Me too. The whole industry sure killed my interest in going to concerts. Back in high school I probably averaged one a month, and usualy drive two and a half hours to go. Perhaps I had more disposable income and more friends back then, but it certainly wasn't that much of a financial hardship. Now that I've been living half an hour from where I used to drive two hours to go for concerts, I've hardly gone to any, mainly because they're twice as expensive. (though not having a radio for four years probably contributed).

Has ticketmaster ever been investigated? I don't see how it can be legal. They've bought all their competitors, and charge larger and larger fees for providing horrible service. Ticketweb used to be great, but of course ticketmaster bought them.

Why don't any of the venues start selling the tickets themselves on the web?

Matthew