I live in Japan, ticket scalping is almost non-existent here due to the local regulations and all major second-hand sales sites prohibiting resell for profit.

I live in Japan, ticket scalping is almost non-existent here due to the local regulations and all major second-hand sales sites prohibiting resell for profit. What we have now is lotteries, lotteries everywhere. You need be sure to track the upcoming concerts, through all the bullshit ways the band may promote them — via twitter, facebook, their fanclub subscription (each email from it may get to spam) or whatever. If you've missed the lottery submission period, you're screwed. If you've lost the lottery, you're screwed. I do understand that scalpers don't create value, but I'd rather have the bands set market-based prices that avoided the necessity for lotteries.