Ticket Scalpers Should Be Shot

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1. The Nerve of Some People : Girls Can’t WHAT? August 21st, 2007 7:29 am

   [...] by the nerve of some people.   As you may have read, I posted a few days ago on my experience with getting tickets to see Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana and how the tickets were sold out to scalpers before the public ever had a chance to buy [...]

2. Patrick Harris August 25th, 2007 6:07 pm

   My daughters grandfather was second in line for the Nashville today August 25 in Nashville and the same thing happened. Scalpers are buying them early through the Miley site that sells to those who buy a membership. What a huge scam!!!

3. gretchen August 25th, 2007 9:08 pm

   Yep – I figured they were buying them early through the Miley fan club membership. I also heard from a friend today who said she talked to a woman who was third in line for the St. Louis show and was told it was sold out 2 minutes after the ticket counter opened. It’s nuts. :-<

4. Jen's mom August 25th, 2007 10:25 pm

   Same story here in Nashville. We should have joined the fan club in order to buy tickets early, but didn’t. As a result, we paid over 200 to get nosebleed section tickets, but by gosh, we’ll be there! I’ve seen lots of tickets available on online brokers for around 120 each. I think it’s worth it. The memories will be priceless.

5. gretchen August 25th, 2007 11:03 pm

   I just can’t do that. Normal prices for the cheap seats were $25, meaning $100 for our family of four (not counting the cost of gas, food and a potential hotel stay). To pay $200 per ticket would run us well over $1,000 for one evening’s entertainment!

6. Jen's mom August 26th, 2007 2:12 am

   Oops–didn’t make myself clear. I paid over 200 for BOTH tickets, not each. I got only two, opting to stay at home and let my husband take our daughter to the concert.

7. Deanna August 26th, 2007 1:06 pm

   This is out of control! Same story here in phoenix. How horrible is it that we have to tell our 7,8,9 year old girls they can’t see Hannah Montana because of scalpers. Isn’t there a better way to control this to give us “normal working people” a chance for our kids to go? Shame on Disney for not distributing these tickets differently. In addition, I looked for tix on ebay too and found sellers with tix for the phoenix show selling them from Iowa and Missouri. How does that work?

8. Leslie August 26th, 2007 11:18 pm

   I am going to agree….I was online trying to by to throught ticketmaster, and come to find out SOLD OUT!!! I am so angry this is ridiculous, as a result I have two children so sad at home. Something shold be done!!!!

9. Suzanne Bekker August 28th, 2007 4:38 am

   Same story here in Iowa. Tickets went on sale at 10:00 and I was on the computer five minutes beforehand. Right at 10:00 I was able to log on to TicketMaster to find out in five minutes I couldn’t get seats. Ticket scalping legal as outrageous as that is. We need to band together and lobby congress to make it an illegal practice to scalp tickets or this is a practice that will NEVER change.

10. gretchen August 28th, 2007 7:49 am

    I’ve been thinking about this, and I’m not sure legislation would really stop anyone. It might deter a few people, but then others would just snatch up more tickets to sell. I think the bottom line is that people need to refuse to pay these outrageous prices in the first place. As long as people are willing to pay, scalpers will continue to exist.

    I have the same argument for professional sports, but that’s another rant… :-\”

11. Jen's mom August 28th, 2007 8:20 am

    As I type this, I am fully aware that my opinion is not going to be well received, and that’s fine. We are all entitled to our own opinion. There are more people wanting to see Hannah Montana than there are available tickets. Most people on this board could have joined the fan club and purchased tickets early, but we did not. Therefore, if seeing this concert is so important, there are tickets available.

    I realize families are on a budget. We are too. I also realize that a few hundred dollars will not break most people, and if it will, they probably shouldn’t have been spending the original ticket value price anyway. There are numerous ways to offset spending so much on the tickets. Christmas is coming soon. Let the ticket be an early gift. My daughter’s tickets are in leiu of a big birthday party and gift, and at the age of 6, she fully understands that if you really want something, you make sacrifices. Don’t take the entire family. Dad would probably be happy to not go, anyway.

    That being said, I do see the argument. Are online ticket brokers legal? Yes. Fair? No, but we all know that life is not fair. The laws of supply and demand allow ticket brokers to make their living. It’s that simple.

    For those of you who demand we not pay high prices for tickets, you have a valid point, but either way, there will not be enough tickets to go around, and little girls not getting tickets will still be left crying.

    I do think that as concert time approaches, the prices will lower at the online brokers’ sites. Maybe you and your girls will still be able to go. If you choose to use a scalper, that is.

12. brian August 28th, 2007 10:27 pm

    I read your item about ticket brokers being shot. I am not full time at selling tickets, but quite frankly it is a business just like plumbing, electrical or even accounting. You may be able to unstop your on toilet, but can’t change an electrical switch. That $.59 cent item will cost most home owners around $90 to have just one $.059 cent item installed. Does that mean that electricians should be shot as well? Hate to burst your bubble, but only 25% of the tickets are bought by brokers. Think about an event where there are say 100,000 teenage girls in the area and there are only 15,000 seats. The computer is goint to be clogged up big time. Don’t blame all the ticket brokers for you not getting into the show. Read the internet a little more and figure out how to get these tickets. I used to think the same way you do, but did some research and found out that it’s actually pretty easy to get tickets. I love UFC. That’s fighting events if you are not aware. My first research showed that I would have to pay $1000-$2000 for one seat on the 1st to 5th row. I did my home work and was able to buy 2 tickets 5th row for below ticket price. Give you an idea I got two seats for $765 and each ticket was $800 each plus the handling fee. How did I do it? Research. Last month I bought 16 tickets to resale. Because I have figured out a way to get the tickets and sell them for a premium I will probably make $5000 clear and up to $12,000 clear on those 16 tickets. Is it my fault that buyers of tickets don’t know how to get them? No we all have the exact same access to get tickets we just know a few more tricks than the average person. Putting that electrical socket in takes less than 3 minutes and two tools, however most people will not try to figure out what it takes to do it and will pay $100 bucks for something that would cost them the time to go to the store and come back and disconnect and reconnect two wires in most cases. Point is don’t bash people for the knowledge that it took to get the tickets. You can do the same exact same thing and make several thousand dollars a month extra. By me selling tickets it allows me to travel several days out of each month with the profit and see the events free. Old saying never complain about what you permit. Get knowledge and you will rule your industry. I will tell you one trick to getting tickets and you will have to research the rest. Keep in mind that ALL concerts are required to keep handicap spaces. Usually in perfect locations. If no one that is handicap buys the tickets those tickets are available. Now do your homework and you could be front row. later b

13. gretchen August 29th, 2007 10:27 am

    The above comment was originally posted on another thread, although I don’t know why “brian” didn’t just reply here. If we’re going to be honest about things then let’s not try to hide by posting the comment on an unrelated article.

    And since this is such a hot topic, I’m going to give others a chance to reply before I dive in.

14. Dave August 30th, 2007 4:46 pm

    I had the exact same experience here¦ I am a small business owner and understand the argument of “open marketplace” but don™t agree in any way with it in this case. This is not the case of a plumber providing a service that the homeowner can not do themselves¦ that is “ticketmaster” in this case selling the tickets that the concert fan can not get without them. This is simply a predatory practice for someone to leap in and snap up the tickets to a hot concert and then immediately try and re-sell them to the fans that should have had an opportunity to buy them at cost. I looked on e-bay and the 15 people selling tickets to the concert in St. Louis¦ almost all were from other states. It™s an odd situation that to buy a ticket to a Rams game and try and do the same thing is illegal in St. Louis but there is no similar law for concerts. Funny¦ if any of these scalpers were to go into the only grocery store around that sells their favorite beer only to find out that someone had bought it all and was standing in the parking lot selling it for 10 times the price¦ they would think that was crap and it is likely the store would have them arrested¦ but there is no reciprocal thought for concerts. My real question is why is this not a story in the post?

    DG

15. Paul August 30th, 2007 11:07 pm

    WOW!!! Same thing in Nashville, Sold out in 10 min. Now I see the same prices here it’s BS….My little girl heart is broken…..she has been waiting for this tour. I agree!!!!

16. Linda Lipton September 5th, 2007 6:58 pm

    Quick comment on the Hannah Montana tickets, I did
    join the fan club so we could get early ticket access. The day they went on sale in los angeles
    for the fan club, I was on the ticketmaster site
    ready to buy 2 tix, and at 10am the only tickets
    I could buy were nosebleeds…so even having the
    membership, it didn’t help me. I ended up accidentally buying 1 ticket thru ticketmaster when I meant to buy 2. But fate must have been
    with me, because while checking out ebay yesterday
    I found someone selling the ticket next to the one I bought..a little over face value but now I have 2 for under $200

17. Michelle September 7th, 2007 2:51 am

    My daughter is also heartbroken. It is evil to do this to little girls. Hopefully what goes around comes around.

18. Jennifer September 8th, 2007 5:30 pm

    I am a fan club member and tickets were not available for the pre-sale either. I called exactly at 10am and nothing. We had 5 computers going on this afternoon for the regular sale, and nothing was available. (For the Minneapolis show) There is something fishy going on…

19. Jodi September 10th, 2007 11:39 am

    Very sad situation here in Minnesota too. Tix went on sale this past Sat. 9/8 at 12noon here- we were on-line looking right away at 11:55 and found out that none were available.

    I understand the pre-sale process and have purchased tickets that way myself in the past for other shows. But usually a pre-sale is limited – meaning they will not sell over a certain amount to allow the reminder to be released for the regular sale. Why didn’t Disney do a better job of finding out who was signing up for their “fan-club” to get the pre-sale code?

    While I don’t think violence towards scalpers is the answer, there does need to be some type of regulation set on these practices. The ideal consumer for this type of show is kids, therefore prices should be reasonable enough for an entire family to go and enjoy together.

    There is a huge problem when this is allowed and going on all over the country. Pretty soon people will refuse to go to concerts because the cost is too prohibitive- so its up to the perfomers to also get themselves involved in how their image is being marketed and make some changes. Wishful thinking, I know- but I can hope.

20. nina September 11th, 2007 10:42 am

    its a huge scam all OVER!!! and I GOT THE SCAM OF A MEMBERSHIP at her website.. and STILL COULDNT GET TICKETS.. its unbelieveable!!!! I was up at 10am on the dot today because presale started today.. and funny in 30 secs they were all sold out.. ticketmaster and mileyworld.com is a HUGE SCAM .. but what is even more funny.. is that all the “ticket” sites can sell you tickets for a place before they are even on sale to the general public for 250 a ticket! in the NOSE BLEED section. .. I really really really hope that no kids show up for these concerts. I also dont see many parents forking out 250 a ticket for nosebleed.. or 2000 for floor tickets either. This should be illegal!?! I am so upset and angry. Its sick how she ( miley cryus ) is trying to get rich off her fans… You know she knows this is going on.. I mean come on!!! sorry to sound so bitter.. but I’m still just so angry!!!

21. gretchen September 11th, 2007 1:04 pm

    While I agree something strange is going on here, I don’t think we can hold Miley (or any other artist) responsible for this. First of all, Miley is just a kid and probably somewhat naive as to what is going on. Having a music business degree, managing a band and knowing more about the entertainment industry than I care to know, I am willing to bet Miley has no idea that this is even going on. Most artists don’t pay any attention to those kinds of details. They show up, perform and leave the details to the management. That being said, greed is definitely involved here, but at what level I’m not exactly sure. I attend a few concerts every year for big name artists and have never once had trouble getting tickets. Something’s not right here.

22. LYNN September 11th, 2007 4:13 pm

    SAME THING IN ATLANTA TODAY. JOINED TO MILEY’S WORLD WEBSITE IN ORDER TO PURCHASE PRESALE TICKETS. NEEDLESS TO SAY IT DIDN’T HAPPEN! I, AS WELL AS A COWORKER WERE BOTH ON LINE AND READY TO BUY AT 10 AM, IN LESS THAN A MINUTE OF WAITING TICKETMASTER SAID NONE AVAILABLE!
    AND IF PEOPLE ARE LISTING THESE TICKETS BEFORE THEY EVEN GO ON SALE SOMETHING STRANGE IS GOING ON! I THINK I MAY EMAIL AND TRY TO GET SOME KIND OF ANWER THROUGH MILEY’S WORLD.

23. gretchen September 11th, 2007 4:18 pm

    Cool – let us know if you get a response. >-

24. Michelle September 11th, 2007 6:13 pm

    I too tried to get pre-sale tickets today for Louisiana.I joined just for pre-sale, I was on at 10 on the dot only offered nose bleed seats and it was sold out within an hour. It is not worth sitting way up there, you can’t see or anything.
    I think something stinks about this entire thing and I have been ticked all day. My kids are disappointed. I will try to get some when they go open to the public but doubt I will get them now.
    I also e-mailed Miley World….. I am not holding my breathe for a response, but I would like a refund. You don’t offer your fans such crappy seats, whether she knows about it or not she is in with crooks. I know she is a kid but her parents should know better. Its all sad, I am VERY upset. I feel like I have been robbed!
    Be glad you didn’t get ripped off through the fan club. I am embarrassed.

