I must admit that I was a little shocked at the price of a ticket in the front blocks - so I decided not to go.
I've seen the boys loads of times - I'll be seeing Maiden for the first time in 30 years around then too and cash will be a bit tight.
The point is - if the market will bear it then, like everything else, you pay it or you don't. The band don't owe us a cheap deal, although I think they should have given the paperless ticketing a go or limited numbers of tickets bought by one person to stop the profiteering by touts.
As a show it will be well worth the money - just not for ME right now. We all make our choices and they may well sell out at that price. I personally would have paid much more than that when they came back for the R30 tour. Tho' I won't be there I know that everyone who does go will have a f*@%ing great time!