Amid Taylor Swift & Sabrina Carpenter's dominance, how Coldplay emerges as a global phenomenon

Ever since the announcement of the British band Coldplay arriving in India surfaced on news channels and social media platforms, audiences have gone berserk and we saw the sever of ticket selling platform crashing due to unimaginable crowd turning up to book their tickets.

Talking about global performers, we have seen female artists like Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna and others garnering huge footfalls. However, Coldplay’s insane demand among music lovers hints at a different story.

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The band has tapped new audiences beyond Europe and America. The “Music Of The Spheres” tour, which has sold over 10 million tickets, includes stops in Abu Dhabi, Mumbai, Seoul and Hong Kong.

According to the platform’s website, all three shows are sold out.

The tickets for the new show, set to be held on January 21 at Mumbai’s DY Patil Sports Stadium, went live at 2 pm on BookMyShow.

“Due to phenomenal demand, a third Mumbai date was added at DY Patil Stadium for 21 January, 2025. Tickets on sale at 2PM IST today,” Coldplay said in an X post, alongside the booking link.

Soon, hashtags ‘Coldplay’, ‘BookMyShow’, and ‘Crashed’ started trending on X.

Coldplay had already announced two shows on January 18 and 19, 2025, at the DY Patil Sports Stadium.

Several fans shared screenshots of their frozen computer screens and smartphones with the app experiencing a lot of traffic.

According to BookMyShow, the sale for the tickets of the two shows on January 18 and 19, 2025, at Mumbai’s DY Patil Sports Stadium, was supposed to open at 12 noon. Many said the tickets remained unavailable for booking well over 12.15 pm.

A BookMyShow spokesperson termed it a “landmark moment” in India’s live entertainment history as they saw true fandom, overwhelming love and incredible excitement on the platform for Coldplay’s Music Of The Spheres World Tour 2025 in India.

According to the spokesperson, 1.3 crore fans logged in to buy tickets.

“At BookMyShow and BookMyShow Live, we’ve worked hard to ensure every fan had a fair chance to secure tickets, providing clear, step-by-step booking guides and maintaining transparent communication through all our official channels.