British rock band Coldplay has added a second show in Kaohsiung on Nov. 12 due to the “incredible demand” for tickets to their Nov. 11 concert, which is part of the Asia leg of the band’s world tour, the organizer announced yesterday.
The presale for the Nov. 11 show concluded yesterday and the general sale of tickets for both concerts at Kaohsiung National Stadium begins at 12pm today on Ticketmaster’s Web site, concert organizer Live Nation Taiwan said.
Both shows in Kaohsiung are to release limited “Infinity Tickets” in the coming days, which are special tickets to make the world tour more accessible to fans at an affordable price, it said.
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The limited tickets cost NT$800, are restricted to a maximum of two tickets per purchaser and must be bought in pairs.
Coldplay’s “Music of the Spheres World Tour” in Asia and Australia is to start in Tokyo with two shows on Nov. 6 and 7, followed by the two performances in Kaohsiung, the organizer said.
Coldplay is also to perform in Jakarta, Perth and Kuala Lumpur during the Asia and Australia tour.
The Ministry of Culture yesterday said in a press release that the second Coldplay concert offers the authorities and concert organizers an opportunity to implement measures to prevent ticket scalping.
Ticket scalping has recently been rampant amid a surge in the number of art and cultural events following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, causing regular concertgoers to miss out on tickets, the ministry said.
This would be the second time for the British band to visit Taiwan and the first time they are to perform in Kaohsiung, after holding a concert in Taoyuan in 2017.
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