Fans of Coldplay have caused a surge in hotel bookings around Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium ahead of the band’s highly anticipated concerts in January 2025. With tickets selling out rapidly for the British rock band’s Music of the Spheres World Tour, many fans who missed out have resorted to reserving rooms at nearby hotels in hopes of catching a glimpse of the performance.
The Courtyard by Marriott, located right next to the stadium, has seen an overwhelming demand for rooms on the concert dates, January 18, 19, and 21, 2025. A number of these rooms overlook the stadium. Fans in order to get a view of their favourite have already booked the rooms. Popular travel platforms like Booking.com and Makemytrip.com show the property as fully booked for those dates.
Other nearby hotels, such as The Park Navi Mumbai, have also experienced a spike in demand, with price hikes compared to earlier months.
Coldplay had initially announced two concerts in Mumbai on January 18 and 19, but due to high demand, a third date on January 21 was added. BookMyShow, the official ticketing partner, saw an overwhelming 1.3 crore fans attempting to secure tickets. The platform’s servers crashed as soon as sales opened, leaving many fans disappointed.
As fans scrambled for tickets, some turned to unauthorized platforms selling tickets at inflated prices, prompting BookMyShow to issue warnings against buying from unofficial sellers.