Houston-based art rockers Blue October will headline the inaugural PICK UP THE PHONE TOUR–where impassioned artists join together to raise awareness and funds for depression and suicide prevention–and Atlanta-based hip-hop artist and producer B.o.B will open on the trek.

The PICK UP THE PHONE TOUR marks the first-ever tour solely benefiting suicide prevention in history. The month-long trek will launch Thursday, October 22nd at the Music Farm in Charleston, SC and wrap up with a two-night stand at Stubbs in Austin, TX November 20 and 21. See the full PUTP tour itinerary below; tickets are on sale now. To purchase, visit: http://www.putp.org and http://www.blueoctoberfan.com/pickupthephone/.

The PICK UP THE PHONE TOUR will launch with a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC Wednesday, October 21 at 10:00 AM. Justin Furstenfeld, the lead singer of Blue October, will be on hand to speak and perform an acoustic set before members of Congress as well as supporters of the tour partners 1-800 SUICIDE, PostSecret and TWLOHA.

Justin–who has struggled with bi-polar disorder most of his life–will be calling on Congress to fund both creative writing and art therapy programs as alternative options for mental health. The press conference will also urge Congress to fully fund the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act which provides the funding behind the majority of the suicide prevention programs in the United States today. The press conference is open to all on a first-come first-served basis, to RSVP, email TWLOHA: PUTP@TWLOHA.com.

The PICK UP THE PHONE TOUR is created through a partnership between the non-profit organization To Write Love on Her Arms (TWLOHA), the largest charity on MySpace and Facebook: Postsecret.com; Synclive.com; and 1-800 SUICIDE The National Hopeline Network.

Through 1-800 SUICIDE–which provides a life-saving service that is private and confidential for people in need–callers are routed directly to the closest crisis center in their immediate area so that quick referrals to behavioral health services and other supports can be offered. Since 1998, 1-800-SUICIDE has received over 3.6 million calls and rescued more than 4,000 individuals who had already initiated suicide plans.

The spokesperson for the PICK UP THE PHONE TOUR 2009, Justin Furstenfeld personally understands the struggles those who are affected by mental health issues face on a daily basis. “It has taken 20 years to have the chance to do a tour focusing on mental health issues which have been a daily battle for me for most of my life,” explains Justin.

“It’s great to finally be a part of a positive, progressive-thinking tour for an important cause which will make a direct impact and help people in desperate situations that need it the most.” In a strange turn of events in his own life, Justin worked at a mental hospital one day and, after suffering a breakdown, became a patient in a hospital the next.

Justin–who has taken medication for the condition since he was a teenager–now teaches creative writing at a mental hospital to young adults affected by mental health issues, self-abuse issues and sexual abuse. Through personal experiences and music, Justin challenges young minds to channel their emotions and anger into creative writing and art versus taking their frustrations out on themselves or the world around them.

He performs his art around the world, sending a message of hope to thousands who know and trust his message because he fights the same battles they fight every day. Justin is living proof that if you reach out and allow yourself to be helped you can lead a beautiful life filled with love, family and career.

“In moments of bravery and confusion and honesty, people turn to 1-800-SUICIDE–over three million of them,” points out Jamie Tworkowski, founder of To Write Love on Her Arms (TWLOHA).

“The folks at the Hopeline Centers have been answering those calls for ten years, picking up the phone when it’s mattered most. Now to help those who will not pick up the phone, together with 1-800-SUICIDE we are launching the first 24×7 online emotional support network called AliveIM!, which will soon be available at www.suicide.net.”

To Write Love on Her Arms (TWLOHA)–a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide–exists to encourage, inform and inspire and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery.

Since 2006, TWLOHA has responded to over 100,000 messages from people in over 40 different countries and have invested over half a million dollars directly into treatment and recovery, including $50,000 to help fund the AliveIM! support network.

