Originally Posted by Psy-Fi

Glad I got to see them a few times before they decided to jack up their ticket prices to laughably ridiculous (IMO) levels.
The Stones (and all the other overhyped, overpriced, big name acts) lost me as a paying customer when their ticket prices went over 50 dollars (US) per ticket.
These days I stick to the small theaters and clubs where tickets are usually between 20 to 40 dollars and you have a shot at great seats for those prices.
I recently had front row center for Billy Joe Shaver at a club for $25
Saw Robby Krieger's Jazz Kitchen from a front row table for $25
Also got second row (slightly left of center) for The Residents for $30
And just got front row center for Sonny Landreth for $28
Lots of great bands out there playing small venues who don't gouge their fans.