National, November , 2024:Ahmedabad is set to play host to an unforgettable experience as it welcomes Coldplay for the largest stadium show of the band’s career, to be held at the Narendra Modi Stadium on January 25th, 2025. Due to incredible fan demand, BookMyShow Live has announced a fourth show for Coldplay’s record-breaking Music Of The Spheres World Tour in India.
Tickets for the additional show for Coldplay’s Music Of The Spheres World Tour in Ahmedabad, India will go live on November 16th, 2024, at 12 PM (Noon) IST, exclusively on BookMyShow, India’s leading entertainment destination. To ensure a level playing field for all fans, the ticket booking process will feature a virtual queue with a waiting room, where fans will be allocated queue positions through an Automated Queue Randomisation System, when the sale goes live. Fans are encouraged to go through the detailed ticketing guide here.
This historic performance will bring a once-in-a-lifetime experience to fans across Gujarat and the nation, solidifying Ahmedabad’s position on India’s journey to becoming a premier global live entertainment destination. With a potential audience of 100,000 fans, the event will mark a monumental milestone for Coldplay and a moment of honour to the entire nation. The city is preparing to embrace the incredible energy, excitement and cultural impact that this landmark event promises, making it a source of pride for the entire region.
Anil Makhija, COO – Live Entertainment and Venues, BookMyShow, said, “At BookMyShow Live, we are committed to delivering world-class entertainment experiences to our audience. The only way to better serve the record-breaking demand for Coldplay’s Music Of The Spheres World Tour in India has been to secure the country’s largest venue, making it possible to host Coldplay for their biggest-ever stadium audience globally. Bringing another show to life took immense effort from our teams and partners alike and we are thrilled for the chance to make this happen for Coldplay’s fans. Together with our partners, we’re thrilled to bring Coldplay’s monumental show to Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium. Our commitment to the consumers remains our priority as we raise the bar for live events and put India on the global entertainment map.”
Coldplay’s Music Of The Spheres World Tour in India is produced and promoted by BookMyShow Live, the live entertainment experiential division of BookMyShow and Live Nation, the global promoter of the tour.
Organising a concert of this magnitude from the ground up involves a complex, multi-layered process: from identifying and securing a world-class venue to managing essential regulatory approvals, aligning with the artists’ global schedules and assembling a top-tier production setup, meticulously coordinating logistics to deliver an event of this scale and ensuring a strong focus on safety and security; to ensure an unmatched fan experience. Every element has to be thoughtfully taken into account to honour the legacy of this iconic tour, bringing an unforgettable experience of excellence to India.
Known for their breathtaking performances, Coldplay will perform hits from their Grammy-nominated Album Music Of The Spheres along with brand-new singles ‘We Pray’ and ‘feelslikeimfallinginlove’ from their recent release Moon Music. Fans can also look forward to anthems from the band’s unparalleled discography, including ‘Yellow’, ‘The Scientist’, ‘Clocks’, ‘Fix You’, ‘Viva La Vida’, ‘Paradise’, ‘A Sky Full of Stars’ and ‘Adventure of a Lifetime’.
DhanrajNathwani, President, Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA), said, “This historic Coldplay concert in Ahmedabad not only positions our city on the global entertainment map but also reflects the vibrancy and modern infrastructure of Gujarat. It’s an honour for us to host Coldplay’s largest stadium show in the world, bringing immense pride to our state and city. We are also excited to partner with BookMyShow Live, a company that has consistently brought the best of global entertainment to India, and Live Nation, making this a truly momentous occasion for Gujarat.”
Jared Braverman, SVP of Global Touring, Live Nation Entertainment, shared, “Over 20 years into their touring career, Coldplay continues to push boundaries in both scale and reach. Performing in Ahmedabad, their largest single stadium show to date, showcases their unwavering commitment to connecting with fans worldwide.”
