By South China Morning Post | Created at 2024-10-08 04:53:08 | Updated at 2024-10-08 10:34:57
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Fans and overseas visitors have scrambled for Coldplay’s coming shows in Hong Kong on the second day of sales, with tickets on a partner travel platform sold out in just 10 minutes.
A majority of Tuesday’s ticket sales, which began at 10am, were expected to be customers from overseas, as the concert passes had to be bought in pairs and as part of a package including one- or two-night hotel stays.
A check by the Post found there were around 1,500 users in the virtual waiting room of the travel platform Klook as soon as the clock struck 10am. Within minutes, that number had jumped to over 30,000.
Once they made it to the purchasing page, customers were directed to choose which day’s concert tickets they wished to buy, pick a hotel, and decide if they wanted to stay for one or two nights.
They were also required to provide names according to passports for the ticket purchases and hotel stays.
By 10.08am, the Post found all hotel options were no longer available, indicating they had been sold out.
The Post has reached out to Klook on the exact number of tickets sold on Tuesday.
