Alex Wanders, who is currently documenting his travels across India, expressed astonishment at the ticket prices for the Post Malone concert in Guwahati
Assam Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma took to X to share a viral video by British travel vlogger Alex Wanders, highlighting the excitement around global music star Post Malone’s upcoming concert in Guwahati. The Chief Minister wrote:
“Just a few days to go for @ Post Malone’s concert! Listeners from across the world are now arriving in the city to enjoy the unbeatable hospitality and unmatched affordability which Assam has to offer and THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING. A big win for Assam’s concert tourism policy.”
Alex Wanders, who is currently documenting his travels across India, expressed astonishment at the ticket prices for the concert in Guwahati. In his video, he shared:
“The American mind could never comprehend this. I just spawned into Guwahati, India, and it turns out next week Post Malone is playing a show here. I just got 6 tickets for me and my friends for under $150. I don’t even wanna know how much one ticket costs in America in 2025.”
Posting from his Instagram, Alex wrote, “Finally made it to North East India! This is my 11th state in India. Guwahati, Assam.”
The video quickly went viral, garnering over 2 million views, and the comment section was flooded with reactions from social media users:
• “Bro spawned at the right time. Enjoy the concert”
• “See you at the concert mate”
• “Welcome to North East India. Don’t forget to visit Kaziranga, Karbi Anglong, Dima Hasao and Majuli.”
• “Bro, online beggar here, buy me 1 ticket bro”
• “Welcome to northeast”
• “Welcome to Assam brother”
• “You picked the best time to roll into Guwahati”
• “One ticket in America is like $500-5000 USD”
• “Last week, TYGA just performed in Shillong, Meghalaya. You missed it.”
• “If you know it or not… just two weeks ago Tyga, The Script, and Jason Derulo performed in Shillong… Last year, Akon, Boney M, and Ed Sheeran were there in Shillong and also the song Sapphire of Ed Sheeran, he shot the video, most of it in Shillong…”
• “Come to Meghalaya, sir! You’ll witness breathtaking sunsets, serene rivers, and stunning views on exhilarating hikes.”
• “Nagaland awaits u…different people, different cultures.”
• “Please visit all the seven sisters.
You will get beautiful scenery, clean air, no horn traffic, especially in Mizoram; the cities are clean, people are humble, there are mountains, etc.”
This surge of attention has highlighted Assam and Northeast India as emerging hubs for global music concerts, with international visitors drawn not only by the music but also by the region’s natural beauty and cultural diversity.
Alex’s reaction and the subsequent viral spread of the video have provided a boost to Assam’s tourism and entertainment profile, aligning with the state government’s push for expanding concert tourism.
