The way I look at it is as long as we "the fans" continue to pay the money for the tickets, from wherever and whoever we get them from, they will continue to raise prices. I know it's already been said but it's the truth. As long as somebody somewhere can make money off of it it will continue to happen. On the other end of my own arguement, if we were to stop buying the tickets it would only hurt the band because there are too many artist touring for that to make a difference. I personally like what Sammy Hagar did this past summer. He toured the US and his tickets were about $20.00. that way after ticketmaster got their handling charge, printing charge, shipping charge and tax the tickets were still only $35.00 a piece. I know that is not a viable solution for every band and every tour.