25. kyle September 11th, 2007 7:23 pm

    A victim like the rest of you today, paid $30 to become a member of Mileyworld, was in as the tickets went on sale for Chicago today…none available. I also tried last weekend in Minneapolis, none available for pre-sale or when they went on sale to the general public. Dollars to donuts there aren’t any available for Chicago this Saturday when they go on sale for the general public either. The Allstate Arena holds 18,500 plus 48 sky boxes…even at $66 a seat it’s about 1.2 million dollars for one night…and we all know that tickets aren’t going to $66 a piece (which if you ask me, as a dad, is pretty steep for a relatively manufactured “artist”). Now multiply that by the number of shows that they are doing and you see why this is rolling the way it is.

    I think it’s safe to say that Disney has once again put together a brilliant product to get parents to shell out ridiculous amounts of money in the name of giving their kids a memory. It’s nothing new with Disney, it’s how they roll…what makes me mad is that I let me wife talk me into the fan club exclusive ticket pre-sale for our kids and two other friends. We were actually going to attempt to secure 9 tickets today..that’s three fan club memberships, three secret codes and better odd of winning the powerball lottery.

    While I doubt that Mileyworld will refund any of the memberships that were purchased (you didn’t purchase tickets, you purchased the fan club access…which we all still have!)….but I’ll still try.

    A couple of posters here like to blame the scalpers exclusively. trust me the box offices of the arenas, the promoters, the scalpers and the artists are all involved to some degree and know what is going on. I can guarantee that there are executives that have been in meetings all week at Disney trying to come up with ways to spin this most recent an blatant gouging display (and likely laughing at some of the blog posts and email that they are getting). They will all have very polite responses how it is out of their control and they are working on resolving the issues, but in the end nothing will change. Our kids will either get over missing the concert or we will end up paying $300 a seat for crappy seats just to go. Maybe they get a good memory, for sure you get a thousand dollar night with Miley that you can pay off over the next six months. Either way life will move on, our kids will get older and move into Disney’s next market, Miley will fade away and they will replace her with Faith Hill’s daughter or something (remember Lizzie McGuire?…Disney is a machine designed to tap parent’s wallets, it’s what they do).
    OK, enough of a rant. As much as I dislike what is happening on the commercial side of Miley, I still like the show and the overall message that they are selling my kids on the show. My friends and I will joke about this for years to come…our precious Mileyworld fanclub memberships!

    I wish something could be done about this, but it’s really just supply and demand with a twist of gouging…there are lots of kids that want to see Miley live, those with parents willing to spend the most money will get to…it is how the cream floats to the top.

    I better get back to my two daughters with achey breakey hearts…they are still holding out hope for Saturday….they are so naive. Sorry for the verbosity…it’s how I vent.

26. Leslie September 11th, 2007 8:31 pm

    yep here in california too!!!! I waited forever to get these tickets and then sold out in 30 seconds!!! but if you go on ebay or google tickets you can buy them for hundreds of dollars, now I am glad I did not sign my daughter up for the fan club. I wish a rep for Miley would see these postings and do something about it! It sure is funny how these ticket liquidators have hundreds of tickets for sale. And for different states. What a bummer for our children that don’t understand why their are selfish people trying to make a buck off of a kid’s concert. So, So , sad.

27. Suzanne Bekker September 12th, 2007 9:16 am

    Kyle,

    You’ve said it all – touche!!!!!!!!!!

28. Theremin September 12th, 2007 7:33 pm

    Had the presale code for Chicago. Went on at exactly 10:00am Tuesday morning. Tried 14 times before 2 tickets became available in section 202. Before that it kept saying No Tickets Available. From what I understand this concert may be one of the most popular in recent history. I’ve taken my son to see David Bowie, Velvet Revolver and many others. I’ve taken my daughter to Vanilla Ice, New Kids On The Block, etc. I’ve taken my granddaughter to 2 American Idol shows, Hilary Duff and now Hannah Montana. I feel fortunate. When I told my granddaughter she dropped the phone. Sorry to here about the kids that are disappointed. Very sad.

29. JAke September 13th, 2007 3:06 pm

    me and my wife tryed all day to get 3 -$95 doller tickets so my 2 girls and wife could go in IL the next one is the day of my youngest b-day if any one can help me buy 3 -$95 doller tickets or has a pre sale code please let me know@ white_wolf_is@hotmail.com

30. Desiree September 13th, 2007 6:08 pm

    THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME! I spent $30 on that mileyworld fan club thinking I”d have exclusivity to get presale tickets. 10am sharp on 9/11 it sold out within SECONDS. I was MAD!! What a crock!

31. Desiree September 13th, 2007 6:09 pm

    the presale for allstate arena in rosemont already ended, it seemed like a huge scam. i wanted 4 tickets, didn’t have a chance!

32. Ron September 14th, 2007 8:13 pm

    This post came up pretty high in the Google rankings for “hannah montana scalping”. I don’t see why scalpers, especially amateurs like myself, come in for such animosity. Whoever originally set the price knows many people would gladly pay more than $60. They should simply hold reverse-auction sales; they could easily start ticket prices at, say, $200 and drop the price as time passes. People would complain about that, of course, but there wouldn’t be nearly as many opportunities for arbitrage and the money would be going to the people who actually put on the show.

    Maybe you think I should be shot, but in the event I’m lucky enough to get tickets to any of the 16 HM shows going on sale tomorrow, whoever buys them from me will disagree. There are only so many seats in an arena, and these tickets are priced incorrectly from the start. Until ticketing agents, venues, promoters, and artists figure out how to price these things so that we feel uncomfortable speculating in the tickets, don’t blame us for filling the gap. It’s not my fault that some parents have the ability and inclination to pay $1,000 for a night with Hannah Montana.

33. Craig September 15th, 2007 8:16 am

    I also spent $30 for the membership to mileyworld.com and no pre-sale tickets were available. In less than 1 hour after finding this out, I attempted to cancel my charge by disputing the charge with my credit card company. They told me that “technically” it has not been charged yet since it is in a pre-authorization state, so I could not dispute it. The verbaige on mileyworld.com states that “Once your credit card has been charged, your membership is non-refundable,” so technically you have a brief period to cancel your charge. I think anyone else shoulod do the same and file a dispute with your credit card compnay – that is the only way enough attention is going to be done about this
    !!! If peope at mileyworld.com do not think that people buy into the fan club just to get pre-sale tickets, they are mistaken (and they know it) and they cannot hide behind the “no guarantees to pre-sale tickets” clause. Hey mileyworld.com folks, how about removing that “get advance tickets before the public” scam…. err…perk from the membership and watch your memberships drop!!!

34. Will September 15th, 2007 11:18 am

    Indianapolis sold out in under 10 minutes. Brokers had them though for 175 per ticket before they were available to the public. So much for a kid concert…others are too worried about making a buck.

35. Donna Harris September 15th, 2007 11:58 am

    September 15th, 2007

    Same story in Atlanta, unable to purchase tickets online @10:00am, went to my local publix they too were sold out, informed me that they were only able to sell three tickets @10:00 when system shut down posting concert soldout. I find the whole system very interesting and am aware that ticket brokers were advertising tickets for sale @ huge/colossal premiums yesterday. Today I found a site that’s charging $1765.00 per ticket row B section F2. My hope is parents will find the courage to just say NO to these prices. Lets love our children enough to teach them good values: Hannah Montana/ tickets through brokers $$$$expensive; Loving our children enough to say NO, PRICELESS

36. higgy September 15th, 2007 1:14 pm

    I totally agree. Presell was a scam, no chance to get tix in KC this morning. Was searching in 5 seconds, and came up with nothing. Normal folks have no shot at getting these tickets. Ticketmaster is a joke. But yet, one person on ebay has 8 listings. Explain that.

37. susan September 15th, 2007 3:31 pm

    wow. this is unbeleiveable. All I have to say is… I too joined the fan club, tried ticketmaster and still no tickets… how do these scalpers get them?

38. Mom to Hannah Fans September 15th, 2007 4:28 pm

    Ditto here in Charlotte! First fan club pre-sale bust then zip at opening on Ticketmaster today at noon.

    I found this link – and gladly supported it.
    http://www.petitiononline.com/HannahM/petition.html

    copy follows:
    To: Upset Hannah fans and Ticketmaster users
    If you have been scammed by Ticketmaster (which you probably have), now is your chance to get back at them with this petition. Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana tickets have been sold out in minutes for the pre-sale and also for the tickets sold to the general public. How could this be though, if tickets on Ticketmaster can only be bought at a maximum of 4? Scalpers! We can find our $20-$60 tickets sold by the hundreds on other ticket websites. Leaving kids all over disappointed and even having some parents shell out the money so that they could go. So please sign here if this has happened to you, you have seen this happen or if you just feel bad (especially for you the Hannah Montana Best of Both Worlds concert)! Thank you.

    Sincerely,

    The Undersigned

39. Connie Caviness September 15th, 2007 4:47 pm

    I think all parents should log on to Mileyworld.com and express our concerns and complaints . There are administators and supposedly Miley herself in these chat rooms. I too have a membership and could not get presale tickets of general admission. Some are saying that if the brokers do not sale all these tickets they will not come down on the price and there will just be empty seats. They do not care if they dont sell them all because they will make sooo much profit all the few they sell. THIS IS JUST OUTRAGEOUS THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO LITTLE GIRLS WHO WATCH DISNEY AND BUY THE PRODUCTS THEY SELL ….. WHY DO THIS TO THERE FANS DISNEY?????

40. Donna September 15th, 2007 5:35 pm

    Update on broker tickets, I’m now seeing ticket prices up to $4896.00 per ticket. And I too have noticed on EBAY one seller having at least 200 plus tickets to a show in MN. My daughter is more interested now in seeing the Jonas Brothers at the GA State Fair.

41. higgy September 15th, 2007 5:48 pm

    The more I’ve searched around on this problem, the more upset I’ve become. It’s obviously a much BIGGER problem than I originally thought. As I said before, I was logged on and literally searching for tickets 5 seconds after they went on sale, and in less than 20 seconds, it came back with the “sorry” screen of death. Now, really, how can that be possible? The Sprint Center in KC is new, and I’ve never been, but I’m guessing it holds 20K or more. So, they sold (let’s say) 15 thousand tickets in 25 seconds? I’ll guess 5K are already spoken for, leaving the 15K. I guess I’m just being naive to think that 3/4 of the tickets would be available to the public on the day of the sale.

    I would very much like to get behind any and every petition/email/blog—whatever there is to put an end to this. With my daughter’s new found membership to mileysworld.com, I’ve been looking for a place to view my opinion on this matter, but all I can find is a chat room, which I don’t think is the correct forum for this. Anyone else know of a place on her website to vent? I did find her mailing address, perhaps if we send a few thousand handwritten letters to her, one might make it’s way to her eyes. I don’t know, I’m just so amazed by this.

42. Michelle September 15th, 2007 7:49 pm

    I tried to get tickets today, did we get them, no? We were on 3 phones and 2 computers. I called ticketmaster, sold out too. My girls wanted to mostly see Jonas Bros, and so we will go see them when we can see them. They are great. So forget Hannah Montana, we got scammed into the membership, won’t do it again. We got so sick of trying for nothing this morning we decided we were not going to waste another moment of our life on it, we decided to go see Kelly Clarkson instead, they were happy. I will NOT pay scalpers those prices for Hannah Montana, like I said , we will try to see Jonas Bros somewhere soon.
    Like I said in a prior post…. something is stinky about this!

43. Donna September 15th, 2007 8:33 pm

    Jonas Brothers tickets can be found through their site which directs you through their tour link to the Georgia National Fair. Went online purchased 4 for under $80.00 seats are floor level. All seats are priced the same $15.00 each. Hurry before ticket brokers figure this one out.

44. Stephanie September 15th, 2007 9:24 pm

    This is just sicking.Same thing happened to me here in North Carolina for the Greensboro show.I didn’t join Mileyworld because my daughter wasn’t sure if she really wanted it.But it should not have mattered though for us not to be able to even get a shot at the tickets.Me too up this morn by 9:30am turned on computer sat here with coffee ready to get tickets at ticketmaster.I did neglect to see on there that there was a 4 ticket minimum per household.WHAT???
    So ok I typed in 4 tickets for best available.No matter what I typed in at 10am nothing was available.I did the same thing went to Ebay and every other ticket site.Saw the scalper greedy prices running from $100-$2000.In one case this evening I saw $4000.00.My goodness this is at the expense of the children wanting to see this girl whom they admire.Is it worth it??No.Well I’m sure they don’t care it’s about the almight dollar.I even went to Craigslist and several parents did the same as I asked for tix.One person responded to me with a link saying he wasn’t sure what show I was looking for and I had clearly checked North Carolina where she is only in Charlotte and Greensboro.He only had 2 listings one here and another for another state.He was a broker selling tickets outside of his home location.WOW…
    I’ve had a headache from all of this.I’ve complained to Mileyworld,don’t care now.I did it because it’s not just me all of us all over the country now for this tour are experiencing this outrageousness.I just don’t see the sense in paying that much for a ticket.I’m on a budget as well all I can do is the best I can.My daughter is dealing with it ok though.But the point is they need a cap on the sales not allow the whole club to buy up all the tickets.They should monitor the ISP’s or names or something.Anything.

