Just in time for our fixed tour dates page, Digital Music News has an article about the anatomy of a ticket price.  Just like most people already knew, the artists actually make quite a bit from ticket sales, 65-90%, according to Live Nation.  I found the last chart the most interesting though.  As the world was going through a massive recession in 2008, the average ticket price for international markets fell.  US Prices?  Yeah, they keep chugging higher and higher.