Well i manged to pick up a ticket for less than £50 on ebay so kevtic shall go to the ball after all

in the end everybody has the freedom to decide if he wants to spend the money or not, no matter how much it is.
every business is the same, the consumer decides if he wants to pay or leave it.
noboy can expect an artist to play just because the people want to see him. sometimes I feel that our society wants too much from all, and all for free at every time.
for me seeing him live again after 20 years will be an experience you cannot measure in dollars or euros. I´d break the bank to see him playing...

Well I chose not to.

I wasn't expecting to see him for free just wasn't expecting to be ripped off. 

Think the truth lies somewhere in the middle.  JM probably has some kind of knowledge on prices but it will be his management and the promoters who set the actual price and they probably think the market can sustain that price and they are probably right there is just no way I'm paying it.  Ticket prices have been steadily creeping up in the last 4 or 5 years and are now moving into complete rip off territory.  The touring market has become saturated in the last few years as album sales drop and bands have to go on the road to make money.  I don't see how this market can continue to charge at the current level without something giving.

i think in this case they are taking advantage of the fact he hasn't visited Europe in so long to get the maximum price for the tickets which obviously makes good business sense but it shouldn't always be about how much money you can make.

At the danger of cross posting across forums but how can those ticket prices be justified?  £145, £72.  A complete rip off.

Surprised there isn't a thread on ticket prices.  Maybe it's been deleted and maybe this will follow.

I was really excited to see JM was coming to Glasgow as I've always been a fan and wanted to see him live.  I signed up here to get access to the pre-sale then I saw the prices.  £145 for a seat in the front 10 rows  £72 top price ticket.  That's an outrageous price to charge considering he hasn't been here for so long.  That's more than Springsteen and dare I say it Take That.

Sadly I refuse to pay that kind of price for a ticket.  Although there are cheaper tickets from experience they are too far away and still expensive.

I don't know how you can justify these prices I'd feel completely ripped off if I did pay those prices.  For a guy renowned for his fights for justice and being a man of the people it saddens me he would rip his fans off this way.