Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about British rock band Coldplay’s sold-out shows in Mumbai and Ahmedabad, stressing that India has a massive scope for live concerts.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday highlighted the “fabulous pictures” of British rock band Coldplay’s concerts held in Mumbai and Ahmedabad and said India has a massive scope for live concerts. He said he expected the state governments and the private sector to focus on infrastructure and skills to give a boost to the ‘concert economy’ sector.
“You must have seen fabulous pictures of Coldplay concerts organised in Mumbai and Ahmedabad. It shows that India has a massive scope for live concerts. Big artists from around the world are attracted towards India,” PM Modi said at the ‘Utkarsh Odisha – Make in Odisha Conclave 2025’ in Bhubaneswar.
He said that the ‘concert economy’ sector was growing in the country and that the trend of live shows and concerts has increased in India over the past decade.
“Today, the concert economy sector is also growing in India. A country which has such a huge legacy of music, dance and storytelling, India is a huge consumer of concerts. There are many possibilities for the concert economy. The trend of live events and concerts has increased in the last 10 years,” he said.
PM Modi’s remarks came after Coldplay held five concerts in India as part of the Music of The Spheres World Tour. The British rock band’s tour to India was a huge success, with all of its shows sold out. The concerts were widely praised for their seamless organisation and vibrant crowd.
Coldplay held three shows in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai earlier this month, before heading to Ahmedabad for two concerts on January 25 and 26.
The band’s frontman, Chris Martin, was the talk of the town for interacting with the audience in Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati. He also gave shoutouts to actor Shah Rukh Khan and cricketer Jasprit Bumrah, who attended the Ahmedabad event on Sunday.
As Sunday’s concert coincided with Republic Day, the Grammy-winning rock band also tapped into patriotic fervour with soulful piano renditions of ‘Vande Mataram’, followed by ‘Maa Tujhe Salaam’.
Several celebrities, including Kartik Aaryan, Suhana Khan, Vijay Varma and former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar also attended Coldplay’s concerts.
Coldplay previously performed in the country in 2016 at the Global Citizen Festival in Mumbai.
The British rock band also includes guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer and percussionist Will Champion, and manager Phil Harvey.
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