Estefan Buys Jobless Puerto Ricans Tour TicketsOctober 10th, 2009 GLORIA ESTEFAN is treating 2,000 laid-off workers in Puerto Rico to free tickets to her concert at the weekend (10/11Oct09). The Latina legend bought up the passes after learning of the plight of 17,000 government workers who will be out of a job in November (09) due to the U.S.
Tickets for Robbie William's comeback gig sell at 2k poundsSeptember 27th, 2009 LONDON - Robbie William's comeback gig seems to have become a craze with his fans as tickets for the mega event are selling at 1,850 pounds a pair on eBay. However, organizers have cautioned all buyers that they would be let in, unless their ID matches the name on the tickets.
Advanced Jackson Screening Sells Out In Two HoursSeptember 27th, 2009 MICHAEL JACKSON's fans snapped up the chance to catch an advance screening of the late King of Pop's THIS IS IT tour documentary - all 3,000 tickets sold out in two hours. The Thriller star's followers were offered tickets to the Los Angeles showings, and thousands handed over the cash on Sunday (27Sep09).
MJ fans camp out in LA to grab 'This Is It' film ticketsSeptember 26th, 2009 LONDON - Fans of Michael Jackson have been queuing in Los Angeles to get hold of tickets for his final film 'This Is It'. Hundreds of devotees were said to have camped out to get their hands on the 3,000 tickets that will soon be up for grabs.
Williams Warns Fans Against Ticket ScalpersSeptember 24th, 2009 ROBBIE WILLIAMS has warned fans not to buy tickets for his upcoming British homecoming gig from unofficial outlets - because they will be refused entry to the concert. The Angels hitmaker is playing his first show in the U.K.
Robbie Williams advises fans not to buy homecoming gig's tickets from scalpersSeptember 24th, 2009 LONDON - Robbie Williams has requested his fans not to purchase tickets for his British homecoming concert from unofficial outlets, as they will be denied entry. The 2,000 tickets for the show which is part of the BBC's annual Electric Proms event in London next month was apparently sold out in minutes after they were put up for sale.
Jay-z Fans Lose Out On 9/11 Tickets To ScalpersSeptember 9th, 2009 JAY-Z fans have been left outraged after tickets for the rapper's upcoming 9/11 benefit concert in New York were snapped up by scalpers. The rap superstar recently announced he would be playing a charity show at Madison Square Garden on the eighth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks to celebrate the release of his new album The Blueprint 3 and raise money for a good cause.
Kardashian Eyes Tv DocumentaryAugust 26th, 2009 KIM KARDASHIAN will be behind the camera for her next role - the reality TV star is set to produce a documentary about a Hollywood publicist. The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star has signed a deal with Bunim/Murray productions to serve as executive producer of a new, unscripted show about her publicist pal Jonathan Cheban, reports the New York Post.
Spare Coldplay gig tickets on sale for 60p!August 4th, 2009 LONDON - Tickets for popular Brit band Coldplay's latest tour have been put up for grabs for just 60p. The spare tickets, that were said to have a face value between 20 and 60 pounds, were allegedly being off-loaded for just a dollar - or 60p.
7,000 tickets in eight minutes - Prince still a hitJuly 6th, 2009 LONDON - Soul superstar Prince has proved he is still a crowd-puller with tickets for his two upcoming concerts being sold out in less than eight minutes. The tickets went on for sale Saturday and eager fans snapped up more than 7,000 tickets for his performances at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland later this month in just seven minutes and 58 seconds, reported contactmusic.com
The Purple Rain hitmaker will close the event with two consecutive shows July 18.
Jackson fans flood website handing out memorial ticketsJuly 4th, 2009 LONDON - Nearly half a billion Michael Jackson fans flooded the website handing out tickets for the King of Pop's funeral at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Fans were told to register on www.staplescenter.com to enter the draw for 17,500 free tickets to grab a chance to attend the two-hour funeral on July 7.
This is it: MJ fans can have money back or keep souvenir ticketsJune 30th, 2009 LONDON - Promoters of Michael Jackson's planned London concerts said Tuesday fans who bought tickets can either have the money back or keep the souvenir ticket as collectors' items. Promoter AEG Live said the tickets for the sold-out comeback concerts, titled This Is It, feature 3D graphics "inspired and designed" by the music legend, who died last week at the age of 50.
More tickets for Michael Jackson's comeback gigs up for grabs; you betta hurryJune 24th, 2009 LONDON - More tickets for Michael Jackson's comeback concerts in London are to go on sale. The "limited" number of extra seats, estimated to cost hundreds per show, had previously been restrained while the production logistics were being tallied.
Si, Tyber Cranstoun not willing to move aside for Michael JacksonJune 19th, 2009 LONDON - Busking duo Si and Tyber Cranstoun have revealed that they are in no way giving up their booked IndigO2 date to accommodate Michael Jackson's tour. The two, who perform as The Dualers, had booked the London venue for a gig on July 16, months before Jackson announced his tour, and now the 'Beat It' singer's people are hounding them, as he wants to hold an after-show party there.
Britney Spears flogs hundreds of O2 tickets at £2June 9th, 2009 LONDON - Toxic singer Britney Spears has sold hundreds of her O2 concert tickets at the give away price of 2 pounds, after VIP standing tickets with a face value of 100 pounds remained unsold. Promoters for her show feared that the empty seats in the arena would not make her image look good, and so they cut the entry prices on website theaudienceclub.com.