Days ago, on April 8 2008, concert organizer Live Nation announced that there are still abundant tickets available for the April 12 Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige concert, set to be held at the Smirnoff Music Centre, Dallas, Texas.

Scalpers acted by grabbing up whatever tickets they can. Live Nation also further stated that “7 out of 8 dates on this tour have sold out” but MyConcertBlog was not convinced. Concert dates have averaged 12,000 concert goers each but sources say that 18,000 tickets are still available, so the facts fail to impress many. Live Nation refuse to further comment about the so-called “sold out” tickets.

Live Nation, which lost $12 million last year, has spent $150 million on Jay-Z to market the rapper so it makes sense that they are seeking to compensate their expenditure. However, many doubt that Live Nation will earn a bundle of profits seeing how Jay-Z’s latest album “Kingdom Come” did not reach the intended sales target.