ContraCostaTimes.com | Las Vegas flap makes Ronstadt a hotter ticket

ContraCostaTimes.com : Las Vegas flap makes Ronstadt a hotter ticket: "Singer Linda Ronstadt's performance tonight at Livermore's Wente Vineyards sold out Wednesday, although her praise of filmmaker Michael Moore and his 'Fahrenheit 9/11' documentary prompted more than a dozen people to drop plans to attend.
While Wente does not provide refunds, it allowed tickets to be exchanged for other concerts planned this season.
Rick Reid, Wente's vice president of retail operations, said about 15 tickets were exchanged by Wednesday afternoon, and many more phone calls were received by angry members of the public.
But available tickets were snatched up by others who heard about the controversy and want to see Ronstadt, said Reid. The outdoor venue, which holds 1,750 people, had already been 95 percent sold out Tuesday."


By Bonita Brewer
CONTRA COSTA TIMES