$3,000 for a Tom Petty Ticket?

Hmmmm. I passed up a chance to see the ever-gorgeous, hip Canadian singer (Leslie) Feist, (whose video of her song "1...2....3...4" is being played on some I-Pod commercial), when she played at the Carolina Theatre in downtown Greensboro back in July because I was just wasn't sure if she was worth a measly 20 bucks.

Apparently, concert-goers in East Hampton, NY, had no such issues when they shelled out a whopping $3,000 for a concert by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers the week before Labor Day.

The current issue of "Rolling Stone," with 50 Cent and Kanye West on the cover, reported this item. The concert is a part of a lavish series, which included other high price shows by the likes of Billy Joel (what?!!!), Prince and the Dave Matthews Band, which also performed a recent free charity concert at Virginia Tech (perhaps after this show they could afford to!).

Those present at the Petty show included Richard Gere, Christy Turlington, Mort Zuckerman and former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney, who was said to be grooving to "American Girl."

In other music news from "Rolling Stone," former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony had the dubious luck of finding out that he was not going to be a part of the group's reunion tour online! Anthony is being replaced by guitarist Eddie Van Halen's son Wolfgang Van Halen (whose mother is Valerie Bertinelli).

The Van Halen tour starts in Charlotte on Sept. 27. The group, which once again has David Lee Roth as its lead singer, will be heading up the road to play at the Greensboro Coliseum here in the Triad. Tickets will reportedly be less than $3,000.

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