[gffrd]

Well, you're not really a fan then, huh?

Joking aside, for every you (or two you's), there's another person willing to shell out. Ticketmaster doesn't really care whether a venue is at 30% or 100% capacity so long as the artists and venue are happy, and fans keep buying tickets at a sustainable clip. Hell, they likely prefer a lower attendance so staffing costs are lower.

This is a bit like skiing now: I've accepted it's just an activity for the addicted or the rich.