In another innovative move, the tour has partnered with Synclive.com to air live performances from the artists via the Internet as well as provide an immediate online confidential connection for fans in need. Synclive.com will create an essential connection for concertgoers in crisis who are unable to approach a booth at the show in-person either for direct help or to volunteer for the online counseling program.

Formed in Houston in 1995, the rock five–piece Blue October have released five studio albums and sold over 2 million albums. The group released their fifth studio album Approaching Normal (Universal Motown), the follow-up to their 1.3 million-selling Foiled album; it spawned the hit “Hate Me,” which reached #2 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, followed by “Into the Ocean,” a # 1 video on VH1 about a the metaphorical contemplation of suicide itself.

Approaching Normal debuted at # 13 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart in March 2009 and produced two top singles: “Dirt Room,” which rocketed to #6 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart marking the group’s third Top Ten singl, and “Say It.”

Blue October is Justin Furstenfeld (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Jeremy Furstenfeld (drums, percussion), Ryan Delahoussaye (violin/viola, mandolin, piano, backing vocals), C.B. Hudson (lead guitar, backing vocals) and Matt Noveskey (bass guitar, backing vocals). Due to their hard-won and loyal fanbase, the group now tours all over the world. Check out www.blueoctober.com and www.myspace.com/blueoctober.

Hailing from Atlanta, B.o.B. also known as Bobby Ray is a hotly-tipped hip-hop artist and producer who will release his debut album The Adventures of Bobby Ray via T.I.’s label Grand Hustle (Atlantic Records) in 2009. B.o.B. appeared on the covers of XXL and Vibe magazines as was hailed as part of “Hip-Hop’s class of ‘09” (XXL, 12/08). B.o.B describes his music as a fusion of influences ranging from 80’s, techno, rock, funk and du-wop. Check out www.bobatl.com and www.myspace.com/bobatl.

Recently, acclaimed actor James Earl Jones recorded a Public Service announcement for the PICK UP THE PHONE TOUR; click here to view: http://www.preventsuicide.us/hopeline-new/index.html.

Following are the confirmed dates for the PICK UP THE PHONE TOUR 2009:

DATE CITY VENUE

10/21 Washington, DC Capitol Hill – PUTP Press Conference

10/22 Charleston, SC Music Farm (no B.o.B.)

10/23 Charlotte, NC Fillmore

10/24 Hilton Head, SC Shoreline Ballroom

10/25 Atlanta, GA 99X (Blue October radio show)

10/27 Jacksonville, FL Freebird Live

10/28 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Revolution

10/30 Orlando, FL House of Blues

10/31 Tampa, FL The Ritz (Ybor City)

11/01 Columbia, SC Headliners

11/02 WASHINGTON, DC 9:30 Club

11/05 Rochester, NY Water Street

11/06 Boston , MA Reason to Live Tenth Anniversary Concert

11/07 Napa, CA Hot AC (Blue October radio show)

11/10 Columbus, OH LC Pavilion

11/12 Chicago, IL House of Blues

11/13 Detroit, MI Royal Oak

11/14 Kalamazoo, MI State Theater

11/15 Cleveland, OH House of Blues

11/17 COLUMBIA, MO Blue Note

11/18 Tulsa, OK Cain’s

11/20 Austin, TX Stubb’s

11/21 Austin, TX Stubb’s

Partners for the first-ever PICK UP THE PHONE TOUR 2009 include:

1-800-SUICIDE – National Hopeline Network

About the National Hopeline Network 1-800 SUICIDE (784-2433) and the Kristin Brooks Hope Center (KBHC):
After losing his wife, Kristin Brooks to suicide in 1998, Reese Butler founded the Kristin Brooks Hope Center (KBHC), which created the National Hopeline Network 1-800 SUICIDE.

In 2000, Reese gained the support of the late Senator Paul Wellstone (D-MN), Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) and obtained more than seven million dollars to expand and support the National Hopeline Network which is comprised of 200 community crisis centers in 48 states.

