I think it’s safe to say that most of the ‘unlucky’ Malaysian and Singaporean Coldplay fans are still wallowing with self pity. I should know, I was one of them.

Most of us heard the news that the band is heading to Asia (bypassing Malaysia yet again) for their tour and the moment we knew when the tickets were being released, most of us stood in front of our laptops, with our phones and credit cards on stand by.

1. Citibank pre sale: No luck. 12,000 tickets were sold out within an hour. 12,000!
2. Livenation members sale: Still no luck, waited for 4 hours online, woke up at 7.45am to get ready (10am was the official time) and still no tickets. Dreamt about the concert like a loser the night before.
3. General public sale: Luck completely gone. Went to work early, told my bosses that I’m on standby to buy tickets (like there’s no shame but hey you gotta do whatchu gotta do), waited for 3 hours to have my face shoved with a ‘please refresh your page and try again’ message. 

Walau, you make we wait for 3 hours and NOW you want me to refresh the page?

In conclusion, bye bye Coldplay. May lights guide you home.

It did occur to me that as days passed by, the chances of getting the tickets were slim, but I suppose I didn’t want to miss the chance of trying, it’s my favourite band, and a fav of many others, so  who wouldn’t want to give it a shot. What pissed me off more was that resellers were auctioning their tickets for thousands  of dollars. It didn’t seem fair to me that they’re not even big fans of the band and the only reason why they bought the tickets was to make money out of it. Price hikes are normal, but seeing that a ticket could go up to RM20K, was complete and utter nonsense.

Then it occurred to me that maybe there’s a reason why many of us didn’t get the tickets, maybe it’s a blessing in disguise (trying to comfort myself here guys). But the more I think about it, it really was a blessing, and here’s why:

1. My Singaporean friends who knows what a huge fan I am of Coldplay got in touch with me and offered to help buy me the tickets. After a long time of not being in touch my SG friends, we got to catch up with our lives and share the experience of looking forward of buying the tickets together. Reminds me to keep in touch with them more often!
2. Finding out that my unborn child likes Coldplay too (sorta). I offered baby bean a list of music to play and when I mentioned Coldplay, it kicked. It kicked hard. Good child, good child.
3. Grieving together. I have to say, the mourning period was actually pretty hilarious – especially when your friends are trying as hard as you are and all you can do is rant and swear and complain to each other – cause no one else gets it.
4. Being grateful that I did get to see the band perform once, and I had the time of my life.

Maybe there are more blessings for not being able to go, I might realize them later but whatever it is, I am over it. I hope all fans that get to go will have fun and appreciate the night on behalf of all of us, once hopefuls, forever admirers of the band and I hope one day I get to see my favourite band perform again.

But for now, I think I’m just meant to listen to it at home, or in the car, or belt out the songs while I shower and perhaps let my kid appreciate their music before it comes out. See you one day Coldplay, love you.