CNN Central News & Network–ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: Grammy-winning band Coldplay has announced that they will hold a third show in Mumbai on January 21 after the tickets for the January 18 and 19 shows were sold out within minutes. The news that Coldplay’s ‘Music of the Spheres World Tour’ was coming to India saw fans rushing to get tickets, causing BookMyShow’s website and mobile application to crash on Sunday.
The band took to X to announce the third show. “Due to phenomenal demand, a third Mumbai date has been added at DY Patil Stadium for 21 January 2025.”
The tickets were all sold out on Sunday at noon, just after the booking opened. The bookings for the third show began at 2 pm IST, which too saw an unprecedented rush.
“We implemented a queueing system to manage the overwhelming demand and addressed issues caused by suspicious and malicious traffic within minutes, causing a brief delay but ensuring minimal disruption for genuine fans. Due to the unprecedented demand, a third Mumbai show was added shortly thereafter, which also received a fantastic response,” the statement said.