Callers in crisis to 1800-SUICIDE are routed to the closest crisis center in their immediate area so that quick referrals to behavioral health services and other supports can be offered. Since 1998, 1-800-SUICIDE has received more than 3 million calls and rescued more than 4,000 individuals who had already initiated suicide plans. www.hopeline.com

About To Write Love On Her Arms (TWLOHA):

In 2006, Jamie Tworkowski wrote a story, a glimpse into a friend’s life and her first steps to recovery from drug addiction, self-injury, and depression. The story, titled To Write Love On Her Arms (TWLOHA), and t-shirts Tworkowski printed to help pay for his friend’s recovery, started a movement, not only within his local Orlando, FL community, but one that was swiftly embraced by people everywhere.

Realizing a strong need to bring these mental health issues to light, Jamie created TWLOHA–a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide–and enlisted bands such as Paramore, Thrice, Anberlin, Switchfoot, Bayside, The Almost to spread TWLOHA’s message.

Jamie and TWLOHA joined national and international touring bands spreading their message of hope before bands took the stage each night. In August 2007, MySpace awarded TWLOHA the winner of their “Impact Award” for “Community Building,” TWLOHA garnered the most votes in the history of the Impact Awards.

To Write Love on Her Arms began with one broken girl, one painful night; addiction, depression, self-injury. It is the realization of what life can be when people commit to meeting a need. “A friend of mine told me there is no such thing as suicide prevention. This is an attempt to prove him wrong, to say that love can change a life. We can hold back the darkness. Rescue is possible,” says Tworkowski. www.twloha.com

About Synclive.Com:

Synclive.com is a highly interactive music and entertainment Internet community that allows users to broadcast their live performances, as they happen, over the Internet to a worldwide audience. Synclive.com is currently reaching 127 countries with over 1 million video views a month. Shows can be broadcast from anywhere, at anytime. Synclive.com offers artists a tremendous promotional platform for worldwide exposure.

It is a great way to promote new music, a new tour, new merchandise, and stay intimately connected with your fans. Shows are streamed live, recorded and stored at the artist’s discretion for future on demand viewing. Our most used tool is the embedded player which allows an artist’s live and on demand shows to be placed on all of their websites so fans can watch the show in the artist’s environment. Synclive.com is free for artists, fans, and venues to use and is open to all genres of music and live entertainment. www.synclive.com

About PostSecret.com:

Called “the most trusted stranger in America,” Frank Warren is the sole founder and curator of the PostSecret Project: A collection of nearly 500,000 highly personal and artfully decorated postcards mailed anonymously from around the world, displaying the soulful secrets we never voice.

The PostSecret.com site now receives more than 1,000,000 visitors every week. In 2005, the All-American Rejects approached Warren about using images of actual PostSecret images in their “Dirty Little Secret” music video. They offered Warren $1,000, but Warren instead asked them to donate $2,000 to 1800-SUICIDE where Warren is a volunteer.

The donation was made and the music video became one of the most requested on MTV. The National Mental Health Association presented Warren with an award for his work in raising public awareness of Suicide. The PostSecret project has now raised over $210,000 for 1800-SUICIDE. PostSecret was awarded the December 2008 “Myspace Impact Award” and donated 100% of the proceeds to 1-800 SUICIDE. Look for the new PostScret book titled Confessions on Life, Death and God due out October 6. www.postsecret.com

For more information about the PUTP tour, visit:

• www.putp.org
• www.hopeline.com
• ww.twloha.com
• www.synclive.com
• www.postsecret.com

Live And Ticking

Today, though a variety of music is available for our entertainment on CDs and tapes, there were times when such entertainment could only be had through live concerts. Even today, a large number of people enjoy live concerts, and these are lavishly put up by popular musical groups. A lot more than concerts are held simultaneously to increase the spectacle and make the event memorable.

