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The hottest concert ticket right now is ... Hannah Montana?If you hadn't read the title of this post, and you were asked to identify the hottest concert ticket this fall, what would you guess? Bruce Springsteen? Annie Lennox? The Police? (I would have picked Springsteen, but that's a personal bias.) If you picked any of the above, you and I would both be wrong. The hot ticket is Disney Channel tween sensation Hannah Montana. Or, more specifically, the Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus — Best of Both Worlds Tour.
Tickets for the 54-date tour have sold out in as few as 4 minutes. As insane as this is, it seems to be part of a larger trend based on pre-registering on the Internet for tickets. The first show of the Spice Girls reunion tour sold out in 38 seconds. (Thank you, Jamie, for this tidbit!) Consequently, ticket brokers are having a field day. The face value of the tickets was capped at $65, but the average resale price is $214 (compare to that Justin Timberlake at $182 and Beyoncé at $193). Out of curiosity, I checked StubHub for tickets at the venue closest to me and found a low price of $173 for nosesbleed seats and a high price of $4,500 for floor seats. That's $4,500. For Hannah Montana tickets. I know people who paid less than that for Super Bowl tickets! I've managed to stay pretty oblivious to the Hannah Montana phenomenon. Intrigued by the story, I learned that Disney character of Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana is a transplant from the middle of the country to California — sort of a younger Spencer Carlin who is not a lesbian, but who is a secret pop star. She's played by Miley Cyrus , real-life and television daughter of achy-breaky daddy Billy Ray Cyrus.
She also has a Jenna Von Oy-esque best friend, an annoying older brother, a male friend and an annoying would-be suitor who reminds me a little bit of a Latino Mason Reese. The show includes vignettes of Miley's regular life — sometimes with the occasional song and dance number. (This brings me right back to Potsie's "Pumps Your Blood" from Happy Days.) Then there are the Hannah Montana concert clips. Did you note the rocker chick guitarist? All in all, it's pretty wholesome entertainment. And apparently, tweens are the audience to market to these days. Today's New York Times explores the role of tweens in driving Broadway ticket sales! So, if you managed to get your hands on some Hannah Montana tickets and are heartless enough to scalp to children, you can make a killing. Submitted by on October 2, 2007 - 3:30pm. |
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Kay Hanley <3
One of my all time favourite badass rockers is going on this tour to sing backing vocals.
Yes. I kid you not.
Kay Hanley, formely of Letters to Cleo, is going on a tour with Hannah Montana.
And what does she say about it?
I shit you not. Rehearsals start next week and we hit the road on 10.12.07.
Stacy & Jamie A. are in the band so it will be super dee duper. Don't judge
- I know you want her autograph."
Oh, Kay... *giggles*
Never seen it
I've never seen the show or anything, but I feel bad for the kids who can't see her live b/c the tickets are so expensive (and not many tickets available to the public). I remember all the times my Mom sat online at Ticketmaster at 10am on Saturday mornings ready to buy me tickets to a number of "hot" shows - and ending up with non-floor seats and such. It's frustrating.
Speaking of shows selling out real fast, have you heard about the Spice Girls selling out London in 38 seconds? Just thought I'd throw that in there lol A ticket that sold faster than Hannah! haha
I tried
and failed to get tickets to Hannah Montana. Twas an impossible task.
Lisa
Anyone who trades liberty for security deserves neither liberty nor security -- B. FranklinOMG....
My friend's 12 year-old sister wants to see that...personally, I think it's pathetic...for a twelve year old to go see Hannah Montanna...
I don't know, maybe I'd take
I don't know, maybe I'd take this comment to heart if it didn't begin with an "OMG." I'd go with my 8 year old brother to see it AND I'd probably enjoy it.
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“In a letter to Dear Abby a reader complained that a gay couple was moving in across the street and wanted to know what he could do to improve the quality of the neighborhood. Her suggestion - 'You could move.'”
Wrong target audience, surely...?!
Sorry to sound snippy, but do AE readers really care about a 14 year old singer ?!?! WTF!
....Unless you're a little girl aged between 8- 12 years old, in which case honey, you really shouldn't be on this site...at least for a few more years :)
Cyberspace is already chock full with way too much information as it is, so I would prefer not to fill my poor aging brain with trivia I could certainly do without!
