A Billion Fans, Nowhere to Play: Inside India's Live Events Boom

India's live events industry grew 15% in 2024 to ₹20,861 crore — and Coldplay's Ahmedabad weekend alone pushed ₹641 crore through the local economy. Yet the country has fewer than ten venues that hold 10,000 people, and every show needs up to fifteen permissions. Inside the government-commissioned blueprint to fix that by 2030.