The demand for tickets is so hot that some people in both countries are trying to make a quick buck at many times the original price. Read more at straitstimes.com.
JAKARTA – The chance to see Coldplay perform in Indonesia and Malaysia for the first time in November has ignited a “ticket war”, according to news outlets and netizens, as fierce demand has seen tickets for the British band’s concerts resold for six times the original price.
Fans, however, are still finding it hard to secure a ticket, and many took to social media to air their frustrations, with some complaining about being made to wait in an online waiting room, with 500,000 others ahead of them. “It’s just annoying because those who really want to watch have been waiting for years, and they can’t get it because they lost to brokers,” said one netizen.
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