[spacehome]

The artists don't want this. They want fans long-term, and for the fans to not feel excluded because of monetary reasons. They believe that keeping the tickets at a below-market rate achieves this. Whether this strategy has the effect they desire I have no idea.

[mrep]

So create a double selling strategy which sells low priced tickets for super fans and sell the rest at auction.

Let's be honest, the "long-term fan" strategy is generally just a profit maximizing strategy due to repeat sells.