Usually tickets to Miss Miley Cyrus’ concertssell out within a few hours, but the day after her tickets went on sale there were still seats at more than 40 of Miley’s concerts still for sale. The only show that sold out the first day of sales was Miley’s first show in Newark, New Jersey on November 7, 2009.
Is paperless ticketing the culprit for Miss Miley’s ticket sales bombing? A spokesperson at the popular ticket resale website StubHub had this to say about the sale of Miley’s tickets: “less that 18 months ago Miley Cyrus was the hottest live touring act in America. She continues to be a rising star in the music world. However it seems based on the early returns of onsales that paperless only ticketing policy for this tour has only served as a deterrent for her fans.”
Another spokesperson for the site TicketNetwork said, “consumers stayed away from paperless tickets in part because of convenience and logistic issues. Frontline management’s marriage to Ticketmaster may have cost Miley dearly. It appears as Miley’s managers made a decision to benefit TicketMaster while sacrificing Miley. This could be a career ending situation for Miley’s singing career.”
It also turned out that Miley’s management took some of the un-sold tickets and turned them around on a scalping site for upwards of $295 – yikes! The whole point of paperless ticketing was to keep the ticket prices from fluctuating on scalping and ticket re-sale sites. Doing the same thing that they were fighting against was not a smart move for Team Miley!
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