I hate Stuhub. A LOT. A rant.

Recently, Sam Hunt tickets went on sale for a February 12th show at the Paradise Rock Club.  The small venue quickly sold out and the event was moved to the House of Blues where it once again sold out in minutes.  The tickets for the show were $25.00 plus a few dollars in fees.  Currently, the cheapest way in is $70.00 for upper deck stadium seats on Stubhub.  General admission floor tickets are up to $123.  As someone who rarely has the willpower to let a show go by with out attending, I'm frustrated for a few reasons.  One, I don't want to give a random person that isn't a talented songwriter from Alabama $45.00 and especially $98.00 while giving the person I actually want to see $25.  Two, I have no issues paying big money for great seats at a show, but it's frustrating that someone that isn't about music is profiting off people who are.  Also, I'm in the same overpaying boat when it comes to trying to get half decent seats for Florida Georgia Line, Thomas Rhett, and Frankie Ballard at either Mohegan or the Verizon Arena in NH.  

So, what's the solution?  I believe the only to stop exorbitant ticket resale prices is for the artists to get involved and make it happen.  Eric Church, who has "declared war" on ticket scalpers and who cancelled 500 tickets to a Knoxville show.  When you buy tickets through the Church Choir, you sometimes have to pick them up in person at the event or use your credit card and license to gain access.  When you purchase tickets through the Kip Moore or Dierks Bentley fan clubs, tickets are mailed to you a week before the show which can also help cut down on reselling.  Artists should be just as unhappy for us overpaying as we are.  We're in this together.  I can see how cancelling general admission shows would be a problem, but when you know the person in section 123, row G is selling there tickets, there should be a way to bring them back to the fans that deserve them and away from scalpers and corporate scalpers like Stubhub.