Surely if the prices are dynamic and too expensive, just wait until nearer the date of the show and the prices will come down. An artist can make prices cheaper by just adding more dates until everyone who wants to see them can see them.
When the prices are dynamic, the game is no longer about getting to the site the moment the tickets go on sale and buying them as soon as possible, as it used to be, the game is wait as long as you dare while the price decreases until just before it sells out. I think once fans get used to this new game, everyone will be happier (except scalpers).
If Live Nation-TicketMaster are screwing over bands by not paying them their fair share of ticket revenue, they can go to AXS or other venue owners instead and the Live Nation venues will lie empty. They might have to go to smaller venues, so it's a case of balancing the loss of revenue from that with the increase from getting a fairer share.
The prices are high because there aren't any tickets available right before the show starts. They sell every ticket for the most they think they can get. Blink-182 doesn't play enough shows, so they have to filter some of the fans out.
When the prices are dynamic, the game is no longer about getting to the site the moment the tickets go on sale and buying them as soon as possible, as it used to be, the game is wait as long as you dare while the price decreases until just before it sells out. I think once fans get used to this new game, everyone will be happier (except scalpers).
If Live Nation-TicketMaster are screwing over bands by not paying them their fair share of ticket revenue, they can go to AXS or other venue owners instead and the Live Nation venues will lie empty. They might have to go to smaller venues, so it's a case of balancing the loss of revenue from that with the increase from getting a fairer share.