September 29, 2006

They Can't Get No Satisfaction

If you love the Rolling Stones and want to see them in concert for discount prices, and can get to Missoula, Montana, by Wednesday, there are deals to be had.

The Stones performance set for Wednesday in Missoula was a sellout right after tickets went on sale in August. Less than a week before the show, though, the ticket tale is a sad one. People looking to resell theirs, even at less than face value, are struggling for buyers.

Longtime fan Sharon Hawke of Polson, about 70 miles from Missoula, has attended Stones concerts in Seattle, Phoenix and elsewhere, and plans to be in a party of four at the show. Hawke has advertised one unneeded ticket, bought for $353, and had no takers Thursday morning. "Most people, because it's during a work week, can't go," said Hawke. "Other people have no interest in seeing them. They said if it was Toby Keith, they'd do it."