Diljit Dosanjh gets slammed for charging Rs 25,000 per ticket for his Dil-Luminati India Tour

Diljit Dosanjh’s Dil-Luminati India Tour

Punjabi superstar Diljit Dosanjh recently faced criticism from social media influencer and comedian Saumya Sahni for charging Rs 25,000 per ticket for his upcoming Dil-Luminati India Tour.

Sahni took to social media to express her frustration, claiming that the ticket prices were too high for his Indian fans, many of whom are middle-class or unemployed.

In her video, she argued that Indian artists should be more considerate of their local audience and avoid charging exorbitant prices, especially when performing in multiple cities. She captioned "my 2 am thoughts are wildly class conscious"

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Sahni stated, "No Indian artist should charge ₹20-25 thousand for one concert in India. Most of the audience has no money or employment, and limited means of entertainment. Seeing someone like him sing in our language means a lot, but middle-class people have no access to him."

She further emphasized that lower ticket prices would have allowed more people, including children, to enjoy the concert. Sahni also pointed out that Diljit earns significantly from his international shows, suggesting he could have been more lenient with ticket prices in India.

She compared the pricing to international concerts, where tickets generally cost $100-150, and mentioned that even Lollapalooza passes, despite a massive lineup, were cheaper than Diljit's tickets.

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Diljit Dosanjh’s Dil-Luminati India Tour is a grand 10-city event, starting at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi on October 26, 2024. It will then move to Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Pune, Kolkata, Bangalore, Indore, Chandigarh, and Guwahati.

Tickets for the tour, made available on September 10, sold out within minutes. For the Delhi leg, prices ranged from Rs 12,999 (Gold) to Rs 19,999 (Fan Pit). Even during the presale, which was exclusive to HDFC Pixel Credit Card holders, tickets sold out in just two minutes.

While the presale offered more affordable tickets, starting at Rs 1,499 for silver and Rs 3,999 for gold, high demand led to an immediate sellout. The general sale on September 12 saw the fan pit and gold sections fully booked within one minute of release.