According to a report, music concerts generated about 8,000m rupees in revenue last year and by 2025, this figure is set to increase by 25%. Brian Tellis, a veteran in the music business and one of the founders of the Mahindra Blues music festival, says concerts have become a part of an individual's - and the country's - cultural currency.

Thousands of fans faced frustration as BookMyShow crashed just before Coldplay concert tickets went on sale. The British band will perform in Mumbai's

BookMyShow gets crashed as tickets go live; Heres when at the Coldplay India Tour ticket sales to begin again.

The band's fanbase stretches across the globe, with a particularly strong following in both the UAE and India. Many Indian fans, unable to get tickets for Coldplay's concerts in India due to sky-high demand and resales reaching Rs300,000 , are now making plans to travel to Abu Dhabi to witness the band live.

Ticket prices for the concert range from ₹2,500 to ₹35,000, with options priced at ₹3,500, ₹4,000, ₹4,500, ₹9,000, and ₹12,500. Standing floor tickets are available for ₹6,450, while lounge tickets are priced at ₹35,

Amid the increasing demand to watch the Coldplay concert, tickets were sold out in less than an hour on the BookMyShow website

Mumbai Police summoned the CEO Ashish Hemrajani and a senior team member of BookMyShow played a major role during the Coldplay concert ticket selling. The ticket booking platform has been accused of black marketing of tickets for shows of British rock bands.