Coldplay fans post memes as BookMyShow site crashes before ticket sale

Social media users flooded the internet after the BookMyShow website crashed moments before the tickets for Coldplay’s eagerly awaited Mumbai concert could go live on September 22 at 12pm IST.
The much-anticipated return of Coldplay to India after nine years had fans brimming with excitement, but when tickets finally went live at 12:18pm on BookMyShow, chaos followed.
The website crashed almost instantly, leaving thousands of hopeful fans stranded in virtual limbo. As the scramble for tickets to Coldplay’s January 18 and 19 concerts in Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium intensified, social media turned into a meme fest.
Take a look at a few memes here:
Several brands like Dominos and Swiggy Food joined the meme fest.
Dominos India seized upon the opportunity as they shared a meme that aimed to “soothe the pain” of Coldplay fans.
Swiggy Food also reacted to the online meme fest with this post. Take a look here:
Social media users expressed their sheer frustration with a touch of humour to it.
A user said, “Coldplay wrote a song for Bookmyshow: ‘When you try your best, but you don’t succeed. When you get what you want, but not what you need’,” quoting the band’s iconic Fix You.
Another user poked fun at the website’s malfunction, saying, “BookMyShow logged out everyone at noon” as fans tried to rush in for their prized tickets.
But it didn’t stop there. The memes kept pouring in, with one of the users referencing the “Gopi Bahu” meme from Saath Nibhaana Saathiya, showing Gopi washing her husband’s laptop like a plate – comparing it with the chief engineer at BookMyShow.
A user shared a screenshot of his WhatsApp chat, where he asked a friend for his queue number. The friend humorously replied, “Same as my IIT rank.”
The ticket sale did go live 18 minutes after the scheduled time, only to sell out in a matter of minutes on the BookMyShow’s website and app.
Fans, who could not get tickets still stand a chance to buy tickets for the show on January 21. Read here to know more.
The tickets for Coldplay’s concert started at Rs 2,500 and went all the way up to Rs 12,500, with fans allowed to purchase up to eight tickets per transaction. However, with the website meltdown, the frenzy only grew.
From heartbreak to humour, the Coldplay ticket saga has, if nothing else, proven once again that when it comes to sold-out concerts, the internet will always find a way to laugh through the tears.