45. Mom to Hannah Fans September 15th, 2007 10:43 pm

    re:
    Consider yourself fortunate you did not throw the $30 away to join the Miley World Fan Club- as there were NO tickets available there in the first 2 minutes the pre-sale went “live”. The ticket were “already gone – and already posted on broker sites and ebay… et all?? Very, very fishy. I was certainly duped into believing purchasing the fan membership would assure our girls tickets. The $30 taken seems like fraud to me. I have read lots of feedback re: the fan club membership – and 95% says no tickets available immediately upon pre-sale release – and 5% nosebleed seats. The seats did not go to the fans. I wish my girls were dealing with it better… they really want us to buy the broker/ scalper seats. They have their hearts set on it…

    Was anyone able to locate an email address or way to contact Miley World? (I could only find the kids chat board – not the place to share feedback.)

46. Michelle September 15th, 2007 11:02 pm

    There is a place on Mileyworld to send them a “ticket” to ask questions. I sent 2 in the past week, guess what? No reply. I am telling you, those of you that landed tickets, I would bet that when you go there will be empty seats and lots of them. I am chalking up our fan club membership to one of my “stupid” things I have wasted my money on this year. The club is not worth $30, the chat doesn’t work properly and they are constantly asking my daughter personal questions ( other girls chatting) I never see a staff member or anything on there when she has been on and it actually worked. So I am sorry to see it didn’t just happen to us in Louisiana today. We have decided maybe there is some reason we weren’t meant to go. Take them to another show, I wouldn’t pay those scalpers because then you are enabling the scalpers to do it again. When Garth Brooks came here his shows were sold out, so you know what he did? He did two nights instead of the one.You also had to get wrist bands and things to buy the tickets. Seems to me that is a fair, and an honest thing to do. But thats what happens when greedy adults are making money off a young girl who has no idea about these things going on!

47. Michelle September 16th, 2007 1:13 am

    We had the same issues here in the Tampa area. I’m very upset with how this whole thing went down! Not that the show was sold out, I realize that happens, however…. it was very apparent that we NEVER had a chance to purchase the “presale” tickets or tickets that were supposedly sold to the public today! We too were on the computer and multiple phones, on both dates, feeling confident that we would come away with 4 seats. We would have been happy with ANY seats! What a joke!!! I had to explain to my daughter that money/greed means more to some people than the happiness of others. Our family doesn’t operate that way, so while we are VERY CAPABLE of paying these outrageous (and offensive) prices, we choose not to. This has been a real eye opener. I’m curious to know how these “business people” get their grubby paws on so many tickets when there is a 4 seat ticket limit. In response to a previous post that told us all to do our homework, I say….most decent people don’t have the desire to “research” all the ways to rob families of a nice, reasonably priced night out. I honestly can’t believe that I have to learn tricks to purchase concert tickets for my family!!! As for the tip on snatching up the handicap seats… if those seats are left open it’s probably because the handicapped person couldn’t get through to Ticketmaster or MileyWorld either. Thanks, but no thanks. The bottom line is… we’ve all been used and scammed! Believe me, if people would stand their ground on issues like this, EVERYONE involved on the business side of it would take notice and something would eventually change.

48. higgy September 16th, 2007 9:19 am

    I have written a letter to the KC Star, and also sent my Congressman a letter asking him to open an investigation. I doubt either will do anything, but it’s a start. I urge you all to do the same, make these issues known! Flood mileysworld.com with complaints, demanding an explanation. We can sit here and bitch all day, but until we do something about it, don’t expect anything to happen.

49. momma m September 16th, 2007 9:24 am

    Here is an online petition you can sign:
    http://www.petitiononline.com/HannahM/
    Someone was posting it on Miley world last night.
    On the local news, ktbs.com. They said they held a lottery AT the Century Tel, drew 100 numbers…. thats 400 tickets only. Very sad, glad I didn’t waste my time with driving up there, although I wasted it on the phone and the computer. My kids were taught a lesson also about greed! They told me they would NOT pay those scalpers that much money. I am glad to know that, because I really felt horrible when I could not follow through on my promise to take them. I refuse to pay that much money for that kind of thing, you could spend a day at Disney World — the entire family– for those prices!!!!!

50. Stephanie September 16th, 2007 1:47 pm

    I’ve emailed Mileyworld and will wait to see if they respond.I know with consumer complaints the only department that takes care of issues like this for us would be the Attorney General’s office of the state that Mileyworld is located in.So wherever the company conducts their business that is where to complain and they do listen.The congressman may shrug it off as they feel they have better things to do.Email Mileyworld at support@mileyworld.com and mileyworld@immstudio.com.Good luck everyone.Report back if anything comes thru via email for you guys.I will if I hear anything.

51. higgy September 16th, 2007 2:06 pm

    I’ve done the attorney general route, sent an email to mileysworld.com and also did this listing on ebay, although it will probably be taken down.

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320159252390&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=011

    I hope we can get some kind of resolution regarding this problem.

52. Connie Caviness September 16th, 2007 5:22 pm

    i’ve sent my irate emails to all addresses, but not counting on much response. What about contacting all newspapers and t.v. They would love to blow this whole story up.

53. Michelle September 16th, 2007 8:55 pm

    I emailed a local news station here in Tampa. They have a consumer advocate team that always seems to get to the root of a problem. I made it very clear that I was not a desperate mom just hoping for tickets. I want some answers. This was a major scam! I guess time will tell.

54. hoads September 16th, 2007 11:01 pm

    Tried presale in Atlanta–got 1 ticket in a far away lower level. Tried again public sale and coordinated with the u.s. atomic clock–nothing. I too could pay those outrageous scalper prices but will not. I will be sitting out front of the Gwinnett Arena in my car while my 11 year old attends, cell phone in hand.

    Prices will come down if parents refuse to buy at those outrageous prices. I’ve gotten great seats tat reasonable prices to concerts at the last minute.

    PARENTS—-TAKE A STAND. MAKE THE TICKET BROKERS SWEAT IT OUT! HOW DARE THEY EXPLOIT A CHILDREN’S CONCERT!!!!!!!

55. sghrigsby September 16th, 2007 11:43 pm

    Thanks to computers, remember when you used to camp out for a sell-out concert, (say Garth Brooks) and the way it went was 1st come 1st serve. I suppose those days are over, now it’s who has the fastest internet service. I’m sure scalpers can afford a fast processor, it’s worse than Wall Street. I have to admit, I did a little homework before these tickets went on sale. I’ve been here done this, somewhat, but the scalpers have never been worse.I also realize that the demand is way over whatever amount Bossier City holds, so somebody is going to get their feelings hurt. I did get presale tickets, but only 4 in nosebleed. Any by the way, why do people want to bitch about nosebleed when 100,000 people want to just get in the door. If you’re that spoiled, you can probably afford to pay a scalper to upgrade. Ok, I talked to a local guy that works at a ticketmaster location and he said that the tickets online were a different group of tickets than the tickets at the stores. I didn’t want to think this but it just my brain kept saying, “Now you know damn well the online ticketmaster has not saved any tickets, I’m sure they get a kick back from mileyworld, and business is business, and scaplers know this so you better just stand in line and get 3 more tickets. Anyway, that’s what I did, and they are on the floor. Which I didn’t care where they were as long as these little girls could get in I was happy. I live 21/2 hours from Bossier, My brother lives there and happened to tell my she was coming there, but had I lived within 1 hour radius, I probably wouldn’t have gotten any tickets at a ticketmaster store. You better drive a while and get 1st in line if anyone in the future wants these tickets after presale. Hope I could help anyone, They say always check back right before concert. New seats come up after they set up stage, I got on front row 1 time like that. Scalpers do SUCK!! Get a real job!!

56. Barbara September 17th, 2007 12:16 am

    The same things happend in Fort Worth as it has in all other cities. I too tried to get tickets in the Pre-Sale. I was online before it was open and could not get them. Ok, I will be able to get them on General Public Sale. Yeah, right. I was online before 10AM and still was not able to purchase any tickets. It appeared the tickets were sold out in the first minute. I was in the que for 4 minutes one tme and then it said there were no tickets available. I also saw on Go Tickets that there were tickets on sale before the Pre-Sale even happened. How could that be? I just know there are going to be a lot of disappointed little girls – my granddaughter inclued.

57. garry stoelk September 17th, 2007 9:21 am

    Anybody have good contact information for Mileyworld?

58. marie san2c September 17th, 2007 10:29 am

    I don’t need to write much since the rest of already said what I have experienced, so now MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE is to be included. I enrolled my 6-year-old in the fan club in July, primarily for the presale ticket “advantage”. Miley wouldn’t intentionally mistreat or exploit her “fans”, would she?

59. higgy September 17th, 2007 11:00 am

    Well, progress is being made. Local news channel is coming to interview me in an hour, maybe something good will come of this. I’ve sent enough emails out now that someone finally took notice.

60. momuv2 September 17th, 2007 11:28 am

    Hey higgy good luck on that.It’s already making some news here in NC look at the Charlotte blog
    http://www.topix.net/forum/charlotte/TAISI6OFK0L7O3MCP
    I’ve already signed and supported the petition which is really getting bigger as we speak.

61. Donna September 17th, 2007 11:39 am

    Word is out our local channel 5 here in Atlanta did a spot last evening. They interviewed ticket master who claimed that many tickets were sold September 11th (presale for mileyword members)! Parents were interviewed who bought into the membership and again to no avail were able to purchase tickets!!! When Ticketmaster was asked how many presale membership tickets were sold compared to how many tickets were available for public sale they would not answer. Membership to mileyworld must be very heavy on elder male/female membership/ticket brokers. I would be interested in finding out just how many memberships were sold.
    My last hope is that a lesson will be learned by FUTURE young artist’s and promoters who push fan club memberships. This practice has only enalbled greedy ticket brokers to the point of hurting our youth. Sadly, this will truly backfire on this young artist. My daughter accepted the fact that she will not be attending the concert and while dissapointed understands Right from WRONG!!

62. garry stoelk September 17th, 2007 11:59 am

    The majority of people that I spoke to that are Milyworld members joined to get a chance at presale tickets and did not get any. If you go to the site, it promotes the presale as a HUGE advantage of becoming a member. Presale in my city sold out in a minute. The problem goes deeper then the presale. I smell a rat!

63. momma m September 17th, 2007 12:08 pm

    I have said it before, we did a fan club membership. We were only offered seats in the top of the arena there is no way Shreveport sold out in 10 minutes on their pre-sale. We refused the tickets because we have been to see Cheetah girls there and sat up high like that and only watched a jumbo tron, we were so high up we couldn’t hardly breathe and were panicked the entire time. My girls told me they didn’t want those tickets, and believe me, they really wanted to go but not that bad. When we purchased those Cheetah girls tickets that was all that was available, and when we got there, there were plenty of good seats available. We went to High School Musical at the same arena and it was not sold out, in fact pretty empty and they came on a Saturday. We don’t think we are to good for the seats up high but we think if you PAY for a membership they should only offer good seats, and that just didn’t happen. I really think the website for MileyWorld is not worth $30 it really should be free. But we also do not want to ban anything Hannah Montana in our home, the show is still cute, her cd makes my 9 year old smile, and well, now we have a membership to her crappy fan club! ha ha We mostly wanted to see the Jonas Brothers. Regardless, I do not think it was any fault of The Cyrus’s I think it is the greedy promoters and ticket master, the tickets are ripe for the picking if you want to pay that kind of money for a ticket for 2 hours just to say your kids went…….. even though they couldn’t see a thing and basically watched it on TV the entire time. No thank you. If I could get a refund from MileyWorld I would, for no other reason than the membership isn’t worth a dime. They had features on this on both Shreveport news channels and basically nothing is being done, Ticket Master has a story they really did sell out, which they did because they sold to scalpers and not little kids! Maybe something will be done, probably not. Personally, I think she should do 2 shows, and one of those, if you paid to be a member of her fan club you should get a seat AND have to show your membership card. My kids are over it, although disappointed, but life is full of them and we can use this as a lesson learned. It seems these days, almost nothing is fair or right. I say no to the scalpers as a matter of principle not whether or not we can afford it. Thats not the point.

64. garry stoelk September 17th, 2007 12:35 pm

    First off the fan club for $30? Nobody is going to renew their membership after this debacle.. the site is sunk. Secondly, as time goes on, many of us are getting over it.. meaning Hannah has seen her hey day. If she is going to leave the Disney nest and strike out as Miley on her own… sunk also. This is a sad story ended by GREED!!!

65. Donna September 17th, 2007 12:45 pm

    Scalpers had huge blocks of tickets prior to ticketmaster opening for public sale. I went to the mileyworld.com site and there is no mention or explanation for concerned fan’s. What prevents a ticket broker from buying a fan membership and inturn purchasing the majority of presale tickets. My daughter purchased the artists cd with her own money and received a 30 day free membership which resulted in receiving “NOTHING” It amazes me that news-stations are reporting this although they continue to sale memberships and the next presale for eastern states is September 25th. One last thought on the website

    Tickets purchased through MileyWorld.com are intended for personal use only. We do not allow the resale of any tickets. If you are found to be reselling or brokering tickets that you purchased through MileyWorld.com for profit, we reserve the right to cancel your membership without refund, ticket order and any other ticket orders etc; etc;

    I wonder how they police this????? Wouldn’t it be nice if you could report scalpers tickets with the seat assignment to enforce the above!!!

