With some well-known bands and pop culture artists traveling to India to play at various venues with unique experiences that the Indian audience has never seen before, concert culture has recently grown in the country and left a lasting impression on customers within their price range.
Western musicians from nations like the United States, France, and the United Kingdom saw a chance to expand their global reach in the Republic of India, a country with a diverse population and a number of fan bases and artist cultures, also known as the "celebrity fan army."
Bands like Coldplay initiated this concert revolution in India by playing five gigs in places like Ahmedabad and Mumbai, focusing on the people of Mumbai, the country's transport and commercial hub.
The world-renowned band Coldplay, fronted by Chris Martin, added an extra show in Mumbai and Ahmedabad due to high demand after their tickets sold out within hours of the ticket sale opening.
Coldplay sparked an economic boom and a rise in concert culture by utilizing dynamic ticket pricing that catered to the younger demographic and working class, as well as social media hysteria and FOMO (fear of missing out) lingo. Coldplay made use of all of this in their ideal marketing effort to ensure that the excitement never subsided.
Long-term benefits included raising hotel rates in surrounding eateries, rents, and restaurant food prices, which led to the creation of jobs and higher-than-normal incomes. They also took advantage of the younger generation by establishing a monopoly market so they could not miss out on once-in-a-lifetime experiences.
Due to monopolistic marketing, which saw few people holding onto tickets to resell at a higher price, the demand for tickets skyrocketed from nearly USD 1,000 to as low as USD 100. Surprisingly, this worked out in their favor, as people purchased tickets at a price significantly above their means.
Following the start of the change in Indian concert culture, there was an incredible experience with other foreign singers, such as Dua Lipa, visiting India for the first time as part of her Asia Tour. Ed Sheeran, a singer from the United Kingdom, also went on a surprise tour of India, performing live music in four major cities.
The original Indian pop artists were inspired by this shift to announce pan-Indian tours with Punjabi artists such as Karan Aujla, A P Dhillon, and world-renowned Punjabi singer Diljit Dosanjh. They used the momentum of the movement marketing to announce the tours and to bring large crowds of fans to stadiums and arenas to enjoy live music at a new level and create a memorable experience.
An average person purchasing a concert ticket for more than they can afford demonstrates the purchasing power of a working-class person in India to actually purchase tickets and spend money on an unforgettable evening. The past year has seen economic growth in India, with concerts playing a significant role in the overall success for the long run.
The Indian crowd is thought of as traditional, saving money for more important necessities and goods like home ownership, bank repayments, and housing loans, but the statistics show that the Indian crowd is not impoverished and backward-thinking; rather, it is a nation full of vibrant young people and seasoned older people who are learning about their culture, assimilating into Western society, and making memories by going to such high-profile concerts.
The Republic of India's Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, also praised the cultural shift and the transformation that such concerts can bring about with their breathtaking sights and a night full of joy and good times, which encourages people to join together and enjoy themselves.
Finally, by working towards a concert, the event organizers as well as the local hotel and restaurant owners are able to earn and produce a good livelihood to sustain in the market. This creates an ecosystem of economic change that will help transform India and attract more individuals and artists from around the world to perform in India in the coming years, as they see India as a potential market to earn a good chunk of money.
These kinds of music events show the potential that an average Indian earning person is liable to attend and afford the concerts of a high scale when we look back at the numbers in the past year. The Coldplay concert in the city of Navi Mumbai attracted close to 50 thousand people into the stadium over the span of 3 days, creating almost close to 1 million US dollars in revenue.
These created job opportunities for event management companies, freelancers, and outsourcing agencies to facilitate their marketing of services to showcase their work and talent. Adding to it, the concert also made millions of people's dreams come true to attend a high-end event like Coldplay and other events that followed.