Will anyone get tickets? Will BookMyShow survive? Will Coldplay have to personally call each fan to apologize?
Starring frantic fingers, error messages, and memes that spread faster than Mumbai monsoon floods. It's the show where everyone wants to go, but no one can get in!
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Coldplay's Indian Return: A Comedy of Errors
In a plot twist that surprised no one, BookMyShow decided to channel its inner IRCTC and crash spectacularly just as Coldplay fans were gearing up to snag tickets. It's almost as if the website wanted to give fans a taste of the adrenaline rush usually reserved for booking Tatkal train tickets. Bravo, BookMyShow, bravo!
The Great BookMyShow Breakdown of 2024
Imagine this: It's high noon on a Sunday, and thousands of Coldplay fans are poised at their screens, fingers hovering over the refresh button. The clock strikes 12, and. nothing. Nada. Zilch. BookMyShow's servers decided to take an impromptu vacation, leaving the fans in a digital wasteland.
As the minutes ticked by, frustration rose higher than the humidity of Mumbai. One sassy user quipped, "BookMyShow crashed harder than my dreams of ever affording front-row Coldplay tickets." Touché, friend. Touché.
Coldplay's "Music of the Spheres" or "Music of the Errors"?
British rockers are scheduled to perform at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai on 18 and 19th January 2025. But wait, there's more! Amid massive demand (and probably a slight remorse from the ticketing goof up on BookMyShow), they have added another date on 21st January. It's like they are saying, We're sorry you could not book tickets, so here's another chance you probably won't get!!
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Ticket Prices: From Yellow to Green
If you are one of the lucky few, you outsmarted the BookMyShow gremlins and enjoyed the privilege of shelling out anywhere from Rs 2,500 to Rs 12,500 for a ticket. Just remember four tickets per transaction. Coldplay wants to ensure only you and your closest three friends (or bidders) get to experience the magic.
The IRCTC Connection: The Tale of Two Ticketing Nightmares
Inspired by the legendary IRCTC Tatkal booking experience in a stunning display of solidarity with ticketing brethren, it is heart-warming to see such camaraderie in the digital world. Who knew booking concert tickets could evoke the same helplessness and despair as trying to book a seat on a train?
Who would've thought that BookMyShow would take its cues from the granddaddy of online frustration, IRCTC? It's like watching your cool uncle try to recreate your grandpa's infamous dance moves at a wedding - painfully familiar, yet somehow worse.
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Remember those blissful moments of staring at the IRCTC loading screen, wondering if you're booking a train ticket or participating in an endurance test for human patience? Well, BookMyShow said, "Hold my beer," and delivered a performance worthy of a standing ovation (or a rage-quit, depending on your perspective).
One fan, who wished to remain anonymous (probably to avoid IRCTC and BookMyShow blacklisting them for life), said, "I thought I had PTSD from booking Tatkal tickets. Turns out, that was just the warm-up for the Coldplay ticket Olympics. I didn't get tickets, but I did get carpal tunnel from all the refreshing. So... yay?"
In the end, whether you're trying to book a train ticket or a concert ticket, the real journey is the friends we disappoint along the way when we fail to get group bookings. Here's to BookMyShow and IRCTC - keeping our expectations low and our blood pressure high since the dawn of online bookings!
I prepared for this Coldplay ticket sale by practicing on IRCTC for months. Still wasn't ready for the BookMyShow masterclass in frustration, sarcastically posted one ardent fan.
Some of the memes that are going viral:
IRCTC Tatkal service to BookMyShow 🙂#BookMyShow #Coldplay pic.twitter.com/3O9fxdN5sI— Pavan Desai 🇮🇳 (@PavanDesai96) September 22, 2024
Dear @bookmyshow, if you get exclusive rights to sell a concert, at least be prepared for it. #Coldplayindia #Coldplay pic.twitter.com/LCjexodZur— Kanan Bahl (@BahlKanan) September 22, 2024
Chief engineer at #BookMyShow pic.twitter.com/zkNVMaqWXF— Sagar (@sagarcasm) September 22, 2024
startup idea: bookmyshow but where you can actually book your show— Manthan Gupta (@manthanguptaa) September 22, 2024
I reloaded my page and got this... what does it mean? #BookMyShow pic.twitter.com/WriYKv1Eaf— kevin f. (@myselfkev_in) September 22, 2024
When you try your best, but you don't succeed
When you get what you want, but not what you need🎵🎵#Coldplay#Coldplayindia #BookMyShow pic.twitter.com/h7GEtXGs3l— Dr. Aasif Khan (@Doc_khan_) September 22, 2024
Why We're Going: Riding the Bandwagon
Of course, half of us just want to get the tickets since it's trending. We don't know whether we like Coldplay much but FOMO is a strong medicine. We can think of all the Instagram stories we could spam our followers with! #ColdplayIndia #IWasThere #ProbablyCouldntHearAnythingButStillCool
Whether you've managed to book tickets or are as maniacally refreshing as BookMyShow, remember it's not about the destination, it's about the journey. And what a hilariously frustrating journey it has been. Cheers to Coldplay, BookMyShow, and the fine chaos they put together. May your servers always be in your favor!
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