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Backstreet Boys "Horrified" At Ticket Scalping In Denver
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Date: Nov 23, 2099 After a little detective work by private investigators, the Backstreet Boys have issued a challenge to the House of Blues, promoter for the Boys' Oct. 31 concert at the Pepsi Center in Denver, after learning some 1200 venue-controlled tickets ended up in the hands of scalpers. Fans were charged up to at least $110 for the $38.50 face value tickets and the Boys have requested the House of Blues make a donation of $75,000 to the Columbine College Fund to make up for the negligence on their part to thwart ticket scalping. In a rather melodramatic statement released on Tuesday (Nov. 23) by the band's publicity firm, the Mitch Schneider Organization, the Boys relayed their stance on scalping. "We've done everything we can to prevent scalping, from limiting the number of tickets purchased to distributing wristbands," said the statement. "To think scalping of this type occurred at the Denver show infuriated us. With us, the fans always come first and anything that compromises our connection with them will always be addressed and properly investigated. We were horrified to learn that our fans in Denver were manipulated and ripped off this way." The Columbine College Fund provides financial assistance for post-secondary education for all students affected by the April 20 shooting rampage at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. The Backstreet Boys play Birmingham, Ala. on Tuesday (Nov. 23).
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