On the one hand, I want to say that’s cynical.

On the other, well, I just bought tickets to Iron Maiden’s “all the best bits” tour (who have to be getting close to retiring, one member already has) supported by Megadeth who are explicitly on their retirement tour.

And those were not cheap. No sir or ma’am.

There are also artists like the Cure though, and Robert Smith seems to have a genuine interest in keeping prices accessible.