Coldplay is set to light up Mumbai's DY Patil Stadium in January 2025, marking their first return to India in eight years. Interestingly, this performance will take place roughly eight years after the stadium first offered to host the Grammy-winning rock band. This remarkable coincidence is being called the ‘power of manifestation’ by some social media users who managed to dig up the stadium’s old tweet inviting Coldplay to perform at the venue.
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In May 2016, DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai shared a tweet offering to host British rock band Coldplay. “Coldplay, We would love to host you at our stadium for a concert in Mumbai - India,” the stadium tweeted.
Although the 2016 Coldplay India concert did not take place at DY Patil Stadium - it was instead held at the MMRDA grounds in Bandra - it looks like the venue’s dream of hosting the Grammy-winning band is all set to come true.
X users were amazed at the coincidence after the old tweet resurfaced and went viral on the microblogging platform.
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“This is such a full circle moment,” wrote X user Samarth. “Gotta learn manifestation from DY Patil Stadium,” another person joked.
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“This is such a full circle moment,” wrote X user Samarth. “Gotta learn manifestation from DY Patil Stadium,” another person joked.
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X user Akshay called it the “Power of manifestation,’’ while another user said it was a concert eight years in the making.
Coldplay in Mumbai
Chris Martin and his team will be performing in India as part of their Spheres World Tour. Coldplay has two major shows scheduled in Mumbai on January 18 and 19, 2025. Both shows will take place at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
The ticket prices will range from ₹2,500 to ₹35,000 and bookings will open on September 22, 2024, at noon IST, exclusively on BookMyShow.
Sanya Jain is an Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times Digital. She has nearly a decade of experience in covering offbeat stories that speak to the everyday experience - from viral videos to human interest copies that spark conversation. Her interests stretch across business, pop culture, social media trends, entertainment and global affairs. Before joining Hindustan Times, Sanya spent two years with Moneycontrol and five years with NDTV. She holds an undergraduate degree in English literature from St Stephen’s College, Delhi, and a master’s in journalism from the Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai. Sanya has a sharp eye for spotting emerging trends and looking for newsworthy angles to elevate viral posts into meaningful narratives. She was the first one, for example, to cover Narayana Murthy’s remark on 70-hour work weeks that sparked a national conversation. She is equally at ease writing about business leaders as about the common man, about issues of national importance and memes that amuse social media. Sanya enjoys speaking with content creators, newsmakers and entrepreneurs to transform everyday moments into engaging, slice-of-life stories that resonate with readers. When she is not working, Sanya can be found curled up with a good book. Born and raised in Lucknow, she has spent the last several years in Delhi. She is deeply interested in animal welfare and now spends a lot of her time running after her destructive orange cat.
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