"Idol" Tix Are Idle

Posted Aug 25th 2006 1:50PM by TMZ Staff

"American Idol" is the hottest TV show in the country, hopefuls line up by the thousands to try out and fans snatch up millions of copies of the winners' albums. But apparently all those same peeps are fickle when it comes to running out to see them live.
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The "American Idols Live" tour arrives in Los Angeles on Saturday and tickets are still available on ticketmaster.com. In fact, they are not only not sold out - they are going for below face value on Craigslist.

Ticket holders are selling good floor seats at up to 40% below cost, with some tix going for as low as $20. A total steal especially considering concert tickets for true music idols, like Madonna, can go for as much as $350.

This is just the latest in a string of bad luck for the "Idol" contestants. Earlier this summer Katharine McPhee revealed she had struggled with bulimia and then disappointed fans when she was unable to start the tour due to severe bronchitis and laryngitis. Once she joined the group she fractured her foot on stage. And just recently "Idol" winner Taylor Hicks sued an ex-producer for attempting to sell two of his songs on iTunes.

With the new "Idol" season contestant search on the way and their fame slipping faster than Tara Reid's breast on the red carpet, fans better hurry and catch Ace, Bucky and Mandisa (remember them?) before they fade back into obscurity.

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1. FIRST!

Posted at 2:02PM on Aug 25th 2006 by anonymous

2. FIRST!!!

Posted at 2:02PM on Aug 25th 2006 by anonymous

3. That's because people tune it to see horrible singing and to laugh at Simon telling them they suck. Without Simon who gives a sh*t.

Posted at 2:16PM on Aug 25th 2006 by Killian

4. I wouldn't see the show if I could sit front row for free! I hate American Idol and don't understand the obsession some people have with the show.

Posted at 2:25PM on Aug 25th 2006 by L.A.

5. Except, of course this person fails to mention that the concert has been sold out at almost every other venue in the country.

I am not saying that is a good thing, but I like it when you actually get the big picture.

Posted at 5:27PM on Aug 25th 2006 by Skeeter

6. Ace will be a star no matter what, You can take that to the bank!

Posted at 5:42PM on Aug 25th 2006 by christi

7. This is ridiculous. LA concert sold out and now they just released more tickets just below the show.

This season's Idol concert has the most sold out shows out of all the seasons.

Please check your facts.

Posted at 5:51PM on Aug 25th 2006 by brandon

8. Sure are a lot of people angry at the world! I think all these kids did well to get where they did. and I admire them for trying. What are these sore heads accomplishing? JAN

Posted at 10:12PM on Aug 25th 2006 by Janis Churchill

9. its sold out in most venues , just not in LA where no one cares about stars. THis tour shouldnt even stop in LA because the show was there all year. Don't paint the whole tour with this brush.

Posted at 1:01AM on Aug 26th 2006 by kerry

10. This tour has been sold out in almost every venue - 16 tour dates were added and the show this year has produced the most artists ever likely to stand the test of time in the music industry - with Taylor, Chris and Elliott. Why paint the tour as a failure?

Posted at 6:14PM on Aug 26th 2006 by Linda

11. Better start checking your facts about uh.......simply everything! You gave wrong impressions all the way around on everything about the Idol tour.

Posted at 8:13PM on Aug 26th 2006 by Kathy

12. Now why isn't this available in Texas where the prices are so outrageous for good seats? And why wasn't this information available sooner???? I would have flown into LA for good tickets! Argh!

Posted at 1:28PM on Aug 27th 2006 by Leila

13. That didn't appear to be the case in Nashville. That place was packed (at least as far as I could see)...and the concert was excellent...as was the afterconcert concert by Taylor's group LMBO.

Posted at 7:14PM on Aug 30th 2006 by Mellie