But when everyone and their dog can attend, as opposed to just the <deserving demographic of hardcore fans>, the event stops being exclusive. What's the point of going, then?

Sure, it's exclusive when tickets are only available at high prices, but surely, you understand that to be the wrong kind of exclusive!

This is partly why the ticket prices are so damn high - manufactured exclusivity. IMO a "true" fan is there for the music and performance, not so they can brag about their manufactured exclusive moment on social media.

The artists will pretend like they're performing for the fans, being the good liberals that they are - in reality they're rich partly because of exclusivity.

> What's the point of going, then?

Most people go to a show to enjoy the show, not to revel in exclusivity.

Also, it's weird to use "minimise audiences for exclusivity" in a thread started by "maximise audiences for side-channel sales"...

That's part of why the existing equilibrium of cheap prices+scalping=expensive prices exists.