BookMyShow Gets Second Summon Amid Black Marketing of Coldplay Ticket

Mumbai Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) issued a second summon to Ashish Hemrajani, CEO of Big Tree Entertainment Private Limited, who is the parent company of BookMyShow, on 29 September 2024 regarding the allegations of black marketing Coldplay concert tickets.

The summon comes after Hemrajani and his technical head failed to present in front of EOW the first time. According to officials, the summon was issued on Sunday asking them to be present for the Preliminary Questioning. They also informed that their statements are to be recorded for further investigation.

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Mumbai Police has already started their investigation after Advocate Amit Vyas on 23 September filed an FIR against BookMyShow and other entities regarding the ticket frenzy that happened on 22 September. According to Vyas, the tickets for the January show were sold out almost immediately after it went live. The band then added two more shows to satisfy the demand, but even those tickets sold out almost immediately. Fans experienced technical glitches and long virtual queues.

The allegations are that Big Tree Entertainment and the other entities involved intended to black-market the tickets upon mutual agreement. The tickets were supposed to be Rs. 2,500 and are now being resold between Rs. 32,000 to Rs. 3 lakhs. The complaint alleges the fraudulent activity is an act of cheating done by the company.

The British Band Coldplay is set to tour India with its Spectacular ‘Music of the Spheres World Tour’ with its first show in Mumbai on 18, 19 and 21 January 2025.