The advent of newer technologies with special effect visuals and stage lighting, large video screens for close up action, smoke, dry ice, artwork, pyrotechnics, and more, all add to the atmosphere. Hot concerts, today, are no longer staid and quiet affairs, as we once knew them to be. Dancing, sing-alongs, crowd surfing, and moshing, among others are quite popular, what with metal, punk, rock and indie concerts. These, of course, are unheard of in concerts of the folk and classical kind.

Hot concerts are always on in New York. For example, the following concerts – a very few out of the 90 odd scheduled for the next five weeks, until the end of December – are:

Dark Star Orchestra
Frankie Valli
Ricardo Arjona
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
Texas Is The Reason
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
New York Philharmonic
Sarah McLachlan
Enrique Iglesias
Andrea Bocelli
Tenacious D
Black Dog: Led Zeppelin Tribute

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Concerts are still cool, although they?ve changed a lot over the years. Many venues prohibit smoking and drinking, and all over the world security is increasingly enhanced. Some concerts are much more subdued today than they were yesterday. But they are a great opportunity for you and the girls to have a flashback to the good ?ol days, or show just how cool you are by going to a live performance by the hottest new singers.

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I love Ebay, but if you buy tickets off Ebay or any other auction house, you have a far greater chance of ending up with forged or stolen tickets. The same goes for scalpers. Don?t buy from scalpers. If you?re in jail, you can?t go to the concert. And if your honey is at his favorite sporting event, he won?t be able to bail you out. Of course, if he?s in jail there might be less dirty socks scattered throughout the house. But you probably would rather have the dirty socks. Make sure the discount concert or sporting event tickets you get come with a 100% guarantee.

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For some avid concert goers being present in specific concerts gets really imperative. They would do anything and everything, just to get their hands on 70% cheap concert tickets, but even their dire efforts tend to go in vain.

If you are keen on attaining 70% cheap concert tickets, there are a number of ways how you can land those hot tickets onto your possession. First of all, try participating in radio call-in contests. Popular music stations often play host to call-in contests, prizing winners with guaranteed 70% cheap concert tickets. If you are lucky enough, you might even win absolutely free concert tickets. Even though participating in radio call-in contests are uncertain, when it comes to giving you 70% cheap concert ticket wins, you can still try your luck every now and then.

The Internet can be a very prospective tool when hunting for 70% cheap concert tickets. With concert tickets being sold out in record times, it is apparent that music fans are becoming more upset day by day, owing to the exertion they have to put in use to see their favorite bands perform live.

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Apart from auction websites, there are many other websites specializing in 70% cheap concert ticket sales. They are constantly cropping up 70% cheap concert tickets and are making them available to the public.

You might even find some premium concert tickets at cheaper rates. Most of the concert tickets listed at these websites is season ticket holders. They usually sell their tickets through these websites mostly because they are unable to attend the concerts, or are willing to sell off the tickets at their own prices. Whatever the case, you are likely to find cheaper concert tickets at these websites other than buying it from outside.

So often today, the demand for concert tickets is larger than the ticket supply. So, if you want those tickets, you have to be one of the first people in line. Of course, there is always the phone and Internet, but in my experience, I’ve always had better luck, and better seats, camping out in line.

First, and most importantly, after you’ve picked the concert you want to see, you need to find out what date and time it goes on sale. The most common on-sale date/time is Saturday mornings at 10:00 am. But, of course, this may vary, so double check. For many performers, there are pre-sales. However, the codes for those sales are usually provided by a fan club membership, which costs extra money. And in today’s economy – who has that?

Secondly, you need to figure out where you’re going to buy the tickets from. There are usually only two options here: Ticketmaster, or the venue box office. You could always get your tickets from a secondary ticket broker, but I’ll get to that later. Ticketmaster has box offices all over the place. So, it would be best to find out which is closer to you: a Ticketmaster location, or the venue itself.

