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These are the most expensive concert tickets ever sold
You won't believe the prices some people paid for these tickets!
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In the past, seeing your favorite band or artist live in concert wouldn't break the bank. But thanks to the rise of streaming services and the rising cost of concert production, ticket prices have sharply increased over the years.
Coldplay fans in India were left fuming after discovering that the only way to attend the band's concert was to pay exorbitant prices of up to US$11,000 on the black market. To put this into perspective, the World Bank estimates India's current GDP per capita at $2,500 per year. Despite the official vendor's website and app crashing during the ticket sale, scalpers managed to secure a significant number of tickets using bots, leaving many fans empty-handed. The Mumbai police's Economic Offences Wing is investigating the case and has summoned the CEO of BookMyShow for questioning over the matter.
From bots and scalpers to dynamic pricing, it seems that the days of affordable concert tickets are a thing of the past. As tours become increasingly elaborate and in-demand, click through this gallery to discover the eyewatering prices of the most expensive concert tickets in history.
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