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Tickets are sold out, fans are in tears and parents are in an uproar.

Sound like a Duran Duran tale from the '80s — or N' Sync in the '90s? No way. There's a new tour furor, and it's over 'tween sensation Miley Cyrus, star of Disney Channel's Hannah Montana.

Her Nov. 11 show at Toyota Center sold out Saturday in five minutes. Now the only way to get tickets is at inflated prices from ticket brokers or individuals.

Fifty-two ticket groupings were posted on eBay as of Monday afternoon. Depending on the seats' locations, bids ranged from $67 for a single seat to $1,275 for four seats. Most tickets on eBay averaged more than $200.

Brokers sell for just as much, if not more, being legally allowed to sell at any price the market will bear. They just aren't allowed to make such sales on the premises of an event.

For the lucky ones able to get tickets right way, their face value was economical for a tour, ranging from $25 to $65.

"The tickets are priced and sold as fairly as possible," said Debra Rathwell, senior vice president for AEG Live in New York, which is handling the tour.

"I can assure you this is no conspiracy," Rathwell said. "We do everything in our power to stop brokers from getting tickets, but it's impossible."

She said selling tickets at inflated prices has escalated in recent years because of the Internet. "That's changed everything."

Nor does it help that Hannah Montana is so popular. Rathwell said every show in every city, no matter how small, has sold out in minutes.

Such sellouts can prompt scheduling of extra shows, but in this case, that would be hard. Montana's Nov. 11 date in Houston will be followed by a Nov. 12 show in San Antonio, which also is sold out. She has a Nov. 9 show in Glendale, Ariz., but the next day should be needed to transport the stage and equipment — not to mention giving Cyrus, 14, a day off.

Last March, Houston's first Hannah Montana show set a new paid attendance record for the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, drawing of 73,295 fans to Reliant Stadium. That show sold out in three minutes. At Toyota Center, concert capacity is about 13,000.

"I've never seen counts like this," Rathwell said. "Usually some single seats remain available, but for this tour, they're all gone. It's sold out to the last seat."

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How much would you pay for Hannah tickets? | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

Sooo...Why is she so popular again? And how come she doesn't have a mullet?