American Idols Live! Generates Fastest Sell-Out In TED TIX History

NORFOLK, VA (May 25, 2006) - American Idols Live! made history today when it became the fastest sell-out in Ted Tix history. In just a matter of minutes after today's 10 a.m. on-sale, tickets for the highly-rated national tour were scooped up by eager fans. The Idols are set to appear Friday, September 15 at 7pm at the Ted Constant Convocation Center.

"We're incredibly pleased to sell-out American Idols Live! as quickly as we did," commented Doug Higgons, General Manager of the Constant Center and Vice President with Global Spectrum. "We could feel the excitement throughout the week as the television show came to an end."

"Pop Tarts Presents American Idols Live!" will feature the Top Ten contestants from Season Five: Ace Young, Bucky Covington, Chris Daughtry, Elliott Yamin, Katherine McPhee, Kellie Pickler, Lisa Tucker, Mandisa, Paris Bennett and newly crowned Idol, Taylor Hicks. The concert will include individual as well as ensemble performances and features songs off their hit album "American Idol Season 5 Encores."

Ted Tix is the exclusive ticketing source for Constant Center events. Tickets for all Constant Center events can be purchased at the Constant Center Box Office, charge-by-phone by calling 888-411-4TED, online at constantcenter.com or through Ted Tix outlets at Tidewater Sports & Collectables, USA Discounters and Relative Theory Records.

Global Spectrum, the fastest growing firm in the public assembly facility management field with more than 50 facilities throughout the United States and Canada, manages the Ted Constant Convocation Center. The Philadelphia-based company is part of one of the world's largest sports and entertainment firm Comcast-Spectacor, which also owns the Wachovia Center and Wachovia Spectrum, the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League, the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association, the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League, Flyers Skate Zone, a series of community ice skating rinks, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, a regional sports programming network, Ovations Food Services, a food and beverage services provider, New Era Tickets, a full-service ticketing and marketing product for public assembly facilities, and Front Row Marketing Services, a commercial rights sales company. Comcast-Spectacor owns three minor league baseball teams - the Bowie Baysox, the Delmarva Shorebirds and the Frederick Keys - all affiliates of the Baltimore Orioles. In a partnership with Disson Skating, Comcast-Spectacor annually produces 10 nationally televised figure skating spectaculars on NBC.