If you were in India and had 900,000 rupees ($10,800; £8,000), what would you buy? A car? A trip around the world? Diamond jewellery? Or a Coldplay concert ticket? The British rock band is set to perform three shows of their Music of the Spheres world tour in Mumbai next year and the tickets are being sold for obscene amounts on reselling platforms,

Some 13 million people were reported to have logged on to BookMyShow’s website and app to buy tickets for British rock band Coldplay's upcoming

British rock band Coldplay’s highly anticipated concerts in Mumbai have turned into a nightmare for fans, as tickets are being resold at outrageous prices. Originally priced between Rs 2,500 and Rs 12,

After Coldplay announced dates in Mumbai, fans scrambled to get tickets. However, it highlighted the wider issue of reselling.

The British band will have three shows at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on January 18, 19 and 21 next year. Due to high demand, tickets were sold out in a jiffy.

There are allegations that tickets for Coldplay’s concert, originally priced at Rs 2,500, are being resold by third-party brokers and influencers for exorbitant amounts, reaching up to Rs 3 lakh

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.

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.