Coldplay is set to perform in India in January 2025. The announcement set fans into frenzy with tickets selling out rapidly on BookMyShow. This left many disappointed, with some taking to social media to question the high price of tickets.

Were you also in the race to get tickets for Coldplay's much-awaited Music of the Spheres World Tour in Mumbai? Many die-hard fans missed out on the opportunity, as the tickets sold out within minutes.

Author, columnist, and YouTuber Chetan Bhagat, took to X/Twitter and ranted about India’s salary percentile and the YOLO mania for Coldplay tickets, without referring to the band or the BookMyShow frenzy.

In a post on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, Bhagat questioned the need to spend so much in the name of entertainment

The soaring costs of Coldplay’s concert tickets have sparked a debate online with Chetan Bhagat and Ashneer Grover weighing on the issue.

Drawing a parallel to the growing number of students going overseas for education, Grover remarked, “It’s a large country—and a lot of disparity on either end—why is filling of an 80k stadium surprising anyone?