BookMyShow to sell Coldplay’s India tour tickets for Rs 5000 each

MUMBAI: BookMyShow, the online entertainment ticketing brand, will begin the first phase of ticket sales for the popular British band Coldplay’s concert - the Global Citizen Festival India 2016 – on Thursday, September 15, at 12 noon.

While a majority of tickets to the event can be earned by fans for free by engaging with causes and completing ‘Action Journeys’, BookMyShow, the exclusive partner for the event, will sell tickets across four phases through its website and app.

The early bird tickets (first phase) will be priced at Rs 5000 per ticket only. The second phase ticket sale will go live immediately after the first phase gets sold out. Ticket sales for the subsequent phases will go live a few days after that.

Making its maiden appearance in India, the festival is collaboration between The Global Education & Leadership Foundation and Global Citizen, and will be held at the MMRDA grounds, Mumbai on November 19.


Chris Martin of Coldplay performs at The Budweiser Made In America Festival in Philadelphia. (Image: AP)

The event is produced by Wizcraft International and will also feature performances by hip hop legend Jay-Z, and actors Aamir Khan, Ranveer Singh, Katrina Kaif, Farhan Akhtar, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Arjun Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, music maestros such as AR Rahman, Arijit Singh, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, and Monali Thakur.

The inaugural festival is being presented by Colors, powered by UPL and supported by a strategic partnership with the Viacom18 group and the Times of India group.

There are also limited, hospitality tickets, which will be sold through BookMyShow. These are special tickets which will offer varied benefits including Food & Beverage options and the early bird prices for these will start at Rs 15,000 per ticket.

BookMyShow will implement virtual queue management during online ticket sales to manage and organise traffic on its platforms. It has also set up a separate extension for users reaching out to the BookMyShow contact centre for any event related queries.

BookMyShow will also be providing end to end ticketing solutions for the event, including ticket printing for all event tickets. Most tickets will be home delivered, starting end of October. Moreover, on-ground management of the event including gate entry management will be handled by BookMyShow.

Ashish Hemrajani, CEO, BookMyShow said, “It is our great honour and privilege to be associated with The Global Citizen Festival as it comes to India for the first time. From the moment we heard about the charter behind the event, we knew BookMyShow would be a perfect fit. With all the work we do with BookASmile in supporting alternate education, Sports and Entertainment for the underprivileged – we knew this was meant for us.”

The partners for The Global Citizen Festival India 2016 include Government of Maharashtra, United Nations, Viacom18, The Times of India Group, UPL, Google, Wizcraft International Entertainment, BookMyShow, Taj Group of Hotels, and MakeMyTrip.