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Miley Cyrus to headline Stadium of Fire

Wow. How desperate has Stadium of Fire become? This is embarrassingly silly.

For all those who couldn't get their kids tickets to her concert this is your second chance. Don't disappoint them again!

It would have been an awesome april fools joke

I think Miley as the headliner is perfect for the show. I took my daughter to her concert and she still talks about how much fun she had. Nothing says FAMILY like a Disney star.

Prediction: Stadium of Fire will sellout in the first day. If you read the news at all, you will know that Hannah Montana was the biggest concert of the year. You should also expect an increase in ticket prices. This is a big deal of organizers and will be a profitable one. Embarassing for you, but not to every girl in utah under the age of 14.

Why couldn't they get AC/DC?

I think it is a brilliant marketing move. Miley is HUGE right now. How many little girls will be asking their parents for tickets as soon as they hear this news? I'm preparing to hear non-stop from my girls right now.

of what's her name, but I read once tickets for her concerts were going for $400 +

I think it is a smart move, money wise. Not exactly fit for the demographic of Utah Valley BYU fans, though.

This sounds really cool. a respectable teen with standards, I like it.

Are the organizers running short on resources, or are they letting their grand daughters run the program this year?
Not exactly broad community appeal.

Attn Moessers, this is probably going to sell out, based on recent supply/demand issues for Hannah Montana concerts. Alan, I wish you a speedy recovery.

They must have offered her a boatload of money to work on the Fourth of July.

And who is going to that????

Moessers - you must not know much about Hannah Montana. Might not sound like a big deal to you, but I can assure that is not desperate, but rather quite the get. I can only assume you don't have daughters.

It may be embarrassingly silly, but Stadium of Fire is now a guaranteed sell out. In fact, you could have people coming from other states to see this girl perform. You could see people scalping tickets for much more than face value, if you recall what things were like when she performed in Salt Lake a few months back.

And all those kids that they have dancing around on the field??? For the first time in Stadium of Fire history, they won't have to fake being interested in the headliner!

I say this is quite a coup for the Stadium of Fire folks! I know little about her music (my little girls aren't quite old enough yet to care) but she can sell tickets faster than almost any other performer you can name, including bands coming to Salt Lake this summer like the Police, Dave Mathews band, etc. And she presents a clean, wholesome image. And most of all, they were able to get her to come!

Whatever one may think of Miss Cyrus as a teen pop star or Disney Channel actress, getting her to come to Provo is a major PR coup for the Stadium of Fire organizers. She is the most in-demand performer in America at the moment, and it will be a sellout at LES. And for those who missed it recently, she spoke out strongly about her Christian values keeping her grounded and not turning into a Paris Hilton, Brittney Spears or Lindsay Lohan type. Of course, that could all change in the future, but for now, she is wildly popular and inoffensive. If you want your young girls to carry on the Stadium of Fire tradition in the future, you can't always have headliners geared only for the music tastes of parents. A teen star who at least tries to be wholesome should be welcomed rather than ridiculed.

Actually, the Hannah Montana tour was the BIGGEST moneymaker in the country this past year, eclipsing by far every other tour. That, and a TRIPLE-platinum album, make her one of the hottest concerts going. Yes, it's for kids/families, but the inclusion of Blue Man Group should stimulate the interest of the adults in attendance as well. And isn't Stadium of Fire billed as a "family" event anyway...?

Thats one event that I am not even tempted to attend.

This is a fantastic choice for wholesome, family entertainment!!!

I know all about Hannah Montana. And yes, it's wonderful for every girl ages 0-14 in the state of Utah and probably Idaho. They'll pack the place with screaming tween girls. But what about every other individual? They're shutting out other individuals who would normally want to go to this event. It selling out the community.