Okay, so now you know where you’re going and when you’re going! Good! But you’re probably still wondering how early you need to get there, huh? Well, that all depends. If it’s a super popular concert, and it’s sold out the last few years in a row, or in the previous cities, where it went on sale first – it’s probably going to be an overnighter. And that’s why you’re reading this anyway – right? So, get your bags packed and grab some friends!

Plan on getting to the location the night before the tickets actually go on sale. In some cases, you may need to get there at least 24 hours before, but let’s assume it’s just an overnighter, and you can get there in the evening, when you get off of work or school, whatever the case may be. The most important thing is a lawn chair! Get that first! Below is the list of other necessities, and any notes I can think of.

Lawn (or camp) chair – once you wake up in the morning, you’ll probably have to take your tent down, but there will still be several hours of waiting ahead of you. Yes, you can stand or sit on the floor, but trust me, after about two hours, you’ll wish you had one of these!

Tent – you might want to check with the location before you bring this. Some places have ordinances against using them in public places, like outside of a store. But, it is helpful to have, in case you are allowed to have one.

Sleeping bag/blankets/pillow – again, how many you need will depend on your comfort zone. Some people only need a sheet to be able to sleep anywhere, some need a little more, so bring whatever feels best for you. And remember, you can always leave stuff in your car and get it only when you need it. No use in hogging the sidewalk if you don’t need to

Water/food/drinks and a cooler – Again, the amount you’ll need to bring depends on you. Just remember though, you probably won’t have access to a refrigerator or any heating device (microwave, oven, toaster), so bring stuff that doesn’t need to be heated up.

The cooler, obviously, will keep things cool. Bottled water, sodas, juice boxes, sandwiches, chips, pretzels, and dip are all great things to have. You could always call for pizza delivery, but I have found some chains don’t deliver unless you have an actual address for them. You could always use the location address, but again, keep it simple.

Money – Yeah, don’t forget you have to pay for those tickets

Friends/cards/games – You will get bored. And if you’re standing in line by yourself, you’ll get real bored around all those strangers. Although, conversations are usually struck up and people tend to bond over their shared experience, it’s still best to bring someone you know along with you.

Alright, so now you should be packed up and ready to go! Another great reason to bring a friend is that you’ll have someone to hold your place in line. So, grab your friend too and get to the box office! As soon as you get there, stake out your spot in line. Set up your tent, or whatever you have. Then, get comfortable.

I did wait in line once for HFStival tickets, and the woman at the front of the line had been doing this for years. So, she started a list – as soon as someone else got it line, their name was added to the list. This helped to keep things fair in line – there was no “cutting” the line; everyone knew who everyone else was, and where their spot was. You could do this, if you’re first in line, but don’t feel that it’s required.

So, assuming you’ve made it through the night, wake up early and put your tent and other bulky items back in the car, or out of the way somehow. Once those doors open, you don’t want to be tripping over someone’s stuff, trying to get in the door. Conversely, you don’t want your things to be trampled. Also, once all the bulky stuff is gone, the line seems like it gets shorter – YAY! It doesn’t actually – you’re just closer to the people in front of you, but by then, any seeming success feels great!

Set out your lawn or camp chair, and get ready to wait some more. Hopefully, someone in line will offer to make a coffee and bagel run, or you could do this yourself. Again, if you have that friend with you, he or she can hold down both of your spots while you go to the coffee shop, or wherever.

Once the doors open, get your butt moving to get those great tickets! Once it’s your turn, the ticket agent (the person behind the counter at the ticket machine) will ask you how many tickets you need, and then will tell you what seats are available. Get them! The seating options only get worse the longer you wait. Then, pay the money and enjoy the show!

For those who were unsuccessful, or who don’t feel like doing all that work: The secondary ticket broker will be your best bet. A secondary ticket broker is not affiliated with the box office, performer, or venue in any way. They are a company that buys and sells tickets on the secondary market. So, the prices for the tickets will probably be higher, but you’ll have a variety of seating locations (want 3rd row on the floor? No problem!).

