Don’t shoot the messenger but this is the point. In the absence of a better metric, price is the least worst proxy for “who wants to go the most”. The reality i

Don’t shoot the messenger but this is the point. In the absence of a better metric, price is the least worst proxy for “who wants to go the most”. The reality is you have a limited supply good that needs allocating. There are a number of systems by which this can occur, but price is the one which has worked best throughout human history. Also it’s been established the artists are often hiding behind scalpers to sell tickets at true market prices, whilst appearing to sell them at “fair” prices.