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The FBI has busted a Las Vegas based company called Wiseguys Tickets, that allegedly used ticket bots to hack into Ticketmaster computers and purchase millions of dollars in tickets over the last few years. As we reported on ticket bots in February 2009, there were still many companies that were buying up millions of tickets using the bots and preventing consumers from having access to many of the best seats.

Wiseguys ticket bot software allowed them to put holds on hundreds to thousands of tickets for major events and then cherry pick the best seats from the bunch. The fact that it took so long to catch these guys is the most amazing part. Most large ticket brokers around the country had heard of Wiseguys tickets and the best refused to do business with them.

It will be interesting to see how the bust affects individual ticket brokers that relied on Wiseguys tickets to provide them their stock of seats. This should put the heat on the many other companies that are running similar hacking operations and those that they have supplied tickets to, should the FBI decide to release the names.

Sting tickets have gone on sale today for his upcoming tour with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver. The 45-piece orchestra will work with Sting to reinvent some of his classic songs.

Sting tour dates will be added as more concerts are announced. The following are the confirmed tour dates for Sting 2010 world tour.

June 2010
2 – Vancouver, British Columbia – Centre for the Performing Arts
9 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
15 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
17, 18 – Highland Park, IL – Ravinia Festival at Ravinia Park

The Eagles have released tickets for the May 13 2010 concert tour date in Seattle, Washington at the Key Arena and the Eagles at the Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre on May 23. The current Eagles tour dates run from April 16 through May 23.

You can buy tickets for the Eagles at Key Arena at the Key Arena box office or you can find some of the best seats for the Eagles at Eagles Concert Tickets.