GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Demand for Brand New tickets was high - so high that the band set a sellout record for The Intersection.

The Long Island, N.Y., alt-rockers sold out for their Sept. 14, 2013, concert in two hours and 45 minutes after going on sale at noon today, according to Scott Hammontree, general manager of The Intersection.

It demolished the club's previous record, held by rapper Snoop Dogg, whose Jan. 31, 2012 concert sold out in seven days.

Hammontree said he expected it to be a popular show, but was shocked by how quickly the 1,700 available tickets were snapped up.

"We opened early today for the on-sale, and by 12:02, 400 tickets were gone. The big arena shows are used to it, but here, we're not," he said.

Hammontree added that people from all over the country snapped up the tickets, and the rarity of Brand New's live shows is what prompted the quick sellout. The band is performing only four headlining shows in the U.S. in 2013. Other shows are in Cincinnati, Buffalo and Clifton Park, N.Y. The group will also perform as part of the Riot Fest festival in Chicago.

It's another feather in the cap of the long-standing Grand Rapids concert venue, which has routinely landed on the Pollstar international sales charts for clubs. The Intersection was ranked No. 28 in the world in the first quarter of 2013.

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