66. garry stoelk September 17th, 2007 12:56 pm

    This will be news finally when NYC and surrounding areas go through this mess that we all have been through.

67. garry stoelk September 17th, 2007 1:04 pm

    As for the brokers that purchased memberships… great, best of luck getting through and getting your alloted 4 tickets like the rest of us. Even if they use automated systems I don’t see how this thing sold out in 1 min. Somebody was given blocks of tickets LONG before this hit the net.

68. higgy September 17th, 2007 1:30 pm

    Well, I did the interview, for those who want to watch, the 5pm news in Kansas City, it’s on KMBC. Interview went well, I just told the guy it’s not a local problem, it’s all over the country. Gave him this website as a reference, and my fake ebay “auction” trying to persuade people NOT to by these tickets. He was here for about 30 minutes, and we went over all these issues. Maybe CNN will pick it up–we can only hope. I’m trying to do what I can.

69. momuv2 September 17th, 2007 1:33 pm

    WCNC is already curious about this sellout in Charlotte so darned quick .So I thought I would send them an email.They themselves reported tix are on sale but at least one site is charging $3100.00 Let’s see what happens.By the time this does go North East I know it’s gonna get worse for her if she doesn’t have someone recognize this.

70. gretchen September 17th, 2007 1:41 pm

    Higgy – thanks for all the info. I hope your interview is a catalyst (and thanks for mentioning the site :d ).

    Even with all that is happening across the country, my defense of Miley still stands. I don’t think she has any control in this matter. Her management may have something to do with this, but I am not going to point a finger at them without any proof. I think we need to work backwards through the chain starting with scalpers and ticketmaster as well as the other ticket broker sites.

    I am going to start another post about this to support Miley. This should not be a career-ending catastrophe for her. Her message is still positive and I enjoy her show as well as her music. My kids are disappointed about not getting to go, but they know that they aren’t always going to get everything they want in life right when they want it. They may eventually see Miley Cyrus in concert, it just won’t be on this tour.

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72. Jennifer September 17th, 2007 3:28 pm

    The major issue is that Ticketmaster is a monopoly and that is against the law. Until the Gov’t breaks it up (like they did with the phone company in the 80′s) I don’t think there will ever be a resolution to this problem. If you write your congressman, do so on the fact about Ticketmaster being a monopoly.

73. marie san2c September 17th, 2007 3:47 pm

    I have no doubt that Miley or those close to her are even aware how badly her fans have been treated and misled. The concert promoter is the first one to look at and that, I believe, is AEG Live. If there are other parents in Memphis who feel as I do (your kid may not be a Miley fan, but rest assured that the same thing will happen to whgen their idol comes to town!), please contact me and let’s do something on the local front. Strenght in numbers.

74. Connie Caviness September 17th, 2007 6:02 pm

    Well, I just got a call from the Commercial Appeal in Memphis , TN. I had posted on their web site yesterday. THey called to get an interview and wanted to know my WHOLE story. He was VERY interested in this story and has been investigating all day and will write a story asap.Please do the same thing in your own towns. Did not realize I would get a response so quick from such a big paper. I think I will try TV station next.
    connie

75. Desiree September 17th, 2007 6:06 pm

    Tried for 2 hrs to get tickets when they went on sale to the general public for the Chicago show. I was able to get 1 ticket – which will do me absolutely no good because I wanted to take my daughter. I figured, I’ll buy the ticket and maybe I’ll be able to get another one in the same section but we could stand together. NO such luck. I just don’t understand how it was vitually IMPOSSIBLE to get tickets. I could see how this show would sell out fast but c’mon, not within a minute. How is it that I am seeing lots of 2 and 4 tickets on sale at ebay? How did these people get their tickets? Anyone write official letter in Chicago or contact the news?

76. momuv2 September 17th, 2007 7:03 pm

    I was shocked tonite.My daughter saw it on FOX here WGHP.So it made my local news.

77. gretchen September 17th, 2007 8:46 pm

    I just ran across an interesting search string in my statistics for hits on this site:

    “hannah montana concert tickets secret website for less money”

    Anyone know anything about this or was someone just grasping at straws?

78. Connie Caviness September 18th, 2007 7:31 am

    IF YOU HAVE READ THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE( I THINK) STORY THEY SUGGESTED HANNAH MONTANA JUST DO ONE EXTRA PREFORMANCE THE NEXT NIGHT. SHE SELLS OUT DOUBLE THE TICKETS , WE GET TO BUY GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS AND THE SCALPERS ARE LEFT HOLDING ALL THEIR EXPENSIVE TICKETS. WOULDNT THEY THINK TWICE FOR THE NEXT CONCERT.

    DONT KNOW IF THERE ARE ENOUGH DAYS IN THE YEAR FOR HER TO DO THIS. I THINK SHE IS SCHEDULED BACK TO BACK..

79. Connie Caviness September 18th, 2007 8:30 am

    If anyone wants to go to http://www.commercialappeal.com you can check out my 5 minutes of fame. “Hannah Montana fans are seething” article in the entertainment section.

80. garry stoelk September 18th, 2007 9:29 am

    “Debra Rathwell, senior vice president of AEG Live, said that the promoters allotted about half of the tickets at every concert to the fan club Web site, and the other half went to Ticketmaster for sale.”– from the article… PUHLLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEZE .. does anyone honestly think thats true?

81. sierrasmom September 18th, 2007 11:42 am

    Hey look at Ticketmaster website today and it says you can get 8 tickets instead of 4 .I smell something fishy going on ..I hope that eventually Hannah Montana or Billy Ray Cyrus says something about this .I do not blame her or her dad but I blame the ticket scalpers and ticketmaster .They had these tickets on sale before they were realeased on sale .I have a very upset 10 yr old daughter .I cannot and even if I could would not pay those expensive prices .We will just have to wait till she comes back in concert .I am very hurt that they have done our children this way .I hope the ticket scalpers and ticketmaster has to eat those tickets .I will just keep hoping something happens so all our children can attend .This has been all over our news in Ga …I hope we get alot of attention please dont forget to email everyone you know

82. Jennifer September 18th, 2007 2:11 pm

    Look at this website from Ticketmaster. They say they are not involved… yeah right!

    http://www.ticketmaster.com/promo/qtbi5o

83. higgy September 19th, 2007 10:16 am

    The KC City Council has called an emergency meeting to make AEG and the Sprint Center disclose how many tickets were available when they went on sale Saturday morning, which is the same thing I’ve been asking all along, but cannot get an answer, because once that # is out, then people will finally understand the problem, and see that the promoters are cutting deals to the resellers (scalpers) ensuring they don’t get stuck with unsold tickets. Will be interesting to see just how many there were. I guess less than 2000, for a 20000 seat arena.

84. Cheryl September 19th, 2007 1:57 pm

    Has anyone had any luck getting their credit card reimbursed $30 for purchasing the Miley fan club membership.

    I emailed Miley World over a week ago but have heard nothing! I WANT MY MONEY BACK!!!

85. Theremin September 19th, 2007 6:58 pm

    Got my 2 tickets. I paid for the fan club and was lucky enough to be able to get online the morning of the 9/11 presale for Chicago. And I do believe it was just a matter of luck. It took me 14 times before it said seats were available. Glad I kept trying. They’re in section 202 but my grand daughter and I are going. WooHoo!!!

86. Craig September 19th, 2007 7:01 pm

    Re: credit card reimbursement.

    My credit card company put a temporary credit on my account while they contact Mileyworld.com. I’ll let you know what happens.

    Just curious, what type of credit card did you use (Discover, Visa, AMEX, etc.)?

87. Liz September 19th, 2007 8:51 pm

    same thing happened here in IL. I had different people online trying to purchase tickets at the same time and never got through because they said tickets were not available. We tried contacting ticketmaster only to get busy signals. And even the presale through the fan site didn’t provide the tickets at the special price they said and were sold out within minutes. I agree about the scalpers. Tickets should NOT be available to them for an event such as this. This is a kids concert where girls between ages of 3-13 would be attending, why would they do such a thing?

    I had promise my daughter Hannah Montana tickets for her birthday and I will go to higher powers if need be…

88. Jim September 20th, 2007 4:56 am

    I was also stupid enough to purchase a Miley World membership for tickets, and no luck. I’ve left 2 phone message and sent 2 emails over 2 weeks and no reply from Miley World. I submitted a claim to the Better Business Bureau and held my VISA payment but we’ll see if I get a refund. All you people out there that purchased a Miley World Membership just make sure you go into the site and in the payment area UNCLICK THE AUTOMATIC RENEWAL option so you don’t have to pay another $30 next year.

89. Susie September 21st, 2007 1:46 pm

    I’m so nervous that I won’t get tickets at the Sept.25th Presale. Why didn’t they limit 4 per membership instead of 4 per concert? I guess the scalpers would just purchase more memberships! They get their fee back tenfold. It’s so disappointing but I’m glad I know ahead of time.

90. Tim September 21st, 2007 1:52 pm

    You are all LAME! Sure it stinks that you couldn’t get tickets but that’s capitalism for you. Supply and demand. I din’t get tickets either but I am not bitching and moaning about how its someone elses fault I promised my kids something I couldn’t deliver. Any of you that invest ion stocks, real estate, or anything else are doing the exact same thing as the “scalpers.” Quit whining or move to a socialist country. I guess girls can’t deal with a free market economy now can they.

91. RJ September 21st, 2007 2:16 pm

    What you might be surprised to learn regarding all of these onsales is that the released ticket bocks were restriced by the fan club, promoter and venue. What this means is that there might only be 4,000 tickets available through the fan club, 8,000 more for the general onsale, and then another 3,000 or so that are HELD BACK to be released CLOSER TO THE EVENT; this is designed to allow those people who have problems getting tickets on the public sale date acquire seats. As these tickets are normally released the day-of or day before the show, there’s no opportunity to resell them; moreover, these are normally the best seats in the house. I have seen bands such as Fleetwood Mac and Bruce Springsteen in the first row, simply because I waited until day before or morning of a concert to purchase tickets.

    Finally, when you go to a ticket resellers site and see hundreds of tickets for the show you’re looking at, you need to realize they aren’t all theirs! Much in the same way that STUBHUB allows people to post tickets for resell, these broker sites work the same way. There are well over 1,000 brokers across the US and if they each purchased just two (2) tickets per show, that’s 2,000 total tickets consumed— and consumed completely legally. Frankly, as long as ticket limits are obeyed, these entities are allowed to purchase tickets like everyone else.

    So, my advice is wait until before the concert and then purchase tickets when they are released– which WILL happen.

92. Allyson September 21st, 2007 4:18 pm

    I have a Mileyworld account and got on at exactly 10:00 and got pretty good seats. They were elavted floor towards the front. I agree that this stinks that some of you couldn’t get tickets. Another problem could of been that you can only put your code in one computer and the others don’t work after that. I have talked to the runner of Mileyworld and he says he is very sorry and to make up for there will be a meet & greet at every concert. I have gone to several concerts before and gotten on the day before the concert to look for tickets and gotton row 4 floor tickets on the aisle. These concerts were supposdly sold out before that. Keep trying on ticketmaster and you just might get some good tickets.

93. RP September 22nd, 2007 9:22 pm

    Save the drama. If you could make a 500% return selling tix, you’d do it too!

94. KD in Tampa September 24th, 2007 1:38 pm

    I think it is really bad what happened with the tickets. I was fortunate to get tickets at presale. I also got tickets on general sale day. I think it is a venue issue too. Tampa did not sell out as fast as other venues. The prices are dropping fast on ebay as well as StubHub. I think alot of people are going to get stuck with their tickets. I hope ticketmaster releases more tickets the day before or day of the concert. Good luck to those that need tickets. Don’t give up. Keep checking Ebay, Stubhub and ticketmaster. I have 4 tickets that I may not need if friends can’t make it down. If I have them I will list them here first and will only ask for what I paid plus shipping. Good luck.

95. KD in Tampa September 25th, 2007 9:16 am

    TICKETMASTER GOT SMART!!!!! for today’s presale tickets they posted a warning on the ticket page stating if you did not live in the areas listed your tickets would be cancelled and refund given without notice. I wanted to help my friend get tickets for a show near her. she had to work this morning and could not get on ticketmaster. Fortunately I was able to log on and see this before hand and could log onto her ticketmaster account and use her presale code. This would have prevented alot of the issues we dealt with at earlier venue sales. Unfortunately there is a way around everything and I am sure those out there figured that out. The purchase was based on your billing info/address etc. Awesome.

96. Erik September 25th, 2007 9:19 am

    An update from this morning’s presale – I was able to get tickets for Worcester MA through ticketmaster.com. Sold out in about 3 minutes. Agree with the previous comment about the geographic limitations – smart move on TicketMaster’s part.

97. Shannon September 25th, 2007 10:09 am

    Smart move on Ticketmaster’s part, requiring purchases to be made from states specific to the venue, but boo to all the hands in the pot before-hand, soaking up the “perks” of their jobs. Even though I got tickets at precisely 10:00 a.m. this morning (thanks to the exhorbitant Mileyworld membership fee my husband paid a few months ago), I doubt my daughter will be able to see much of anything from where we’ll be sitting…other than the backs of the heads of the thousands of screaming fans in front of her. What the …! I can’t honestly believe that any of the main-floor seats even made it as far as the pre-sale; they were probably set aside as soon as the concert date was set for all of the daughters and nieces and grandkids and friends of friends of every employee even remotely close to the ticket process. Club members, let alone the general public, never stood a chance.

