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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the people responding to this post have completely lost the point. It is that concert ticket prices are obscene, they didn't used to be this way, and as an average person with an average income it is inconceivable that anyway would have thousands and thousands of dollars to spend a couple of hours one night, when many are worried about making rent or feeding their kids. It is a level of inequality we have never seen, and it is unsustainable. I think it is very clear from your posts where most of you land in that equation. [/quote]

The ticket prices themselves are actually not obscene. It's the bots buying up all the face value tickets to resell them at obscene prices. I don't understand why we don't have the technology to avoid this. Ticketmaster/Live Nation is just being lazy about it and that is why there is an investigation. After losing out on any face value tickets to the first round of shows last summer, but some miracle we got face value tickets to one of the Miami shows. They were under $250/each including fees for fairly decent seats. We are using airline miles and hotel points to fly and stay for free. We still need to pay for rental car, parking and food. Overall it's still more than I would spend on myself for such an experience, but for my two teen daughters I know it will mean a lot to them. I know we are incredibly lucky to have gotten a presale code and then actually get face value tickets. We were not willing to pay the price for resale tickets. [/quote]

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