Actually, they do have competition. I just remembered that my NIN tickets were purchased via "TicketsToday.com". I'm a member of the NIN fan club, so I was able to buy tickets in advanced through them. Get this:

For $99 worth of tickets, the fees were less than $10.

Trent Reznor has been really proactive in giving his fans more, so hopefully this is a trend.

It just sucks because in the day and age were artists are getting ripped of because of downloads, it'd be nice to support them via concerts. But if you are paying through the nose in fees, you can't afford the t-shirt and cds at the show.