    I feel for the parents who couldn’t get tickets. My daughter has no idea that she’s going…it’s her Christmas gift this year. If she actually expected to go, though, she’d be crushed if we couldn’t get tickets.

    I am cynical enough to believe that ticket sales, as with most other things, involve a bunch of politics. Still, we’ve been to a host of other “children’s productions”, so I’m saavy enough to know that the early bird gets the tickets. I’ve gone online when tickets are first available for other shows, and always gotten main floor (accepting that I have to pay the higher prices for that privilege). Try battling it out with the thousands of parents who’re vying for Dora the Explorer tickets for an afternoon matinee for their tots…it’s brutal!

    So, who has all the main floor tickets for the Hannah Montana concert at the Palace in Michigan?

98. Michele Andre September 25th, 2007 11:15 am

    My daughter was dying to see HM, so I tried 2 public sales and 1 presale with no luck. E-mailed Robert Iger@ Disney.com to complain that during the presale my code wasn’t accepted-but that once the tickets were sold out it was.Questioned whether other parents had the same problem. I’m now unable to log in on MW.com.I’ve learned that your membership can be revoked at any time without notice,explaination or refund.Efforts to contact someone have gotten me nowhere.I’ve also learned that complaining could get me into legal trouble.
    I’m just a mom that tried desperatly hard to make my daughter a memory that would last a lifetime.
    Have also seen tickets online selling for up to $1200 each. How many people are willing or able to afford that?????
    I’ve talked to the editor of my local newspaper. After trying to contact someone at Disney at least twice,he’s not heared from anyone.
    If it turns out that I get sued for expressing my views at least I’ll be able to tell my daughter that I tried to stand up for what was fair and right.

99. sydney September 25th, 2007 11:17 am

    i have not been able to get any presale tickets in michigan and i was on line at 10:00 sharp

100. BT September 25th, 2007 1:13 pm

     Just wanted to share my experience. I had a presale code from Miley World. I actually am only in the free month trial period of Miley World right now. My daughter is 8, so I probably will not keep it. But I was on Ticketmaster at 9:50 and kept refreshing the screen as it got closer to 10. I got four floor seats, 20th row. I am very sorry to hear about the bad experiences, but I just wanted to share some hope as well.

101. gretchen September 25th, 2007 2:08 pm

     This was posted by Kim on a different thread:

     Jason Glouck, owner of Mileyworld.com
     according to rep who answered the line.
     phone number to Miley World.com
     310-598-6319

102. BT September 25th, 2007 3:13 pm

     Also, my tickets are for Cleveland.

103. Colleen September 25th, 2007 3:48 pm

     Thanks for the heads up everybody. Tickets go on sale for her Detroit show this Saturday. I’m glad I haven’t told my girls about it. It was supposed to be a surprise. I guess now if I don’t get any, they won’t be dissapointed.

104. las1214 September 25th, 2007 5:01 pm

     I purchased a fan club membership for my neice so that I could purchase pre-sale tickets for her Christmas gift.

     Presale started at 10:00 am this morning, as I got through checkout my order was cancelled because I live in other state, and it was restricted. This was not disclosed in advance ANYWHERE….

     I understand the restriction, but there are a lot of “what ifs” that weren’t considered – what if I was moving to that state, etc…Ticketmaster said mileyworld.com told them to add the restriction – but again it wasn’t disclosed ANYWHERE before hand.

     I see scalpers already have those pre-sale tickets for sale online…..it’s really sad for the kids who want to go to the concert.

     I don’t think mileyworld will see many renewals to the fan club after this.

105. Michele Andre September 26th, 2007 10:18 am

     Forgot to add that my daughter was only in the fan club about 3 weeks and is now unable to to understand why she can’t acess the site after I paid the membership fee. Books,posters,underwear,cd’s,dvd’s,wig,magazines,
     dolls,birthday cake,party decorations,clothing.
     Spent a ton of $ on HM merchandise.Someone’s getting rich while we can’t get tickets no matter how hard we try.
     My daughter is upset-which makes me upset.This whole experience has been Hell.

106. gretchen September 26th, 2007 10:44 am

     More info via email:

     “Donald Schuler wrote:
     KC resident here..

     Here’s the phone # for Aeg Live for Debra Rothwell 1 212-930-5190. I got her
     secretary this morning and then was transfered to AEG TICKETS dept. had a 10
     minute discussion with a guy about all of this. Have everyone call that number
     and ask for Debra or TICKETS and let them know were mad. KC COuncil members had
     an idea of the day before ticket go on sale to the country to put thewm on sell
     at the LOCAL box office. Then if any left put them to the country. this would
     cut down on scalpers from other cities unless they flew to your town. Anyway
     this guy show down that idea.”

107. Viki M. September 26th, 2007 11:55 am

     I believe the Miley World website is a very big scam, dishonest and something that I wish I did not do for my daughter. She was so excited to join because like everyone, she is a HUGE fan of Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana. When she received the info that she would have the chance at presale tickets, all kinds of free stuff, backstage passes, etc. she did not sleep for two days, she was so excited that she was going to see her in concert. However, when the tickets went on presale 9/25 for the 1st Mariner Arena, they were gone before the 10am start time – What is up with that!!! How did that happen, it is now almost 4 hrs later and we are still trying and nothing – the tickets for presale are gone!! What a scam – I would like to know how if at all possible am I to get tickets for my daugther and what is the advantage of Miley World!! We have spent a fortune on HM stuff and get nothing in return, she won’t even so much as send a card or any response to my daugther every time she writes her, enters a contest or anything. This whole HM thing is a grave disappointment for young girls!! When my daughter is sad and really heartbroken – well mothers we know how that makes us feel!!!!!
     A disgusted and very disappointed mother.

108. Michele Andre September 26th, 2007 2:42 pm

     Sign an online petition against Mileyworld.com and Ticketmaster at http://www.petitiononline.com/HannahM.

109. Vanessa September 26th, 2007 11:12 pm

     Hi, im a lil girl and im mad my heart is broken ! im 11 and i was really looking forword too seeing miley in Glendale,AZ ! and there just too PRICEY i WOULD SAY CUT THE PRICE DOWN !!! THEY NEED TO BE LIKE AT LEAST $50 AND THATS IT NO HIGHER! im so mad and im a HUGE! HUGE! FAN but im not really that RICH ! I MEAN I LIVE IN AN A APARTMENT IN AZ !!!! AND THEY WANT THAT MUCH GEEZ!AND I WAS ON THE COMPUTER AND TRIED TO GET THOSE TICKETS PRESALE ON THE MILEYWORLD SCAM THATS SUCH A SCAM TELL YOUR GIRLS I FEEL THE PAIN UGH!!! !

     A MAD HUGE MAD KID!!!!

110. Michele Andre September 27th, 2007 9:45 am

     Found out that Ticketmaster auctions off premium seats. Doesn’t that make them scalpers too???

111. Dee September 27th, 2007 11:24 pm

     We learned the hard way. At the Nashville show sell out.

     I was lucky. Found 2 decent seats for Nashville for $300 on eBay. Glad I did…they are twice that now.

     Anyway, we explained to our 8 yr old daughter this would be Christmas from us. See agreed. Less clutter too..

     More info. In order to pay for the Nashville show. We tried to get some Pre Sale tickets.

     This is why they are so much..

     Join MileyWorld = $30.00
     2 pre sale tickets = $56 x 2 = $112.00
     Convenience fee = $10.90 x 2 = $21.80
     Delivery = $19.50
     Order Processing Fee = $4.80

     Total = $188.10

     $188.10 for 2 pre sale tickets.

112. Karen Smith September 27th, 2007 11:56 pm

     To Michelle Andre, I can still access the website Mileyworld, but after complaining chat and messaging was turned off of my daughters’ accounts. My complaint was that they had Miley on the screen with the ticket page saying that Being a member of Miley World gives you the opportunity to buy tickets to my concert before anyone else. My kids took that to heart. I am very disappointed, but I have read articles that point to a problem with scalpers hacking in to Ticketmaster. Here’s a link:
     http://herot.typepad.com/cherot/2007/04/index.html

     It makes sense to me that there was something amiss when I’m logged on at 10 and there are no tickets left during the presale.

     I also think it stinks MileyWorld is blocking my kids’ access to chat.

113. Michele A September 28th, 2007 10:07 am

     This is really strange.I was just able to use my daughter’s user name and password to log in on Mileyworld.We hadn’t been able to do that for a few weeks.Is it possible that all the phone calls and emails finally got me somewhere????Doesn’t matter.I don’t think I’ll even tell Jade that she’s now able to login.I’m thinking of cancelling her membership and demanding a refund.She’s as fed up with the whole thing as I am.She’s old enough to know when things are fair and right-and when they’re not.She can form her own opinions and make her own decisions.
     Hopfully,in the not too distant future,she’ll find someone else to idolize-and I certainly hope it’s not a Disney star.

114. Michele A September 28th, 2007 10:38 am

     Well,I guess I spoke too soon.User name and password not accepted AGAIN.I’m going to keep trying-but really wondering about this.

115. las1214 September 28th, 2007 10:50 am

     Someone must be listening. I was not able to purchase tickets for my neice’s Christmas gift because I was outside the restricted zip code. I could not legitimately buy tickets for a FAN, yet scalpers had those same pre-sale tickets on ebay within minutes of the pre-sale. I contacted Ticketmaster who blamed the promoter, who blamed the venue, who blamed the promoter…..I called the promoter – AEG Live (which someone posted on this website – thank you)….they asked for an email with a detailed account of what happened. Sent an email the following day and allowed me to buy tickets directly from them. They will call next week with what tickets and how they will deliver to us (since I don’t actually have tickets in hand I can only assume they were sincere in their offer)…..I know many of us would do anything for our children – those considering using scalpers (aka “ticket brokers”), be careful, I have heard some of the tickets they are selling are fakes. Fortunately I have teenage boys who could careless about Hannah Montana. I do remember running all over town for Power Ranger items, Pokemon cards, and coming up empty handed many times, so I feel your pain…..good luck!

116. BooHoo September 28th, 2007 10:41 pm

     Everyone has the same opportunity to purchase tickets when they go on sale. If the show sells out and you can’t get any, too bad. If someone decides to resell their tickets, it’s up to the person buying them how much they want to pay. No one is forcing these people to spend ridiculous amounts of money on the tickets. Quit crying. And I’d like to add that I am not a ticket broker. I am a father with Floor seats who got them during the presale on Ticketmaster. I am a member of the fan club, entered my password and got the tickets. It’s that easy. Stop looking to blame someone else for your misfortune. I can’t get tickets to the Yankees game without paying more than face value. Can I go to my City Council crying, telling them that I demand tickets. Get a life.

117. las1214 September 29th, 2007 8:58 am

     I think the point everyone is trying to make is that it is a KIDS’ CONCERT – why should the ticket brokers have the opportunity to purchase large blocks of tickets, while FANS are left empty handed. If it was truly a level playing ground, I don’t think there would be the outrage. Also I find it very scary that YOU are a member of the fan club……

118. Erik September 29th, 2007 9:17 am

     For those who are having trouble logging into MileyWorld, here’s a tip – the website seems to “drop” characters for the username and password. Be sure that when you type, it displays the character (for the username) or an asterisk (for the password). It sometimes takes typing the character more than once for it to “take”. Once I figured this out, I’ve been able to login every time.

119. BooHoo September 29th, 2007 9:36 am

     I am a member because my daughter’s 14 and doesn’t have a credit card yet. Yours may. And ticket brokers don’t get first shot. There are presales and there are public sales. Anyone, fan or broker, can get on Ticketmaster and purchase tickets. Why don’t you go to Washington and fight Bush because of the gas price conspiracy too?

120. Michael September 29th, 2007 9:51 am

     Rochester, NY only single tickets available within minutes after sale began. First 30 minutes of sale limited to Upstate NY residents. This obviously did no good. I told my daughter that she can see Miley when she is old and gray. ‘Who said, Who said, I hafta where Depends. I said, I said, you must protect your bottom end!”

121. Julie September 29th, 2007 11:05 am

     Same thing happened for Hartford and Worcester today. There were 5 of us on different computers at exactly 10am and there were no tickets available. I am hoping that as the concert approaches these scumbag brokers will lose money on these tickets. My son and daughter really just want to see the Jonas Brothers but they are not around with Miley!!

122. Suzy P September 29th, 2007 3:37 pm

     Same thing in Pittsburgh PA ! This balony even made the local news, stating that only people with local zip codes could buy tickets, but only 4. Well, 3 of us all tried by phone and online this morning, and no one got tickets. My sister was told they were sold out at 10:01! I hope Miley can do something about this, because it is so wrong. Stupid scalpers. Why can’t someone do something?!?

