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Close to 350,000 Tickets for Michael Jackson’s concerts at the O2 in London were sold in a presale yesterday for up to 30 shows planned there. Demand for Michael Jackson’s tickets was so high that Ticketmaster again had problems completing the transactions.

Fans will get another chance on Friday when the remainder of the tickets go on sale. Ticket prices went through the roof on Ebay and ticket broker sites proving the King of Pop can still sell tickets.

For years ticket brokers have taken the heat for the high prices of tickets and now the truth is finally coming out that the artists and managers have been scalping their own tickets.

We really shouldn’t be using that term scalping, any more than Ticketmaster did when they threw it out for years at ticket brokers, because the tickets never saw the public light of day.

Direct from the artist to the fan, and in the case of Britney Spears, that was over $2000 per ticket for the front row seats when the tickets first went on sale for the concert at Arco Arena in Sacramento. Considering ticket brokers were selling front row tickets for less than $500 per ticket for previous Britney Spears tours, she’s done quite well for herself.

Show me the Money!

According to Ethan Smith of the Wall Street Journal, “Virtually every major concert tour today involves some official tickets that are priced and sold as if they were offered for resale by fans or brokers, but that are set aside by the artists and promoters, according to a number of people involved in the sales.”

As we had mentioned in a previous post Don’t Blame Ticketmaster, , if you are upset with concert ticket prices, complain to the artist.

The Jonas Brothers Tour dates for their World Tour have been announced and they’re coming to a city near you. This tour is will feature a massive 140 foot stage in the center of the arena with motion automated video screens and a one of a kind circular water screen. Jonas Brothers tickets will be on sale soon and they are sure to sell out in minutes!

June 20: Dallas (New Cowboys Stadium)
June 22: Tulsa, Okla. (BOK Center)
June 24: Denver (Pepsi Center)
June 26: Nampa, Idaho (Idaho Center)
June 27: Portland, Ore. ( Rose Garden Arena)
June 28: Tacoma, Wash. (Tacoma Dome)
June 30:Vancouver, B.C. (General Motors Place)
July 2: Edmonton, Alberta (Rexall Place)
July 4: Salt Lake City, Utah (Stadium Of Fire)
July 5: Winnipeg, Manitoba (MTS Centre)
July 7: Omaha, Neb. (Qwest Center)
July 8: Minneapolis, Minn. (Target Center)
July 9: Milwaukee, Wis. (Bradley Center)
July 10: Rosemont, Ill. (Allstate Arena)
July 13: Washington, D.C. (Verizon Center
July 14: East Rutherford, N.J. (IZOD Center)
July 17: Boston (TD Banknorth Garden)
July 20: Uniondale, N.Y. (Nassau Coliseum)
July 24: Philadelphia (Wachovia Center)
July 25: Pittsburgh (Mellon Arena)
July 26: Detroit (Palace Of Auburn Hills)
July 28: St. Louis (Scottrade Center)
July 29: Kansas City, Mo. (Sprint Center)
Aug. 1: Las Vegas (Mandalay Bay Events Center)
Aug. 3: San Jose, Calif. (HP Pavilion at San Jose)
Aug. 4: Sacramento, Calif. (ARCO Arena)
Aug. 5: Fresno, Calif. (Save Mart Center)
Aug. 7: Los Angeles (Staples Center)
Aug. 11: Phoenix, Ariz. (Jobing.com Arena)
Aug. 13: San Antonio, Texas (AT&T Center)
Aug. 14: Houston (Toyota Center)
Aug. 15: New Orleans (New Orleans Arena)
Aug. 16: Birmingham, Ala. (BJCC)
Aug. 18: Tampa, Fla. (St. Pete Times Forum)
Aug. 19: Ft.Lauderdale, Fla. (Bank Atlantic Center)
Aug. 21: Jacksonville, Fla. (Jacksonville Veterans’ Memorial)
Aug. 22: Atlanta (Philips Arena)
Aug. 23: Lexington, Ky. (Rupp Arena)
Aug. 25: Nashville (Sommet Center)
Aug. 26: Columbus, Ohio (Nationwide Arena)
Aug. 27: Cleveland, Ohio (Quicken Loans Arena)
Aug. 29: Montreal, Quebec (Bell Centre)
Aug. 30: Toronto ( Rogers Centre)
Aug. 31: Ottawa, Ontario (Scotiabank Place)

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