What happened with concert ticket prices?

In 1981 I saw Van Halen at The Checkerdome in St Louis, decent seat, for $8.50. In 1984 I saw Rush at The Arena (the renamed Checkerdome) in St. Louis, decent seat, for $12.50. On October 5, 2026 I saw Rush at Ball Arena in Denver, decent seat, for $375. Wow. Looking at my concert tickets from 1981 to 2026, The prices from 1981 until just about 1994 the prices started to escalate, not a lot, but some. I saw Lynyrd Skynyrd in 991, front row, for $25 and thought that was very reasonable. Then I saw The Eagles (lawn seats) in 1994 and those tickets were almost $40 and, at the time, I thought that was pretty expensive. Then around 2000 the prices started jumping significantly. prices seemed to land around $80 to $100. I really stopped going to concerts because, honestly, I could not justify spending that for a concert. I had a family, bills to pay, and top see a band for a couple hours for that price was unrealistic. My first concert I decided to splurge on was The Allman Betts Band in…