Coldplay have also confirmed they will make a limited number of Infinity Tickets available for the shows at 12 PM (Noon) IST on Friday, November 22nd, 2024. Infinity Tickets are released for every Coldplay show to make the Music Of The Spheres World Tour accessible to fans for an affordable price. They will cost €20 (INR 2000/-) per ticket. They are restricted to a maximum of two tickets per purchaser and must be bought in pairs (which will be located next to each other). Locations will be revealed when fans pick up their tickets in person at the box office on the day of the show and can be throughout the venue from the floor to the upper levels, side view seats and everywhere in between.
Since kicking off in March 2022, the Music Of The Spheres World Tourhas sold over 12 million tickets across Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, making it the most highly attended tour by a group of all time. Adding to its extensive two and a half year outing, along with Mumbai and Ahmedabad, the tour is also travelling to Abu Dhabi, Seoul and Hong Kong between January and April of 2025. The dates announced will see the band continuing to make good on their efforts to reach every corner of the globe. The tour has also received rave reviews from fans and critics alike, picking up accolades including Favourite Touring Artist at the 2022 AMAs and Tour of The Year at the 2023 iHeartRadio Awards.
Coldplay’s new album, Moon Music took the world by storm and has set new standards for sustainability, with each LP made from 100% recycled plastic bottles (nine per record). It is available to buy now on EcoCD, EcoRecord LP and digital. Chris Martinposted a video offering some insight into the album, saying: “I think what this album is about is a response to struggling with all the conflict within oneself, within myself, and also all the conflict outside, and working out what the best response is. And I think what Moon Music is trying to say is maybe love is the best response.”
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The band recently issued an update on their sustainability initiatives, revealing that, on a show-by-show comparison, the current tour has so far produced 59% less CO2e emissions than their previous stadium tour in 2016/17, exceeding their original target of a 50% reduction. More than9 million trees have already been planted around the world (with a further million to be planted before the end of the year). Full info can be found atsustainability.coldplay.com.
DHL is the Official Logistics Partner of the Music Of The Spheres World Tour, supporting the band in their mission to cut tour emissions by 50%.
Complete tour dates are available below and at coldplay.com/tour. For more information on the Music Of The Spheres World Tour – India, follow@bookmyshow.liveon Instagram.
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About BookMyShow
Launched in 2007, BookMyShow, owned and operated by Big Tree Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. (founded in 1999), is India’s leading entertainment destination with global operations and the one-stop shop for every entertainment need. The firm is present in over 700 towns and cities in India and works with partners across the industry to provide unmatched entertainment experiences to millions of customers. Over the years, the company has evolved from a purely online ticketing platform for movies across 7,000 plus screens, to end-to-end management of live entertainment events including music concerts, live performances, theatricals, sports and more, all accomplished at par with global standards. Some of the key properties that BookMyShow Live, the live entertainment experiential division of BookMyShow, has brought to its markets over the past few years include Lollapalooza India, Backstreet Boys’ DNA World Tour, Post Malone’s debut India show at the Feeding India concert, U2’s The Joshua Tree Tour, NBA’s debut games in India, Disney’s Aladdin, Cirque du Soleil BAZZAR as also international artists such as Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber to name a few.
BookMyShow is invested in providing the best user experience, whether on-ground or online and to that effect, launched BookMyShow Stream, India’s largest home-grown transactional video-on-demand (TVOD) platform hosting award-winning and critically acclaimed content from around the world, complementing its cinemas business. BookMyShow also houses India’s most extensive organic reviews and ratings engine for movies and has driven technology innovations, such as the m-ticket and Movie Mode, impacting tens of millions of users and the industry at large. With continued support from marquee investors like TPG Growth, Stripes Group, Elevation Capital (formerly SAIF Partners), Accel and Network18, BookMyShow has constantly demonstrated category leadership, growing beyond India with operations in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, UAE and Sri Lanka. BookMyShow is also committed to society at large, by way of its charity initiative BookASmile, which supports special causes to enrich the lives of the less fortunate across India through entertainment-led experiences.
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