Arijit Singh made headlines during his recent concert in the UK by declining to perform his protest song "Aar Kobe," which he wrote in response to the tragic rape-murder of a doctor in Kolkata. The song has become a rallying cry for protests following the incident at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last month.