Don't they do small venues for about $6,000. per ticket. The last tour they played Madison Square Garden in NY but also this old dance hall. I forget the name of the dance hall. It was legendary. Rockers made fun of the crowd. It played music from the 1940s and 1950s with ballroom dancing. I laughed so hard to see the Stones booked there. It must have been part of the marketing...sort of like Dylan doing Cadillac commercials.
I started upgrading myself during high school. Security is usually not very tight. I doubt I could start doing it today. The president of ABC news gave me a pass for the Democratic convention when Clinton was nominated. I never went through such a gauntlet of security. A torrential downpour was occuring. Some teenager told me I did not floor access, only minor press access. Ted Kennedy started to speak. I recalled all my sneaking into better seats and said let her stop me. This is my house. I ended up in great seats.
When I had a ballet subscription, a friend was interested but invested her discretionary funds in opera. When I took my seat, I scanned the area for seats that were empty after the performance started. We met at the first intermission. I gave her the aisle and seat number. She then walked as if she were a patron. Since she volunteered for the ballet guild, she had free admission to the building. I saved her thousands of dollars. Even at rock concerts, I can't believe how many good seats are empty.