Diljit Dosanjh is undoubtedly a global music icon. His Dil-Luminati Tour has become the largest live event of 2024. With over 2.5 lakh tickets sold out in no time, Diljit has rewritten history. Amid the craze for the Dil-Luminati Tour, an influencer voiced her disappointment over the pricing of the tickets.
Influencer defends Diljit Dosanjh
Mumbai-based comedian and social media influencer Saumya Sahni criticised the organisers of the Dil-Luminati Tour for selling tickets costing Rs20,000-25,000. Defending the exorbitant pricing, an influencer, who goes by the Instagram handle doosre_shabdon_mein, reacted to the criticism.
He disagreed with Saumya and said in a video, “Yes, but I say it with no regrets that an Indian artist has the full right to charge ₹20000, 25000, 30000 or even 1 lakh for a concert. If he's able to sell tickets worth ₹25,000, then he has an audience. And a core audience at that. Not that haters are buying these expensive tickets. The Indian audience that you're claiming are unemployed and penniless, they're selling out the concert even at ₹25,000. So I'd say the artist is, on the contrary, charging less. Because we happily pay ₹75,000 to lip-sync stars.”
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He further added, “Saada munda bhi toh global star hai (Our boy is also a global star). He also has the right to charge these prices. Just because he’s an Indian artist, he doesn’t have that right? He’s struggled for 25 years to reach the rate of ₹25,000. You want to support new artists, but won’t even buy ₹50 tickets. But you’ll spend here because there are bragging rights involved. You’ll go to your office on Monday, show your Reel, your photo, and say, ‘See, I went to Diljit’s concert.’ So it’s a matter of status to go to his concert. You won’t tell Gucci or Rolex to spend their stuff cheap because the middle class can’t support it. Then why are you applying the dal-chawal logic here? Everyone knows he’s at the peak right now, and that people in India only chase a few celebrities. His peak won’t last long. If he’s trying to capitalise it now, then let him do it no? And a more important point: India doesn’t speak only Punjabi. So please regret what you say.”
Dil-Luminati tour details
Diljit Dosanjh’s Dil-Luminati Tour begins on October 26 in Delhi and concludes in Guwahati on December 29. The tour will also stop in cities like Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune, Lucknow, Bengaluru, and Kolkata.