Coldplay Announces Retirement Amid Black Marketing Of Concert Tickets In India: ‘We’re Only Going To Do…’

As anticipation rises for Coldplay to perform in Mumbai, India next year, the band has announced that they will

retire after releasing their 12th studio album. Chris Martin confirmed this in a recent chat and mentioned that this

would be an opportunity for the musicians to explore personal space outside the band. Coldplay has already released

nine albums. Coldplay’s 10th album, Moon Music, will be out on October 4, 2024.

Speaking to Apple Music 1, Chris Martin said, “We are only going to do 12 proper albums and that’s real. Having that

limit means the quality control is so high right now and for a song to make it, it’s almost impossible, which is great.

And so where we could be coasting, we’re trying to improve.”

“There’s only seven Harry Potters. There’s only 12 ½ Beatles’ albums, there’s about the same for Bob Marley, so all

our heroes,” Martin explained. The musician told People magazine, “To make an album great as a band, it’s such a

lot of wrangling of people, and I want to give the others some of their life for themselves.” Although the band will

retire, Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman and Will Champion will continue to collaborate on other

projects.

Meanwhile, Coldplay is coming to Mumbai in January 2025 and a large section of fans were left highly disappointed

when the tickets for the globally popular band’s show were sold out in less than a few minutes. The tickets soon

started to get sold via the black market at exorbitant prices; Book My Show’s CEO was recently summoned by the

Mumbai Police over allegations of a ticketing scam. Amid this, there is speculation on social media that the concert

might get cancelled altogether.

This comes after BookMyShow’s CEO, Ashish Hemrajani, and the company’s technical head were summoned on

September 27 but failed to appear before the Economic Offenses Wing (EOW). These summons follow a complaint

regarding the sale of purportedly fake tickets for the highly anticipated concert in Mumbai. The Mumbai Police has

again summoned Hemrajani on September 30 amid the probe.

This investigation is based on the complaint of advocate Amit Vyas, who accused the online ticketing platform of

black marketing tickets via scalpers and third-party websites at exorbitant prices. However, in a previous statement,

BookMyShow distanced itself from scalpers and urged fans to beware of black market scams.

Excitement is high as Coldplay is set to perform in India after eight years. The Grammy-winning band, known for

their timeless hits such as Yellow and Sky Full of Stars, will perform in Mumbai on January 18, 19 and 21, 2025, at

the iconic D.Y. Patil Sports Stadium. Originally, there were only two shows in the itinerary but a third show was

added due to excessive demand.