Couple Suing Ted Nugent for No-Show

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) â€” A couple is suing Ted Nugent for allegedly reneging on a deal in which they paid for dinner with the rock star and front-row seats at one of his concerts. <br><br>Ron and Krishelle

Tuesday, January 23rd 2001, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) â€” A couple is suing Ted Nugent for allegedly reneging on a deal in which they paid for dinner with the rock star and front-row seats at one of his concerts.

Ron and Krishelle Bennett of Lincoln, Neb., said they paid $1,535 during an eBay Internet auction for unrestricted backstage passes to Nugent's Aug. 25 concert at Sandstone Amphitheatre in Bonner Springs, Kan. They also were promised front-row concert seats and dinner with Nugent.

The Bennetts claim in a lawsuit filed Monday in Lancaster County Court that they received limited-access backstage passes and that Nugent did not join them for dinner.

They claim he only talked to them briefly before the concert. Then they received tickets for seats some 30 rows back, which had a face value of $45 each. After complaining, they were allowed to watch from the side of the stage.

``This guy was my hero,'' said Ron Bennett, 35, a student and part-time bartender. ``I was thrilled to see him, and he basically destroyed my entire belief in rock and roll.''

The Bennetts are asking for unspecified damages for fraud and a breach of contract.

Nugent's manager, Doug Banker, said he had not seen the lawsuit and could not comment specifically, but said the charges were without merit.

The 52-year-old rocker and hunting advocate rose to fame in the 1970s. His hits include ``Cat Scratch Fever.''