123. Colleen September 29th, 2007 10:10 pm

     Well, you were all right. I was online 15 minutes before tickets for Hannah Montana went on sale and Ticketmaster actually booted me off 2 minutes before 10:00 with some lame comment about scalpers. Isn’t that a joke? I was MAD. I signed on with a different browser and it let me back in. The second it said “find tickets” I was in and chose 4 tickets. NADA, ZILCH, NOTHING, ZIP, ZERO, tickets available. How can that be? My mom (grandma) went to Macy’s Ticketmaster and was able to get nosebleed tickets a full FIFTEEN minutes after I was told there were no tickets left. I don’t get it. I checked ebay and there are a bunch of out of state listings. Funny how Ticketmaster says that you can’t get them for a Detroit show unless you’re in the state of Michigan or Toledo, OH. Whatever. Such crap. We’re going, but what a joke Ticketmaster is. They need a new system and they need to stop LYING about the fact that they’re “sold out” when they really aren’t. In fact, I just checked their site and it still says “find tickets”. If there aren’t any available, why don’t they just put “sold out” on there? Ugh. Thanks for letting me vent. I’m sure everyone is there with me!!!!!
     Colleen

124. sungirl010 September 29th, 2007 10:18 pm

     Same thing happened here in Michigan today. I too got suckered into paying for the Mileyworld membership. When I tried to get tickets today at 10:00, they were already sold out. My daughter and her friend wanted to see the Jonas Brothers really bad.

     Now I will try to find another concert to take them to. I told my daughter that I didn™t pay those kind of prices to see Prince or Sarah McLachlan in concert and they have been performing for years. They aren™t some Disney performer. This is just ridiculously insane.

125. sungirl010 September 29th, 2007 10:19 pm

     :d/

126. sungirl010 September 29th, 2007 11:06 pm

     Dear BooHoo -

     My daughter wanted to see this concert for her 14th birthday and she wanted to take a friend. I expected/planned to pay around $200 – $250 for three tickets. I too had a membership and tried the presale deal. The only tickets available were the ones from $200 per tickt on up. If you needed 1 to 2 tickets you could get them for $200 per ticket. If you needed 3 or more, you could get them for $400 to $800 per ticket. I needed three which would have been the $400 to $800 per ticket price range. That is ridiculous.

     If I had to spend that kind of money to see a concert, I would rather spend it on a performer that has been around for a lot longer than some Disney performer who will probably end up like another muskateer we all know (Britney Spears).

     I am glad that you bought your daughter floor seats that I’m sure you paid a butt load for. I have money just like you, but I choose to teach my daughter that you don’t waste that kind of money on a something like this. Good luck at the concert bud :d/

     For the parents who are upset at this outrage, I agree with you. I hope the scalpers that bought up tickets to make money get stuck with the tickets. I think a lot of us parents just wanted to spend quality time with our kids, doing something the kids wanted to do and not have to spend an outrageous amount of money for a Disney concert to do it. For the amount of money these tickets are going for, you could take your kids to Disney.

127. Melissa September 30th, 2007 1:37 am

     A lot of people in this area (Quad Cities, IL/IA) didn’t realize the popularity of Miley/Hannah. It was difficult to get tickets for the pre-sale. It took several tries.
     I signed up for the fan club on 14 August and am still waiting for the kit. However, I was lucky enough to get floor seats in Moline, IL (27th Row). But Ticketmaster put premium seats up on auction, which I ended up bidding on and spending nearly $2000 for my daughter to sit front row center. I tried to give a lady at work the floor seats for her granddaughter, but she insisted on paying me face value.

128. sarah September 30th, 2007 9:29 pm

     Interesting. I was on at Ticketmaster at 10:00 and the sight was busy for Indianapolis but I kept trying and had no problem getting through. My sister got 4 tickets and a friend too. They werent the best seats but we paid a huge price for good seats and sold off the seats we got to pay for them. it worked out okay. Not the ideal situation but it wasnt impossible. You jsut had to keep trying. I dont think it was a scam, just a lot of Miley fans parents trying. I will agree that scalpers got their fair share but the presale was not all a scam. I am proof of that. She is the hottest thing right now- I dont think you guys understand the hype. This is her first tour. I am not shocked at all they sold so fast.

129. gretchen September 30th, 2007 9:40 pm

     I just want to jump back in here and say I agree with Sarah. Hannah Montana is the hottest thing out there right now for kids and certainly did not expect to “for sure” get tickets, although I obviously did try. I have no problems with the fact that demand far outweighs supply and it’s really just a luck of the draw for us parents, but certain things just don’t add up with how the tickets are released and why some folks (i.e. scalpers) seems to have tickets running out their ears..

     As for demanding that Mylie make it up to her fans, please remember she is a teen who still needs to finish school. She can’t possibly fill up her tour schedule and add more fan events and still be expected to keep up with the things normal teenagers should be pursuing – her education. And again, I don’t think she has anything to do with how the tickets get distributed nor can she in any way control it. >-

130. Michele A October 1st, 2007 9:33 am

     Do any parents remember the Pearl Jam/ticketmaster feud from several years back??
     The band was against ticketmaster selling tickets to scalpers while their fans were left high and dry. They took a stand against one of the entertainment business’s biggest money makers. Anyone remember how this turned out??
     By the way, I’m happy for that 3% of you who were actually able to get tickets. I guess the rest of us just have bad luck.

131. Michele A October 1st, 2007 10:52 am

     Was watching HM with my daughter the other night and it dawned on me that every show has the same basic theme: no matter who lies, cheats or steals, they always do the right thing in the end. The moral of the show seems to be DO THE RIGHT THING-BE A GOOD PERSON-BE FAIR.My daughter seems to be a little confused by this lately. She wonders if MC will end up doing the right thing or if she and her management team will allow this all to continue. I realize that she is still a child but I’m sure that she is aware of the complaints regarding her concerts and fan club. You’d have to live in a cave to miss the countrywide outcry.
     By the way, there are now 1448 signatures on OnlinePetition.com/HannahM.Check it out.

132. Michele A October 1st, 2007 11:01 am

     Sorry!! Feel a little stupid. That email address is PetitionOnline.com/HannahM.

133. Lydia October 1st, 2007 11:28 am

     First – PARENTS, STOP BUYING THE TICKETS AT ANYTHING ABOVE FACE VALUE AND THE SERVICE CHARGE!!!!! It’s a start and a way to stick the sclapers with the tickets they greedily purchased to resell at outrageous prices, but it by no means will solve the problem. There is no way a concert can sell out in 5 minutes. I don’t blame Mylie personally, but if her parents, managers, promoters, etc. don’t put stop to this, it will become even worse for every event out there. Scalpers bought the tickets, meaning the production company has been paid, right? They’ve already made their money. It has to begin with Mylie Cyrus. She should refuse to perform, cancel the show, and demand that the production company give refunds to the scalpers and the 2 or 3 people that were able to get tickets at face value until this problem is under control. C’mon Billy Ray, an “Achey Breaky Heart” isn’t so funny when it belongs to your own little girl.

134. Sarah October 1st, 2007 12:11 pm

     I dont think it is fair at all to blame this on Miley. THis is really no different than any concert, although this may be the first that you have a chance to be a part of it. It is the law of supply and demand. It is just no fun when you are on the opposite side of the pole. A large part of the tickets are already occupied by companies that purchase suites etc. Those people often sell their allotment to the brokers who in turn control the market. The Miley fan club took lots of steps to try to prevent scalpers from buying, ie. they limited the number of tickets and required you to live in the state that you where purchasing tickets or atleast within a certain radius. The performers also get upset because the people reselling the tickets are making more than they are. It is a tough call but really no different from years ago when my parents went through the same ordeal to get us New Kids on the Block tickets. This is the American way and I dont really fault people for wanting to make a profit.

135. Joe October 1st, 2007 3:32 pm

     When My daughter got the first Hannah CD, I relized then this kid ( or Billy Ray) was all about makin money. With the CD you get a card to access here web site then you get to pay her to join. Heck I just bought the CD I guess thats not good enough. So now seeing this scandel doesn’t supprise me I’m sure she doesn’t know but Billy sure has had experience. Something funny is sure going on. To bad its a good show and decent music.

136. Dee October 1st, 2007 6:26 pm

     It’s ironic…

     In Nashville, HM has sold out the Sommett Center.

     Same night, Billy Ray Cyrus is playing at the much smaller Wildhorse bar down the steet.

     His tickets are still avaiable for $25..

137. TTot October 2nd, 2007 10:01 am

     Okay – I just can’t stand it…I have to weigh in on this.

     This controversy absolutely has nothing to do with the young performer, Miley Cyrus, who is a product of the “machine”. However, I am thrilled that – since the machine has messed with our kids – that this issue may finally be starting to get the attention it needs.

     Please read this ALL – it is long but a necessary lesson for some. There have always been scalpers, brokers, resellers, et al. How they get their inventory is more complicated than the reported super-computer aquisitions. I was raised in the music industry and can say it is far more involved, and none of the “machine” are innocent.

     I’ll stick to concerts for this purpose, but you can take this and expand it when it comes to sporting events, etc.

     Each player in the “machine” gets tickets. How many tickets and to what shows is always negotiable, but it goes something like this: Promoter (AEG in this case), Booker, Tour Manager, Artist/Band Manager, Crew/Band, Performer (for family, friends, hangers-on), Venue Owners, Venue for discretion (VIPs, hotel concierges, etc.), Corporate sponsors, Suite holders, Record Company, Radio Stations, AND MORE – and all the same for the opening act. This could represent 30 tickets or 100s. Some can also be held back for VIP Ticketmaster auctions. Sometimes these people do not use all of their allotment, which is why you can sometimes find some great seats online a few days before a show, even when a show has been previously “sold out”.

     But many of these in the “machine” use these allotments as additional income, regularly selling them to brokers with whom they have established relationships. Take a look around – brokers always have tickets before they go on sale. And if you look enough, you will see many of them have the same “inventory”. These are brokers who a part of this network.

     I hate Ticketmaster as much as the next guy (I rather enjoyed camping out for tickets), but they didn’t create that part. That’s not to say they are innocent either. This particular event does have some suspicious components. The broker “network” has the usual inventory, but the smaller ones and the one-offs (i.e. eBay sellers) have shown a different pattern. The seats these folks have to offer are all in the same areas, with obvious gaps in the venues. This has left me believing that ticketmaster did not release all of the tickets when they went on sale. Even Elvis couldn’t have held 30% of the tickets for the “machine”.

     TM and AEG may have/have not done anything, but the research I have done suggests that they held some back to stop the small-time brokers. That, if true, only back-fired ’cause I’m also seeing $3000 for a single ticket – SECOND row – not even front. A seasoned buyer like myself has NEVER seen anything like it.

     Now to the fan club and the presale. I always get frustrated when people complain about not getting tickets in the presale or not getting the best seats in the presale. MileyWorld clearly stated that there were NO guarantees that you would get tickets, but they DID guarantee participation in the presale if you are a member.

     The presale has a spatter of tickets for it – they are NOT always the best seats, just blocks set aside for that pre-sale. Some artists have multiple pre-sales (ie. American Express, radio promo code, etc.) and these blocks are always a “sampling” of the venue.

     As for the participation, this is where I see a HUGE potential for even a lawsuit (for those inclined). Nowhere did it ever mention before or after you joined MileyWorld that you could be excluded from participating in the presale based on where you live. While that may please someone in the city, there are hundreds left out in the cold – some by mere miles. Now THAT is a valid reason for a refund.

     For the record, my little one was blocked out of the presale because of where we live. We tried during the genreal public sale and failed to get tix. As parents, you should do what I did and explain to your daughter(s) what has happened. Another life lesson, no matter how disappointing. While she was crushed in many ways, she was grateful for my efforts and showed a lot of maturity for a 9 year old. Give your child the same opportunity. Do NOT “solve” your problem by spending HUNDREDS on broker tickets.

     Then, take ACTION. Stop posting, stop shopping, stop all of it. Start this:

     212-930-5180
     drathwell@aeglive.com
     Debra Rathwell
     SVP, AEG Live
     Tour Promoter
     (type in her last name for her direct line)
     145 W. 45th St. Floor 9
     New York, NY 10036-4044

     212-930-5190
     Stephanie
     Deb Rathwell’s Secretary

     MileyWorld@immstudio.com

     support@mileyworld.com

     webmaster@mileyworld.com

     310-598-6319
     310-734-8692
     Jason Glouck
     Owner, MileyWorld
     MileyWorld
     P.O. Box 1459
     Santa Monica, CA 90406

     424-288-2000
     424-288-2900 fax
     Jeff Frasco, Creative Artists Agency, Booker
     2000 Avenue of the Stars
     Los Angeles, CA 90067

     Better Business Bureau

     Lastly, do NOT go onto MileyWorld to complain. No matter how polite or innocent you are, they will only further hurt your little girl by turning off chat. Use the information above to make things right. MW has removed most of the “how to contact” information from the site. Get your money if you have just cause, and good luck.:)>-

138. Dee October 2nd, 2007 10:19 am

     “It’s like the Beatles..”

     http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/01/music.hannah.montana.ap/index.html

139. las1214 October 3rd, 2007 9:25 pm

     test

140. Sarah October 4th, 2007 10:24 am

     Wow. It is wild to me how people get so worked up over this. For god sakes, there is a war in Iraq right now. Every little girl wants to see Miley in concert but it isnt the end of the world. I was lucky enough to get tickets but I dont think that my daughter would have been emotionally warped had I been unable to do so. THis is how ticket sales have worked for years and how it will continue to work. Everyone wants a cut of the pie. Miley isnt getting the money and miley world isnt ripping anyone off. I think the mileage issue was a crock and prevented people that were willing to drive to the concerts from getting tickets. However, this appears to be a step that Miley world was taking to stop scalpers from buying up all the tickets. You should appreciate the effort, otherwise someone in CA could have got all the tickets in Michigan jsut for resale. It is just the law of supply and demand. That is how it works. I think there are more important things going on in the world that we shoudl be focusing our attention to.

