However, as soon as the Expo 2020 Dubai site informed fans that entry to the Coldplay concert was sold out, tickets to the free gig started to appear in the grey market, being sold at high premiums, prompting several fans and parents of children who are keen to attend voice their frustrations.
In response, Expo 2020 Dubai put out a statement acknowledging the practice, while warning people to stay away from such scams. “We are aware that some free tickets for Coldplay’s concert on 15 February are being re-sold for money online,” read a statement on Expo 2020’s social media channels.
“We caution visitors against paying money to an untrusted source. The original purchaser may distribute more than one copy of the same ticket, thus leading to fraudulent sales. Each ticket has a unique QR code which can only be used once. Anyone arriving with a QR code that has already been used will not gain entry to the concert venue,” the statement further read.
Expo 2020 also informed fans that they do have the option to watch Coldplay “on the big screens at Jubilee Park, Festival Garden and Dubai Millennium Amphitheatre where access is granted on a first-come, first-served basis.”
And those who cannot make it to site physically, you can watch all the action at Expo 2020’s YouTube channel and on Expo TV.
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