There are many secondary ticket brokers out there. However, make sure, if you decide to purchase tickets this way, that the broker is registered with the Better Business Bureau, and the National Association of Ticket Brokers. You want to make sure you’re buying from a legit place, after all. Also, let’s say you waited in line and got those great tickets you wanted, and for some reason, you can’t make it to the show after all.

Ticketmaster and most box offices do not have refund or return policies. Again, this is where secondary brokers work to your advantage. Most brokers also buy tickets. So if you can’t make it to a show, call a broker, and see if you can’t at least get your money back by selling them your ticket!

Their average age isnt even 18 yet, and they just graduated to headlining status after opening for fellow Disney sensation Hannah Montana/ Miley Cyrus late last year. They also competed in the Disney Channel games during the summer of 2007, which seemed to help skyrocket their musical career even further. The Jonas Brothers have performed two songs at the Miss Teen USA 2007 contest. The following day, the closing ceremonies of the Disney Channel Games was aired, featuring a performance from the Jonas Brothers. http://www.ticketmayor.com That same year, they co-presented an award with Miley Cyrus at the Teen Choice Awards. They also performed at the American Music Awards in November 18, 2007. The Jonas Brothers signed with Hollywood Records in February 2007 after they were dropped by Columbia Records. Their self-titled second album, “Jonas Brothers” was released on August 7th 2007 and reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart its first week.

Disney has signed the brothers to a concert special, movie (Camp Rock, premieres January 2008), and TV Series. The fictional television series entitled “J.O.N.A.S!” (Junior Operatives Networking As Spies) starring the trio as a group of government hired spies was filmed, and is expected to debut on the Disney Channel this year.

Considering themselves to be a mixture of rock and punk music, Jonas Brothers from Wyckoff, New Jersey is headed up by three brothers, Kevin, Joe, and Nick Jonas. Kevin plays guitar and sings backing vocals, and Nicholas shares lead vocals with Joseph in the group. They have released two albums – “Its About Time” in 2006 and “Jonas Brothers” in 2007. The Jonas Brothers are working on their 3rd Album. Have musicians as parents, music always played a major part in the brothers lives growing up. The boys influences include an eclectic mix of artists ranging from the Ramones to the Jackson 5 to the Modern Lovers-all purveyors of tight, catchy anthems.

In 2004 an executive at Columbia Records got wind of the song that Nick had written for his Dad, in 2002, called “Joy to the World” (A Christmas Prayer). The song was featured on the annual Broadway “Equity Fights AIDS” album, and later picked up by Ino Records for release to Christian radio stations across the country. Before long, Nick was signed by Columbia Records. After Steve Greenburg, the president of Columbia Records heard “Please Be Mine,” a song which featured all three of the brothers; the group was signed as a band. For the Jonas boys, the real fun began as they combined their musical abilities to write and record their debut album together, quickly realizing how lucky they were to have each other for both personal and professional inspiration.

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The live performance, the location, the large number of beating hearts pumping up adrenaline for the same cause, the noise, the enthusiasm of the public that participates to such hot and breath taking events are reasons why so many make huge efforts to get concert tickets or football tickets. You strive to pay good money for a couple of tickets to allow yourself to make a pleasant surprise to someone dear. You sometimes discover that some opportunities for entertainment are simply inaccessible because queuing isn’t enough. Concert tickets, football tickets or theater tickets can sell out before you get a chance to buy. The popular events sometimes require taking time off from work to stand in never ending lines. Not everyone affords wasting time, even if money is not an issue (or the other way around).

To make matters worse, the desperation sometimes pushes people to counterfeit their concert tickets or football tickets and try their luck. If you do this, you risk public humiliation by getting kicked out from the event and spoiling the fun of those who are with you (and who perhaps don’t know about the fake tickets). You may also receive a fine which won’t make anything better. However, you can get to see your idols without making unnecessary mistakes and just paying a little extra for concert tickets by buying them online.