141. Michele A October 4th, 2007 10:44 am

     Wrote another letter to the editor of my local newspaper today. I gave information about this site and another where you can sign a petition against Ticketmaster and Mileyworld. They made a mistake and printed the website as petitiononline.com/hannahm. It’s actually petitiononline.com/HannahM. There are now over 1500 signatures. These don’t include the parents that still haven’t figured this all out yet- parents who still believe that they’ll be able to get tickets when HM comes to their area.(You don’t have much of a chance, just so you know.)

142. TTot October 4th, 2007 12:41 pm

     I agree re. getting “worked up”, as you say, which is why I wrote about how it works. However, I disagree with you on the zip code thing. Yes, true they tried to limit the scalping, but Miley World is COMPLETELY at fault for not disclosing any limitations that would apply wihtin the membership. Particularly when the marketing of the membership was that ALL members get to PARTICIPATE in the presale. And that was/is my point. Had I been advised prior – OR EVEN DURING – the membership, I would had been informed – not banned re. the presale.

     Either way, don’t pay scalpers and don’t mortgage the house for lip-synching. Truly.

143. natalie October 4th, 2007 3:21 pm

     I feel horrible about what everyone else is going through with these Hannah montana tickets…at the beginning of summer i had surferd the net to see if she had a concert coming up…i saw there was in january. So i then started looking to see about getting tickets, as they hadnt gone on sale at the time and the site i looked at (havent a clue what it was) prompted me to sign up for first alert through email when tickets go on sale..so i did…so at the beginning of august i got an email saying they went on sale…all i knew was this Hannah is every girls favorite and that i should get tickets right away…i have never been to a concert and obviously never pruchased concert tickets so i was clueless to what it all intailed. So with loking through several sites i found a site that had tickets for section 104..they were $128 pr ticket which i thought was outrageous but thought..what the heck..i will probably never get a chance to do this again for my child…i never got this chance as a kid…make some memories..so we bought tickets…two days later i checked the site out of curiosity and saw same section for double price..i was like “SHEW” got those in the nic of time…now i checked back an they are $800. I read these blogs and watch the news with all these livid parents and i truely feel for them and i guess i consider myself lucky. then i learned that they didnt go on sale here in the city until a week ago so i went online to see how much they were and was ticked to find they were only $26-$56…i was so mad…that i had paid that amount for what i got and this was the price??!!..but then i saw at 10:01..sold out…then i didnt feel so bad…i havent gotten the tickets so i dont even know if what i got is legit?…my credit card got billed…but i guess i wont feel happy until i have the tickets in my hand…but i have learned from this….and most likely will never do this again…but i just feel like saying sorry to those parents that woke up early and traveled long distances, and lined up for hours only to be told “sold out”..i feel so bad because i feel SOMEONE should be held accountablt for letting something like this happen to “dreaming children”..its not fair…i have not told my daughter she has these tickets…if we get them in hand they will be a christmas present…i do beleive she will eb the only child from her school to go to the concert as i have heard so many parents complaining they they couldnt et tickets….how does one go about fixing this nationwide problem that has seemed to arise??

144. Sarah October 4th, 2007 3:54 pm

     HA HA. I agree. The Fan Club not disclosing the limitations was unfair. I hope they allow those people the refunds they deserve.

145. Donald S October 4th, 2007 5:04 pm

     From Kansas City KMBC reported that another 1,000 tickets will be made available through Ticketmaster.

     The tickets will go on sale on Oct. 20 at 10 a.m.

     Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon said only two tickets can be purchased at a time.

146. Michele A October 5th, 2007 1:58 pm

     Just filed a complaint against Ticketmaster with the BBB. Next is the attorney general’s office. :d/

147. Dee October 5th, 2007 2:43 pm

     All 54 tour dates are now sold out..

     Anyway, for presale, dont even try to go thru Miley World. Get your code first and go directly to the ticketmaster site and enter your code.

     As for out of state sales. The original ‘new’ policy was no out of state presale tickets period.

     That policy was changed about 45 minutes after the last presale. The new policy now is no out of state sales for the first 30 minutes, after 30 minutes, tickets were available to anyone, anywhere.

     4 ticket limit of course..

     I managed to get 4 tickets to the Albany show at about 10:45 am. I have mine on eBay..

148. natalie October 5th, 2007 2:50 pm

     okay can someone please fill me in?…i bought my tickets online through ticketliquidator.com. They are not located in my state..i bought them in August and the tickets went on sale here September 29th…does that apply for the “no out of state sales rules?…or does that mean that someone wanting to go to the Cleveland show must live in Ohio and not come from say New York to the Cleveland show?…has anyone else out there bought tickets from online other than through Ticketmaster?….did you recieve your tickets?…i was told that i could recieve the tickets anywhere between now and the show…but i just want to know if i am even gauranteed the tickets.

149. Dee October 5th, 2007 3:05 pm

     This is the ‘new’ Ticketmaster policy. But now, all the dates are sold out..

     This is posted on each concert.

     “Additional Information:
     Due to overwhelming demand, sales for this show are restricted to NJ, DE, and the Philadelphia and New York Metro areas. During the first 30 minutes of the fan club presale and the first 30 minutes of the public onsale, orders by residents outside the NJ, DE, and the Philadelphia and New York Metro areas will be canceled without notice and refunds given.”

     After 30 minutes, out of state buyers can buy tickets.

150. Melissa October 5th, 2007 4:01 pm

     I just tried to go to Ticketmaster.com to print tickets for another concert we attending. I decided to take a look at the Hannah Montana information and I got this message when I clicked on the link:

     We limit the rate of web page requests that can be made by individual users in any given time period. Your web page requests have exceeded these limits and your access has been temporarily disabled. We impose these limits to protect the web site from automated programs, as part of our efforts to promote fair access to tickets. Please allow several minutes and then try again.

     I keep trying, but keep getting the same message no matter what event I try to access. I haven’t been on the ticketmaster site in several weeks and find it offensive that I would be put in a catagory as a scalper.

151. Michele A October 6th, 2007 11:01 am

     Petitiononline.com now shows 3765 signatures against Ticketmaster practices and 1565 specifically pertaining to HM ticket sales. That’s a lot of angry people. I’m sure many people don’t know that these petitions exist so pass it on!
     I’m now filing a complaint with the BBB against Mileyworld, I have the correct address but not sure of the owner’s name. I have: Josh Gluck and Jason Glouck-I’m assuming they’re the same person but not sure which is correct. Anyone know??? Have his address as 415 Church St. Nashville, TN 37203.

152. TTot October 6th, 2007 6:07 pm

     Not sure where the Nashville addy came from, but this is what I found on the names:

     Joshua A. Gluck
     Associate
     Christensen Glaser Fink Jacobs Weil & Shapiro LLP
     Los Angeles, California

     This is a top firm in LA that includes a huge representation of the entertainment industry, including artists.

     Jason Glouck was the name appearing all over the web as the Miley World owner, but I have not found anything on him AT ALL.

153. TTot October 6th, 2007 6:09 pm

     I should add that I know nothing about either party named – just providing results of my searches……

154. TTot October 6th, 2007 6:17 pm

     http://www.chrisglase.com/CM/PracticeAreas/PracticeAreas5.asp

155. Brandt Stopjak October 7th, 2007 9:50 am

     There was an article in the Wall Street journal on Friday October 4th ( http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119153995723149557.html?mod=yahoo_itp&ru=yahoo ). I recommend reading the article!!!! It seems a company called RMG Technologies is being sued by Tickemaster for basically the Hannah fiasco. RMG makes software that thwarts the Ticketmaster system. Is it rude of me to suggest we flood their servers with unwanted email? rmgtech@rmgtech.com or calling them (866) 417-9506 ?

156. Chris Kovach October 7th, 2007 10:04 am

     October 6th NYTimes:

     http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/06/business/06money.html?_r=1&ei=5088&en=d22d571c6f6b9cc1&ex=1349409600&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1191769431-Xv9IR2cgpelq5jzH89Izrw

157. Dee October 8th, 2007 10:55 am

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158. Michele A October 8th, 2007 12:16 pm

     Thanks to TTot for info on Mileyworld. Have several #’s for them but haven’t had any luck getting through to anyone. 1-310-734-8694 1-310-734-8692 1-310-598-6319
     Read the article in the WSJ. What an eye-opener! I suggest that everyone check it out. WSJ.com(Hannah Montana Battles The Bots)This really explains a lot. Article states that scalpers can purchase up to 80% of tickets for some shows using this software!!!!!

159. Michele A October 9th, 2007 9:51 am

     Thanks to Bill for the info on the Tennessee BBB. Filed a complaint against Mileyworld this a.m. Sent an email to rmgtech.com informing them of the uproar over the WSJ story. Received reply from Ed Garibay at ed@rmgtech.com stating that the Ticketmaster PR dept. is “loving the fact” that some people believe what the WSJ alledges. Well, I’m one of those people.

160. Michele A October 10th, 2007 9:38 am

     I have to remember that this will all pass. Inthe last 5 years, my daughter has been into Dora, Disney Princesses, Bratz, The Cheetah Girls, Aly and AJ, and the whole HSM thing. I, however, am not thrilled with the Vanessa Hudgens scandal and some of Ashley Tisdale’s song lyrics. I explained to my daughter how I felt and she agreed that people make bad choices sometimes. I encourage her love of American Girl dolls, movies and books. Next year at this time she’ll have moved on to someone new and we’ll be able to say that we learned a valuble lesson from this whole HM mess.

161. Michele A October 10th, 2007 9:54 am

     Just checked ticketsnow.com for the Hell of it. They show 514 tikets still available for an upcoming show in my area. 514 and they went on sale 3 weeks ago. How many did they have to begin with??? Prices range from $188-$2140.

162. gretchen October 10th, 2007 10:11 am

     I just did a Google search for “Hannah Montana Tickets Illinois” and found that the Attorney General’s office has forced ticketmaster to release 1000 more tickets for the St. Louis show. Ha. None left… if they were ever really released. I just went to http://www.ticketliquidator.com and they have tix starting at $264 for nosebleed seats. No thanks. [-(

     And $908 for a single fourth row floor seat? Who is buying those? That is ridiculous.

     At those prices I’d expect Miley to fly over to my house for a private concert. :-w

163. Michele A October 11th, 2007 10:02 am

     Received an email from the BBB. Had filed a complaint against ticketmaster. “This company is a member of the BBB and has agreed to uphold our membership standards….act in accordance with ethical business practices…respond to customer complaints. Member since 1991.” They have “received a number of complaints” but feel that the number of complaints is “disproportionate to the amount of business the company transacts.” Really???? It further states that customers had expressed dissatisfaction with seating locations,claiming the seats were described as “best available”. Customers claim seats were actually behind the stage or that their view was obstructed.
     So basically, they completly blew me off. I didn’t expect much.
     They refered me to an article in the Sept. 23 issue of the Kansas City Star that describes ticetmaster’s efforts to “ensure fair access to tickets.” BULL****.

164. Dee October 11th, 2007 11:48 am

     It’s all right there in the WSJ link…

     “People involved in the tour say that tensions are running particularly high over the Hannah Montana tour because many of the parents who are trying to secure tickets for their children are buying their first concert tickets in years, and thus are unaware of how difficult the Internet has made getting tickets to hot concert tours. On top of that, many parents are wary of disappointing children to whom they have promised tickets.”

165. Michele A October 12th, 2007 10:24 am

     Just read an article printed in the Chicago Tribune on Oct 7. Basically the same things that we’ve been reading and hearing about for months- But still worth a look. Go to chicagotribune.com and search HM.

166. Natalie October 13th, 2007 7:03 am

     I bought mine from ticketliquidator.com….checked them out throught the BBB….they are members…..had complaints but looked like the majority were all resolved so i felt i would be fine buying through them. except for the fact that even tho i went through them to buy tickets they automatically have me dealing with another company (onlineseats.com and insidesourcetickets.com) who are NOT memebers of the BBB..apparently my tickets are actually through these other people and any questions i have ticketliquidator cant answer because they arent the ones in charge anymore…and i cant get answers from the ones i’m “supposed” to deal with, actually they were pretty rude with me which is making me really scared if im really gonna get tickets or not…..at any rate i did not know i was going to have to deal with this second set of people until AFTER the credit card was billed and they sent me the receipt telling me that i am now dealing with these other people…How is that fair?…how is it fair that i go throught ticket liquidators because they are members of the BBB but they forward me to people who arent…i would think as BBB members that they shouldnt be aloud to do stuff like that?

