Coldplay India ticketing row heads to court

A public interest litigation has been filed calling for strict regulation of the Indian resale market following recent controversies

Coldplay at Wembley, London
Coldplay at Wembley, London © Robert Mallows

A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in India calling for strict guidelines on the domestic resale market in the wake of ticket sale controversies for concerts by Coldplay and Diljit Dosanjh.

Police are investigating an alleged touting scam relating to Coldplay’s shows in Mumbai in January 2025 after tickets – priced between 2,500 rupees (€27) to 12,000 rupees (€129) – quickly reappeared on secondary ticketing platforms at eye-watering prices of up to 900,000 rupees (€10,000).

It followed a similar row over Punjabi singer’s Diljit Dosanjh’s upcoming…

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