<p>It’s the least you could do for us, BB :-)</p>
<p>VH and Pizzagirl, alas, it is just a theoretical project. :)</p>
<p>The reason I mentioned my “research project” is that I thought that there were striking similarities with concert tickets: limited supply, different levels of pricing (small/large bags vs nosebleed/premium seats), availability of legal re-sale tools for scalpers… </p>
<p>I wonder if the venues instituted a pricing system similar to that used by airlines… 
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<p>And also difficulty in “vetting” whether what you receive is legit - there are a lot of those horror stories of people buying tickets that turned out fake once they got to the venue, and then they were screwed - rather like buying Chanel off eBay! </p>
<p>Good point, Pizzagirl! Added that to my list. </p>
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<p>Some reasons I’ve read and heard from friends in the music world:</p>
<p>Scheduling conflicts for various reasons on both the band and/or venue owner.</p>
<p>Concerns about overextending themselves into exhaustion by playing too many shows in a given period. Especially an issue with musicians/bands who desire to put 100% into high energy shows for their audiences and don’t want to “phone in” their performances. </p>
<p>Following the old adage of “Leave them[fans] begging for more” as they feel it’ll increase demand/popularity. </p>
<p>None of these reasons apply here. This performer has a tremendous following, is a legend, and could not humanly perform more. I’m not asking “why aren’t there additional shows added.” The same thing (scalping/reselling) would occur even if a second show was added in every city. </p>