Hypotheses about the band’s profit came to $50 million, igniting debates on abundance and entertainment costs in the country.
Coldplay’s recent India tour was a huge hit among fans and incredible videos showing lakhs of music lovers filling up stadiums in Mumbai and Ahmedabad have gone viral on social media.
The shows were such a triumph that prime minister and Narendra Modi refered to their ubiquity to feature that India has colossal potential for live shows. “In the beyond couple of days, you probably seen the astounding pictures of Coldplay shows in Mumbai and Ahmedabad. This is confirmation of the amount of extension India possesses for live shows,” he said.
Coldplay a hit in India
In the midst of this, many have hypothesized about the band’s profit from the two-city visit as a feature of their Music of the Circles World Visit. A couple of posts via online entertainment guaranteed that the Grammy-winning band made as much as $50 million from their shows in India. timesofds.com can’t autonomously check the figure.
One client reshared the case and addressed if India would be named as an unfortunate country when individuals are burning through high measures of cash for a solitary day of entertainment.
‘Are we really poor?’
“Coldplay made a whopping $50M from their India tour. In a country with a GDP per capita of just $2200, people are spending ₹50,000 for a single night of entertainment. Are we really a poor nation, or just poor on paper?” the engineer said in his post.
The post sparked a debate on social media which divided users. “Capitalism hits different when Coldplay tickets cost more than some folks’ monthly salary. Crazy how we’ll break the bank for four dudes singing about fixing the world,” wrote one user.