The problem is, I'm sure that many of the seats are comped, so I guess they have to make their money up somehow
SB, they don't charge those prices to make up for the comps that they give out. Believe me, the people that they comp those tickets to will make up for the cost 100 times over at the tables before and after the show.
What's more criminal to me than these $250 price tag tickets to see an entertainer or a band is the common prcatice by many MLB organizations of charging different prices for different games for the same seats depending on the opposing team that they will be playing.
For instance last year I inquired about tickets to a Mets / Braves game and found that the stadium was selling tickets in a certain section for $200 per seat. The same exact seats were being sold, for a Mets / Marlins game for $75 per seat.
As far as I am concerned, that's scalping by the organization itself. The Yankees do the same thing.
Criminal.
If you want to really compalin about the high cost of tickets for an entertainment venue, check out the practice by the Broadway Playhouses and the prices they now charge for certain sections. Out of control.