Thank you.
hey! come on..
some of us have little sisters, nieces, etc.. some have kids.. point is, it's a free site (i think..) so we can talk/post about pretty much anything..
i mean, i'd rather take my niece to a MUSE concert, but that's a little innapropiate (not sure i spelled that one right)..
*peace!*
then again..
there is a whole lot of more important stuff we could talk/post about
:)
The Blogger has the discretion here
First off, there may well be younger readers who are actually fans of Hannah Montana. (If older ones are fans, well... let's hope their thoughts are clean).
Second, the blogger is making a point about which shows are hot at the moment. Today's Hannah Montana may well be tomorrow's Britney Spears (she started on Disney too, remember). The later is certainly a subject of discussion elsewhere on these boards.
Obviously AE readers do have some interest, as there have been a number of replies in this thread. It would not be fair to discriminate on the subject matter merely on the basis of the subject's age. If that were the case, one could argue that it is not likely there are many women on this forum over the age of 80, and therefore, we should not discuss women over that age.
Had the blogger chosen something completely arbitrary and off the map (like say, dryer lint), you might have an argument. But I think we (meaning the readers here) can allow some leeway where a blog is concerned.
Isn't that the former
Isn't that the former drummer of Uh Huh Her (Leisha Hailey's band)? Did she leave the band to make a bunch of money on a Hannah Montana tour?
I would've. If there wasn't Leisha Hailey involved.
www.myspace.com/emmahuntermusic
The Drummer Girl
That's Alicia Warrington. She's formerly of Kelly Osbourne, Lillix and UH HUH HER. I believe she did 'Hannah' before she did 'UH HUH'. She's not on tour with Hannah Montana, she does the concert clips/videos for the show.
So don't ask her for tickets. haha. She's mad at people for asking her for tickets.
Hate Disney
hey now, you shouldnt hate anything...
especially not disney!!
i love hannah montana and would pay ridiculous sums to see her in concert. and yes, im nearly 18 years old and the fact that i have a soft spot for disney channel doesnt bother me in the least. my best friend and i have sleepover nights where we buy princess tiaras and watch hercules on DVD. immature, maybe. but its all kinds of fun. and hey, my passion for hannah and the fact that i could talk about her for days bought me an in with my now ex-girlfriend's little sister.
so all you hannah-haters who think AE is not the place for musings on her concert, just try not to judge.
Would have picked Annie Lennox
Don´t know anything about the other people/things mentioned in the thread (except for Bruce and the Police).
If I lived in the US, I would tour with Annie. Seriously. I can´t even buy her new album, which was due for release on this Monday but for some odd reason will be sold in Germany only starting from Thursday. Have to wait another 25 hours *cries impatiently*.
my sister...
I so want to go!!!
I love the show (and pretty much everything else on Disney), mainly cos it's so cheesy. And Billy Ray Cyrus is so bad that he just makes me laugh.
I think if I remember rightly from Hannah Montana Live in London, the rock chick guitarist is Miley's big sister. I guess that's one way for her parents to make sure she's supervised
Kaz
spice girls
my friends sister
loves this show she wanted to go to the concert so bad
but the tickets sold out so quick she cant go
this may sound bad
that i noe this
but for thoughs who dont noe
rocker guitar chick
is her sister in real life
just a fun fact!
I admit
I watch Hannah Montana. I know ,I know, I am twice this girls age. I work with kids and started watching it with them. So I told myself that I would "bond" with my kids and went home to TiVo the season.
It's funny in a cute, harmless way. I used to watch Lizzie McGuire too. What can I say? It's nice to have brain fluff sometimes.
New Lizzie
I was OBSESSED with Lizzie McGuire and was devastated when it finished, so I began watching Hannah Montana to fulfill my cravings for badly written, overly cutesy American tween shows. It's a bit of harmless fun that brings a smile to my face.
Doesn't surprise me that Hannah Montana sold so quickly, she's RAD!
Spice Girls
Spice Girls
Hey, I just got my tickets last night for the London show and I am totally delerious, I don't care that all my friends think I am sad!!
The Brits always seem to get ripped off though, with the current exchange rate, our cheapest tickets would cost you over $100.
Oh well, it still didn't stop me from buying the more expensive ones so that I get a good view of the action. Plus the good seats helped me convince a quite unwilling friend to come with me.....
When life hands you lemons, ask for Tequilla and salt
This whole ticket thing is