167. Michele A October 13th, 2007 1:57 pm

     There was a story on Headline News this morning about the whole HM mess. It mentioned that the Attorney General in Missouri has sued 3 companies, including Ticketsnow, for violating federal anti-scalping laws.
     They talked to Debra Rathwell at AEG who said that if these scalpers are making so much extra $, MC should be getting a cut. Yeah, that seems fair. Allow the problem to continue and give the performer, who knows what’s going on, scalper $. MC was on Ellen Degeneres Thurs and said that her show is definitly not worth what people are forced to pay. ” A great show if you’re able to get tickets”, she promised. She is very aware of what is happening.
     They interviewed a man who “resells” tickets. He said that fair market value is whatever people are willing to pay.[-(

168. sarah October 13th, 2007 11:38 pm

     The crazy thing is that people ARE willing to pay these prices for a HM concert. I agree with the reseller, if people are silly enough to pay it- then why not? I think it is wrong that not everyone has an equal shot at getting the tickets, if that is the case but I dont fault someone for trying to make a living. I got tickets with not much effort. I joined the fan club, logged in to tickemaster and got the tickets with little headache. It just so happens that the resale value on the tickets to my venue (Conseco Feildhouse) happens to have broken records in history. I believe it is safe to say the demand for tickets was not low. HM is a big deal and until people stop payng 5X a ticket value, people are going to sell them for that. If is not much different than a Colts fan who is willing to pay 2500.00 for a seat to a high profile game. Those people do exist and those prices exist for that reason. Dont hate the players, hate the game. If my daughter didnt have her heart set on this concert, I would unload my tickets for a quick 1200.00 if I found someone willing to pay it too.

169. Michele Andre October 14th, 2007 3:36 pm

     I got tickets. Not sure how I feel about it. 2 months ago, I would’ve been thrilled. I think I was very naive in the beginning. I believed that I could get tickets if I only tried hard enough. Then came the realization that it wasn’t just bad luck. Then all the emails-to ceo of Disney, to Debra Rathwell at AEG, to the BBB twice, to RMG Tech. I went from feeling disapointment, to hopelessness, to anger and now I don’t know how to feel. I had this beautiful vision of me and my daughter at the concert having a great time but I just can’t get that back. I know that I should be grateful but it’s been ruined for me.My daughter is thrilled and I guess that’s what matters.

170. Michele A October 15th, 2007 9:27 am

     I do, however, have to pick up my tickets at the box office that night- showing my credit card and I.D.Shouldn’t they have done that from the start????

171. Renee October 17th, 2007 9:45 am

     I joined the fan club and was ready and waiting with the code already entered when the tickets went onsale. it’s true that my two daughters and I will be sitting in the back section but at least we’ll be there and for a reasonable price. I’m giving them to the girls as Christmas gifts, along with some binoculars!
     i did check and my nosebleed tickets are now going for $500 per ticket – that’s crazy!

172. sam October 17th, 2007 8:12 pm

     hi im a good singer i rock just like hannnah montana

173. Chris October 18th, 2007 11:15 am

     I’ve heard the Garth Brooks concert in Kansas City has limited ticket sales to those within a reasonable driving distance of the venue, e.g., if you’re shipping address isn’t in Missouri, SW Nebraska, eastern Kansas, or SW Iowa, your transaction is canceled. This isn’t perfect but it does prevent scalpers in New York from buying tickets to a concert in the Midwest and selling them on E-bay.

174. Michele A October 22nd, 2007 11:57 am

     Saw HM Sat. night.Good show.Youth and inexperience showed,but my daughter and I had a great time.My only complaint is that had I been able to purchase tickets at presale the seats would have been much better.Pretty far towards the back.I tried every day for over 2 months and can only advise others to try daily ESPECIALLY on the Saturday 1 week before the show. I had my choice of 4 groups of tickets that a.m. at 10:00.I’d not seen any forever!
     My perseverence paid off and we had a really really good time. I was singing and dancing and yelling right along with the 10,000+ little girls that were there!
     Just keep trying!!

175. therevengespace.com October 29th, 2007 1:24 am

     Go to http://www.therevengespace.com if you want revenge against the Hannah
     ticket scalpers. Click all the blue text links on the left of the page and the link where you can get revenge on them is on the top right corner of the site.

176. Michelle October 31st, 2007 5:54 pm

     To anyone in the bay area of california: Ticketmaster just released more tickets at the Oakland Oracle and the San Jose HP Pavillion at the correct price of ($25-$65) They still have lower level seats available! I too tried when they first came out but I called ticketmaster and they held some to be sold just before the show! Good Luck to everyone & Happy Halloween!

177. Dee November 1st, 2007 11:05 am

     No such thing as a ‘$25′ ticket. Even the Wiggles get about $50 per ticket..

     Here is the ‘real’ cost of a Hannah Montana ticket:

     Join MileyWorld = $30.00
     2 pre sale tickets = $56 x 2 = $112.00
     Convenience fee = $10.90 x 2 = $21.80
     Delivery = $19.50
     Order Processing Fee = $4.80

     Total = $188.10

     $188.10 for 2 pre sale tickets.

178. lee November 5th, 2007 10:08 pm

     THEY NEED TO SELL THEM AT A PUBLIC PLACE WHERE THE CONCERT IS BEING HELD AND SAY THE HECK WITH THE COMPUTER SALES IT WOULDNT BE 100% BUT IT WOULD PREVENT ALOT OF THE SCALPERS FROM DIFFERENT STATES GETTING A HOLD OF THEM THEN IF THEY ARE CAUGHT THEY NEED TO BE PUT IN JAIL AND HIS FINGERS NEED TO BE CUT OFF CAUSE IT IS LIKE STEELING FROM A KID THEY JUST NEED TO BE SHOT ……………………………….

179. nancy fraday November 9th, 2007 6:09 pm

     hey
     I was wondering whats a milys world credit card please respond

180. Therevengespace.com November 12th, 2007 5:10 am

     Do any of you think Miley should do a Pay-Per-View concert on cable TV like they do for boxing and wrestling? This way Miley will still make some money out of it and the fans who couldn’t see her in person can still at least see the concert anyway (though it’s not as good as in person). I went on 11/1 in Oakland so I don’t have to worry about it personally.

     If you want revenge against the scalpers, go to my site http://www.therevengespace.com and postyour ideas! Don’t forget to click the underlined words on all the pages!

181. Dee November 13th, 2007 12:57 pm

     Miley Cyrus fans sue club over concert ticket offer

     By LAURENCE VIELE DAVIDSON
     Bloomberg News

     Fans of Walt Disney Co.’s Hannah Montana TV show, about a teen pop singer who moves from Tennessee to Malibu, were falsely promised access to tickets to live concerts featuring the program’s star for joining a paid fan club, according to a copy of a lawsuit provided by lawyers.

     Disappointed fans claim that Interactive Media Marketing Inc. and Smiley Miley Inc. guaranteed access to concert tickets for those who joined a fan club for Miley Cyrus, who plays Hannah Montana on the show. Though the companies knew there wouldn’t be enough tickets, they sold memberships for $29.95 anyway, according to the complaint.

     Interactive Media and Smiley Miley violated consumer protection laws, according to the complaint, which was originally filed in Memphis federal court Monday. Attorneys for disgruntled fans said they would re-file the complaint today in Nashville.

     “They deceptively lured thousands of individuals into purchasing memberships into the Miley Cyrus fan club, and that’s why we’re suing,” attorney Rob Peirce said in a news release.

     Ticketing practices for the “Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Tour” already are under scrutiny. Last month, tickets sold for as much as $4,572 on line. The high prices prompted Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel to begin an investigation into possible price manipulation.

     The suit was filed on behalf of Kerry Inman, of Pennsville, N.J., who tried to buy tickets for her daughter and niece. The complaint seeks class-action status for anyone who paid to join the fan club and didn’t get tickets. The suit seeks more than $5 million in damages.

     Neither company has a phone listing in Nashville, where Interactive Media and Smiley Miley are located, according to the complaint.

182. Lisa November 14th, 2007 11:57 pm

     How do we find out more about this class action lawsuit against mileyworld?

183. Dee November 15th, 2007 1:26 am

     MMmm…wont happen.

     I have no idea whom to contact about the lawsuit. Try the person whom wrote the article.

     That being said, the Milely website has always had this statement:

     “Please note: We cannot guarantee tickets as demand is high.”

     Pretty cut and dry there.

     Also, the tickets are not going down in price as predictied on some postings here.

     Tonights 11/14 Fort Worth, TX show, still had tickets posted on eBay 1 hour before the show for $1800.

     Channel 2 Nashville had a report about pissed off parents today (11/15). Local mom tried to buy tickets went they went on sale to the public on Saturday. Sorry, those were gone 4 days ago to club pre-sale.

184. Mewho December 13th, 2007 10:47 pm

     How pathetic. Congressmen, class action suits? Quit spoiling your children, giving them everything they want and more. This happens everyday with public events, and now it hits home. No wonder kids these days are spoiled brats, because of people like you!

185. Dianna December 14th, 2007 10:55 am

     Amen to that—- My five year old daughter and neice adore Miley Cyrus. She just announced this week that she was coming to New Orleans. Before this, we had no idea that joining her fan club would enable us to get tickets to see her or that she was even coming here. Now, we try to join the fan club, but we can’t “at this time,” yet there are post on ebay saying “I bought five fan club memberships last week and will sell one to you for $500—- Sinful, just sinful these ticket scalpers are. How can ebay allow these morons to sell pre-sale codes for $500 – $1000????

186. Sad Daddy December 15th, 2007 11:27 am

     Once again we’ve been duped…supposedly the tickets for New Orleans & Lafayette were only to be sold if your mailing address was in LA, MS, So.AL, or NW FL. Well at 10AM on the dot everything was sold out…however,at 10:01 several ticket sales websites already had the nosebleed seats for the low low price of $305—what a deal! Is there any soccer mom (or dad) out there who successfully logged on at 10AM and actually got tickets? If so, they are probably from the planet Krypton! I suppose this is the time to teach our kids lessons on the ‘almighty dollar’ and how ‘the love of money’ is a dangerous thing!

187. Dianna December 15th, 2007 1:04 pm

     My advice to anyone seeking tickets—— STAND IN LINE—- My sister and I camped out yesterday and had fun with other moms. We got AWESOME tickets in Lafayette. Definitely, make the effort and stand in line, I know that being in line from 6:00 p.m. yesterday evening until 10:00 this morning will, WITHOUT A DOUBT be worth it…. Our husbands were home trying to buy tickets on Ticketmaster’s site to no avail. They said that we were nuts, but who’s nuts now!!!! We paid $290 for four tickets which are now going on stubhub for $1000 each. Whoooohooooo….. I can’t wait for Christmas morning.

188. Dee December 15th, 2007 1:25 pm

     My Mileyworld presale code no longer works…

     Anyway, landed 2 tickets to 1/15/08 St. Louis show via Ticketmaster today.

     Las Vegas goes on sale in about 90 minutes.

     Yes, they will be sold on eBay.

189. Dee December 15th, 2007 3:26 pm

     Wow, just got 2 more for Vegas.

     A third show was added about 15 minutes after the other 2 shows went on sale.

     So, 2 tickets, Vegas, Sunday 1/20/2008.

190. Dee December 15th, 2007 3:27 pm

     I should add,

     The new dates feature Aly and AJ and not the Jonus Brothers.

191. Dianna December 18th, 2007 11:09 am

     Dee, your posts insinuate that you had access to multiple pre-sale passwords and that you will be selling the tickets you received on ebay at above face value? Doesn’t this mean that you are one of the scalpers that should be shot?

192. tra2girls January 14th, 2008 10:52 pm

     Like everyone, I also tried to get tickets the 2 times that Hannah came to my area. SHe played 2 arenas near me 1 in December and then came back in January to play that sme arena and another. I wasn’t able to get tickets to any of the 3 shows even thought I was online when they went on sale and was calling ticketmasters on the phone at the same time. THe found tickets on broker sites for ridiculous prices, nice! So as if I’m not mad enough, tonight was the last of the 3 shows and my uncle calls me an hour after the shows start time, He works parking at the arena she’s performing at, to tell me that there are 500 tickets available for sale because th broker that had the tickets couldn’t sell them so they gave them back to the areana to sell. Plus they have only sold about 11,000 tickets when the arena holds 22,000 (minus 5,500 if you remove the seats behind the stage). So she isn’t selling out. It’s just her promoters pumpingit up to make people crazy for these tickets.
     And guess what else I found out, her promoters are splitting the tickets between the arena, ticketmaster and … you may have guessed … ticket brokers (if you ask me there is no difference between a scalper and a broker).
     I seriously think these concerts need to be boycotted. It’s just not right that they can do this. It’s not the arenas fault , nor ticketmaster, it’s her promoter She really needs to fire them if she really wants to keep her fans!
     Thanks for listening.

193. Desiree January 19th, 2008 12:15 am

     i really wanted to see her consert im sad about it

194. Michele January 20th, 2008 3:20 pm

     I Got tickets for pretty good seats and my dad payed $1500 for a seat and he bought 2 and the conceet i went to was the only one that she didnt use the body double…. the concert was great but expensive

195. JBBgood September 26th, 2008 8:52 pm

     OH GOOD LORD IS THIS PARRENTS FINANCIAL DIFICULY CENTRAL?!?!?!? :-w