‘Are We Really a Poor Nation?’: Engineer Questions Coldplay’s $50 Million Earnings from India Tour

‘Are We Really a Poor Nation?’: Coldplay's India tour was a rave hit among every fan. Incredible videos from Mumbai and Ahmedabad showing lakhs of music lovers jamming the stadiums have become viral.

These concerts were a success to such an extent that Prime Minister Narendra Modi cited them to talk about how India has the potential for live concerts. “In the past few days, you must have seen the amazing pictures of Coldplay concerts in Mumbai and Ahmedabad. This is proof of how much scope India has for live concerts,” he said.

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Coldplay a hit in India

During this, the earnings of the band have been speculated in terms of their Music of the Spheres tour with double the cities. A few social media posts have claimed that the Grammy-winning band earned as much as $50 million in the India concerts. HT.com cannot verify that amount independently.

One user who reshared the claims posed the question of whether India could be called poor when people partook in such high expenditures for a day's entertainment.

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'Are we really poor?'

"Coldplay made a whopping $50M from their India tour. In a country with a GDP per capita of just $2200, people are spending ₹50,000 for a single night of entertainment. Are we really a poor nation, or just poor on paper?" the engineer said in his post.

The post sparked a debate on social media which divided users. "Capitalism hits different when Coldplay tickets cost more than some folks' monthly salary. Crazy how we'll break the bank for four dudes singing about fixing the world," wrote one user.

Another added, "Even in a poorest country there would be rich top 5% or top 10% and they would do things that would make people like you judge the situation of whole country."

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