Recently, Coldplay wrapped up their India tour with their biggest ever concert at Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad. The concert attracted a massive crowd of over 1,34,000 attendees and 8.3 million views on livestream. While netizens on social media praised the event’s world class execution, they trolled Diljit Dosanjh for his ‘infrastructure’ remark.
Months before the Coldplay concert, Diljit Dosanjh had held concerts in India under his Dil-luminati tour. After making headlines for over a month and performing in major cities like Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru. Diljit Dosanjh in one of his shows had said that he won’t perform in India again until the infrastructure improves. Amid the success of Coldplay’s concert, social media users have trolled him for his remark.
Netizens Slam Diljit Dosanjh..
One of the user wrote, “Hey Diljit Dosanjh, India does have the infrastructure to host concerts, olympics etc. Maybe if you could have got a team like Coldplay, things would have been better for you too.”
Hey Diljit Dosanjh,
India does have the infrastructure to host concerts, olympics etc. Maybe if you could have got a team like Coldplay, things would have been better for you too.
Good night
Jai Hind 🇮🇳#Coldplay pic.twitter.com/RB0cXdi2OE— Rushik Rawal (@RushikRawal) January 26, 2025
Another one tweeted, “Diljit said lack of infrastructure in India. Now look at this #ColdplayIndia biggest concert in #NarendraModi stadium Ahmedabad ,Gujarat Don’t demean India for the sake of self promotion.”
Diljit said lack of infrastructure in India .
Now look at this #ColdplayIndia biggest concert in #NarendraModi stadium Ahmedabad ,Gujarat
Don’t demean India for the sake of self promotion #diljitdosanjh pic.twitter.com/e0qRlRKekr
— vyas laxminarayana(lakhan vyas) (@lakhan586) January 27, 2025
Another user wrote, “Diljit Dosanjh performed concerts in major cities of India, earning money, only to later criticize the country by claiming that it lacks proper infrastructure for concerts. And in the same India, Coldplay successfully organized the largest concert of the decade seamlessly.”
Coldplay apologised for the British rule , spoke in Hindi , Gujarati , sang Vande Mataram & now goes to Mahakumbh honouring our rich Hindu culture while artists like Diljit Dosanjh supports anti India elements, cribs about Indian infrastructure – difference is clear pic.twitter.com/UNmVxpBO1F
— ExtraSpiceAni (@ShrivastavAni) January 27, 2025
What Diljit Dosanjh Had Said..
While performing in Chandigarh he had said, “I want to tell the designated authorities that India does not have the infrastructure for live shows. This is a big revenue generating space. It also gives livelihood to many. Please focus on this space as well.” Continuing further he added, “I will try to set up a stage in the middle while the crowd is distributed around it (to improve concert experience). I will not perform shows here until things improve here. Instead of troubling us, improve the infrastructure.”
Though he had later clarified that his comments were limited to the Chandigarh venue. However, his remarks remained fresh in the minds of people and as glimpses of Coldplay’s successful concert surfaced online. A comparison was drawn with many trolling the Punjabi singer for his remarks.