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The parade of finger-pointing surrounding the scarcity of tickets to the Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus "Best Of Both Worlds" tour—a situation that has resulted in crying 11-year-olds, fathers lining up to humiliate themselves, and possibly flawed lessons on economics from the Federal Reserve—marched on earlier this week, when the National Association Of Ticket Brokers (it's like the Elks Club for scalpers the "secondary market") issued their take on the situation. And in their mind, the root of the whole problem resides in MileyWorld, the official Hannah/Miley fan club!
• During the Hannah Montana tour, many of the tickets were not made available to the general public. For example, the Hannah Montana concert in Kansas City was held at the Sprint Center which has a total capacity of 18,500 seats. Yet, published reports stated that only 11,000 seats were available for the concert, of which a mere 4,000 were sold to the public. The reason for this is that prior to the public sale there was a fan club sale. Additionally, many Hannah Montana seats in the front half of the orchestra for other concerts have been auctioned off by Ticketmaster with some tickets selling for over $800 on Ticketmaster's secondary market exchange — TicketExchange.
• This type of act could sell out large stadiums and the shows were held in small arenas, driving a fan frenzy marketplace. It's simple economics — the law of supply and demand — and it applies to every business not just tickets.
"Large stadiums" may be a bit of a stretch (there aren't enough 11-year-olds to fill every stadium across the country), but Cyrus does seem to be one of the few acts on the road this fall who hasn't had to downshift any of her shows. Maybe next year, she can have a real "best of both worlds" tour where she tours with an act that caters to the moms and dads of fans? (Surely Maroon 5 would appreciate the help these days.) At the very least, it would help prevent all the parents chauffeuring their kids around from getting too blitzed while their kids are singing along with Miley's every word.
National Association of Ticket Brokers (NATB) Issues Statement Regarding Scarcity of Hannah Montana Tickets [PRNewswire via TDS]
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And we wonder why they hate us.
...Maybe next year, she can have a real "best of both worlds" tour where she tours with an act that caters to the moms and dads of fans? (Surely Maroon 5 would appreciate the help these days.)...
I seem to recall talk last winter/spring that Hannah/Miley might do such a tour with Billy Ray, which makes some obvious sense -- Billy Ray would be a huge draw for the parents [especially the moms], and fans of Hannah Montana are already used to seeing "Robby Ray". But alas, I suspect the type of twin-bill you propose would prove a tough sell for the non-Cyrus "grown-up" act, who would likely be asked to "open" for the bigger star, or if they were to insist on "headlining" would likely be asked to take less of a cut of the gross due to the number of families who would inevitably leave after Hannah/Miley's performance.
Believe it or not, there's a small (VERY small) group of people who are attending these shows because the backing band contains two members of American Hi-Fi.
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