Sold-out concerts for her 54-date tour have kids, parents and even politicians making a fuss about where the tickets went.
By Geoff Boucher and Chris Lee, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
October 6, 2007
There's been parental panic in Portland, Ore., severe tropical depression in Tampa, Fla., and a mad scramble in Minneapolis. There was so much outrage among families in Little Rock that the Arkansas attorney general promised a swift investigation, as did his counterpart in Missouri after seeing the dust-up in Kansas City.

All over the country, little girls are crying that they want -- they need -- tickets to see their idol, a 14-year-old named Miley Cyrus (a.k.a. Hannah Montana) in concert, and from coast to coast that has pushed mommies and daddies to extreme measures. That's why some scalpers and brokers are asking for as much as $3,000 a ticket, politicians have been staging news conferences and Ticketmaster officials have been ducking for cover.

"Hell hath no fury like the parent of a child throwing a tantrum," said a weary Joe Freeman, vice president of Ticketmaster. "People who have been in this business for a long time are watching what's happening, and they say there hasn't been a demand of this level or intensity since the Beatles or Elvis."

Reasons for that include parents who are out of practice when it comes to buying concert tickets and their children who, apparently, are unaccustomed to disappointment. Then there are all the scalpers who use sophisticated software to scoop up thousands of seats in minutes, essentially "cutting the line" on ordinary fans trying to get a few tickets.

That's why the 54-date arena tour by Cyrus, star of the Disney Channel hit show "Hannah Montana," now has parents calculating how much it will cost them not to break their daughters' hearts.

Jennifer Cox of Raleigh, N.C., has tried -- and failed so far -- to get her 9-year-old daughter into any Cyrus show she can find across several states.

"Greensboro, Nashville, Atlanta, Washington, Baltimore -- they were all sold out," Cox said Friday. "It would be as close to her dream coming true as possible. It's unfortunate that a lot of investors bought these tickets to turn around and make a huge profit off them. There are huge Miley Cyrus fans that would love to go, but they've made the tickets unaffordable."

Some buyers are at wits' end. Take this Internet posting by a frazzled aunt in San Antonio who sounded as if she were negotiating with kidnappers, not ticket brokers: "I will meet you at a neutral location. I will pay you cash. Do not ask me for my best offer or what I am willing to pay. . . this is for two little girls who are [being] ripped off by people who are taking advantage of the loyal fans for their own personal gain."

Such anger has prompted action by politicians such as Missouri Atty. Gen. Jay Nixon, who pounced on the issue by filing lawsuits against three out-of-state ticket brokers selling seats to the Kansas City show.

"It's a blatant rip-off of the consumer," Nixon said Thursday as he announced that he had reached an agreement with promoters and Ticketmaster to release an additional 2,000 seats at two shows in his state. Officials close to the tour disputed that characterization (they said tickets would have been released anyway), but Nixon probably scored points with some exasperated parents in the Show-Me State.

If all of this fuss sounds startling, you probably don't have a daughter who dances in front of the mirror singing "Nobody's Perfect," "The Other Side of Me" or other glossy, Disney-safe hits of "Hannah Montana," one of the biggest brand names with grade-school America.

Cyrus' two albums both debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. pop charts and sold a combined 4.4 million copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan. More than that, her TV show has been a weekly advertisement for the tour. That makes her famous with little ones even if adults are scratching their heads.

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Judging from the frantic calls and e-mails, the hottest ticket of the year is going to be for Billy Ray Cyrus' daughter, Miley Cyrus, 14, star of the Disney Channel show Hannah Montana - one of Disney's most-popular series ever.
Cyrus' own solo CD and the Hannah Montana soundtrack have combined for more than 4 million in sales, and she will perform both as herself and in character. Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. Saturday through Ticketmaster ($25 to $55).

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