Diljit fever hits Ahmedabad: Fans pay five times the price of tickets to attend concert
Updated: Nov 15th, 2024
The excitement for Diljit Dosanjh’s concert in Ahmedabad has reached fever pitch as fans from across the country are willing to pay inflated prices to witness his live performance.
With the original prices of Silver and Gold passes set at ₹3,000 and ₹5,000 respectively, secondary ticket sellers are charging five times the actual price. Silver passes have soared to ₹15,000, while Gold passes are being resold for as much as ₹20,000 through platforms like Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook groups.
The surge in prices hasn’t demotivated his fans, many of whom are travelling from various cities to attend the concert. “I will be travelling from Ankleshwar to Ahmedabad for the Diljit concert with my friends on Sunday,” said Sanket Prajapati, 24, a working professional. “I’m travelling with my friend, who is a huge Diljit fan. I’m just accompanying her.”
There is no age barrier when it comes to attending Diljit’s concerts – fans of all ages are eager to be part of the experience. Hetal Kothari, 54, a media professional in Ahmedabad, explained his experience, I am a huge Diljit fan, and I’m attending the concert with four other friends. My friends bought Silver pass tickets for ₹8,000 each. The original price for these tickets is ₹3,000. I am pretty disappointed with the management, but as I am a huge Diljit fan, I had to buy the tickets.”
Kamya Shah, a 22-year-old student currently residing in Ahmedabad for her studies, is especially excited to attend the show. She says, “I was just waiting for Diljit’s concert to happen in Ahmedabad. This is my first time seeing him live! I follow him on social media and have listened to every song of his. I’m super excited for the concert!”
Dev (name changed), 28, from Thane, stated, “I travelled from Thane to Ahmedabad and am staying at a hotel, for which I had to pay a surge price of ₹18,000 for one night. I paid ₹10,000 for the Gold pass ticket, which I bought from one of my friends. I had to get a ticket for the Ahmedabad concert because I’m a huge Diljit fan. I’m here alone for the concert, but I’m excited to maybe make some new friends.”
Meet Parwani, 24, a businessman from Vadodara, who is travelling to Ahmedabad for the Diljit concert on Sunday. He shares, “As a hardcore Diljit fan, I had tried to get tickets for the Mumbai concert too, but I wasn’t lucky. Fortunately, I managed to get tickets for the Ahmedabad concert from a friend at the original ticket price.”
Nik (name changed), 22, a working professional from Ahmedabad shared, “I had bought the ticket in the pre-sale of the pixel event.” Nik also mentioned that he had bought extra tickets during the initial sale with the intention of reselling them at a higher price later. “I’m part of WhatsApp groups where people are currently selling Diljit concert tickets in the black market,” he said, revealing the growing underground ticket-selling network surrounding the concert.
This is not only driving people to pay inflated prices but is also fuelling the black-market ticket trade.
For many, the chance to see Diljit live is worth every penny – even if it means paying above the original ticket price or buying from unauthorised sources.
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