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    CHICAGO -- The Cheetah Girls, the all-girl singing group based on the popular young adult book series and Disney Channel movie, have sold more concert tickets on the secondary market than legendary musicians the Rolling Stones and Barbra Streisand, according to the TicketsNow Entertainment Index for September.

    "The TicketsNow Entertainment Index is the definitive barometer for gauging the hottest trends in entertainment," said Kenneth Dotson, Chief Marketing Officer for TicketsNow. "Our September data reinforced that attending live events is frequently a family affair. Based on the number of tickets sold to The Cheetah Girls, many parents were treating their kids to what could possibly be their first concert-that's something they'll always remember."

    In the latest index that was announced recently, The Cheetah Girls took the number one spot on the Concert list with 12.1% of ticket sales, besting the Stones and Streisand who had 5.0% and 4.5% of concert sales, respectively. Following in fourth place was Eric Clapton with 3.9% and Roger Waters in the fifth spot with 2.9% of concert tickets sold.

The Cheetah Girls

    In the Theater category, Wicked retained its position at number one with 32.1% of all theater tickets sold, with Jersey Boys in second place with 6.6%. In a sign that the holiday season is right around the corner, the Radio City Christmas Spectacular made its TicketsNow Entertainment Index debut at number three with 5.7% of theater ticket sales.

    The New York Yankees, who had the best record in the American League this season, led the Sports list with 4.9% of ticket sales. Rounding out the top three in the category were the Dallas Cowboys with 3.7% and the Jacksonville Jaguars with 3.3%.

    Top September Events Overall
    1.  Wicked                6.  Baltimore Ravens
    2.  The Cheetah Girls     7.  Chicago Bears
    3.  New York Yankees      8.  Rolling Stones
    4.  Dallas Cowboys        9.  Seattle Seahawks
    5.  Jacksonville Jaguars  10. Barbra Streisand

    Top September Sports Ticket Sales
    1.  New York Yankees
    2.  Dallas Cowboys
    3.  Jacksonville Jaguars
    4.  Baltimore Ravens
    5.  Chicago Bears

    Top September Concert Ticket Sales
    1.  The Cheetah Girls
    2.  Rolling Stones
    3.  Barbra Streisand
    4.  Eric Clapton
    5.  Roger Waters

    Top September Theater Sales
    1.  Wicked
    2.  Jersey Boys
    3.  Radio City Christmas Spectacular
    4.  The Lion King
    5.  Monty Python's Spamalot

    About the TicketsNow Entertainment Index
    The TicketsNow Entertainment Index tracks proprietary secondary ticket sales on a monthly basis to provide a snapshot of entertainment trends for sports, music, and theater events nationwide.

    About TicketsNow
    Established in 1999, TicketsNow is the world's largest and most trusted marketplace for premium event tickets. More than 90% of all professional ticket agencies that list, buy, and sell secondary event tickets online utilize software developed by TicketsNow-creating the most comprehensive database of secondary event tickets in the world. Named in 2006 to the Inc.
500 index of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the U.S.-the second time in three years the company has been so honored-TicketsNow is a premium ticket provider for USA TODAY, Fandango, and AOL; an official sponsor of the Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars; an official sponsor of University of Louisville Athletics, Arizona State University Athletics, Texas Christian University Athletics, University of Cincinnati Athletics, and a corporate partner of Princeton University Athletics; a member of the Better Business Bureau; and a founding member of the NATB, which promotes the highest level of ethics in the secondary ticketing marketplace. For more information, visit http://www.TicketsNow.com.
  
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    Sarah Schorno
    Pyramid Public Relations for TicketsNow
    212.643.1068 x249
    sarahs@pyramidpr.net

    Jennifer Swanson
    TicketsNow
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    jswanson@Ticketsnow.com