Indian concerts are a masterclass in mismanagement—ticket mafia, overpriced water, bad network

A few months ago I accompanied my wife to a Sonu Nigum concert in Bangalore. We had seats booked (1000 per seat I think) we could not even enter the venue as there was a stampede like situation right at the entrance as they had started selling standing only tickets and there was no way to get to the seating area. Enduring pushing and shoving and angry crowds right at the entrance we could not enter. Fearing for our safety we left after 15 minutes. I wrote to the event organisers about this and they refunded the ticket money.

On the other hand the Shakti reunion concert earlier this year (yes, with Zakir Hussain) was well organised but the tickets I got were 10K.

Not related to this thread, but given the current December holidays, there is a similar sentiment about tourism in India:

It’s a country of 1.4 billion people but, nobody has even an inkling of idea how to tackle large crowds. There are stampedes on bridges, melas, concerts, Keerthans , almost everywhere . Overloaded buses, ferries, boats meeting accidents, are quite common here now. The country needs trains which can carry large number of people economically but, the govt is interested in showcasing those fancy looking long- nosed trains, as if India has “arrived “ .