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Variety review: Miley's 200-foot walk, rare science books, NFL sons
Variety's review has Miley Cyrus hunched over and drained after climbing back to the main stage; her walk, not her setlist, is the headline.
Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman on this story, from Coffee Talk at 6:14 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Variety's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by Variety: “Miley Cyrus Embraces Being the Anti-Pop Pop Star With Her First ‘Bass Persuades’ Concert at Hollywood Bowl: Concert Review”, with reporting from Yahoo Sports.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 6:14 AM ET on Coffee Talk, by Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman.
- Topics: Notre Dame, Karen Bass, Hollywood, NFL.
- BBN covered this story before: Miley opens Hollywood Bowl run as simply Miley (October 16).
The real story
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What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorVariety's review of Miley's first Bass Persuades show at the Hollywood Bowl opens with her sitting hunched over on the main stage, worn out by a two hundred foot walk back from the B-stage.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorTwo hundred feet. Through the stands, in the dark, with thousands of people watching. I'd have needed a flare and a will.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe headline calls her the anti-pop pop star. The first paragraph says she needed a sit-down after a short stroll.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSat down.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorShe said the crowd took a little energy out of her. Two hundred feet, and that's the invoice.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd at Notre Dame, the roster is full of sons of NFL legends, Jerome Bettis Jr. among them.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorImagine the pressure of that surname on a Saturday.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTheir fathers got famous for running. Nobody told them there'd be a two hundred foot walk back.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBrock has the forecast, Dale, and I'm told it doesn't involve a B-stage.
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