If you don’t want your friend to miss out on his gift you have to benefit from alternatives to buying concert tickets or football tickets and the Internet is here for this. To make things easier for those with busy lifestyles, many ticket brokers have launched websites which offer to help you make the best of your time. You can now buy or book difficult to find concert tickets or football tickets, choose the best selections and get the least expensive ones for comparable seats. Of course, the websites will charge an extra fee for their services, but you won’t need to waste your precious time and energy.

You might ask yourself why concert tickets are more expensive if bought online. The Internet isn’t the primary market, but a secondary one, thus the chance to attend an important event is given to you after wasting the first opportunity to book the concert tickets in advance. This is a luxury that has to be paid, but the advantages are numerous. Just think about it: there is the possibility that you did not know about the event or found out too late to book concert tickets. You are given a second chance. If you’ve suddenly decided to buy the concert tickets as a surprise for someone, then you can think this through to be certain if this is a good gift or not without hurrying because the concert tickets are rapidly selling out. These are the advantages of buying online concert tickets or football tickets and one thing is for sure: you won’t risk anything this way.

Buying football tickets is just as tricky as buying concert tickets because usually the fans crowd in as soon as they are available. But can you blame them? If for some entertainment means buying concert tickets to hear Eric Clapton, Dixie Chicks, Rolling Stones or the Black Eyed Peas, for others a hot pick consists in something else. This is why some would like to buy NFL or NCAA football tickets and enjoy the competition between two famous teams, among which one is the favorite. But the entertainment doesn’t stop here. Sport fans can experience baseball, basketball or hockey matches or for those more sophisticated, your gift can be the chance to view a theater show. However, in any of these cases, whether the problem resides in buying concert tickets or football tickets when you want, the solution is to buy online.

Let’s start with this little tidbit I read about. On January 3rd, country station Y-108 held a contest of a different sort. First it was held in a mall. It was designed for dads of little girls. These dads were required to wear a blond Hannah wig, a black dress and 2-inch heels while running through the mall doing some wild things. All this to win tickets to a Hannah Montana concert!

And let’s not forget the infamous essay contest that was held. According to sources a mother/daughter duo entered the writing contest in hopes of winning the concert tickets. The essay stated that the little girl’s father died in Iraq in a roadside bombing. It was later learned that the little girl’s father did not die in Iraq, in fact he’s not a soldier. The mother stated that she and her six-year-old daughter wanted to see Hannah Montana in concert and the essay was what they did to try to win the tickets. Officials announced that that mother/daughter duo would not be receiving the grand prize.

What would prompt such behavior in grown men and women you might ask. Let me give you some background. Tickets for Hannah’s concerts have been known to sell out in as little as four minutes. That is not a misprint or a typo, four minutes. Scalpers across the nation have had a field day with this. They are getting four to five times the face value of the tickets. According to one source, a single ticket for the show in Charlotte, N.C., sold for $2,565. The original cost of the tickets…between $26 and $66.

Times have changed and technology has advanced and so we are seeing changes in the way scalpers operate. They no longer hold up tickets outside the arena. Those days are gone. Now you’ll find them behind a computer screen selling tickets online. Most states do not have restrictions on reselling tickets.

It’s been suggested ticket prices (through scalpers) may lessen as the concert date gets closer. However, scalpers will continue to be an issue as Hannah Montana concert tickets are so difficult to get and many people are willing to pay those outrageous prices to have the opportunity to attend her concert.

You may be wondering how to protect yourself from getting gauged when purchasing your concert tickets. Try to buy a ticket as quickly as possible. Though it’s not likely you will get one in the first four minutes that they go on sale, be at your phone ready to place your order. If you miss out on that, check listings on ebay and craigslist. Perhaps someone has a ticket that they cannot use for some reason. And finally, wait until close to the date of the concert and buy your ticket as cheaply as possible.