Iowa fans can see Rod Stewart without paying $931 like I did

Flashback: I complained in November about Ticketmaster's prices, which made my tickets decidedly unsexy.

• I paid $931 a seat, and seats in a row just behind me were for sale for almost $1,400.

What they’re saying: Ticketmaster later told me my seats were primary tickets priced by the tour — not Ticketmaster or resellers.

Yes, but: I’m still not sure why that matters. All the prices I cited appeared on the Ticketmaster site.

• Had I not had a fan club presale, I would have paid nearly $470 more.

Context: I booked the concert before Stewart announced next week’s stop in Iowa.

• Top fair tickets cost just under $135, sold through the fair’s website and Etix.
• Pay more, Iowa officials warn, and a scalper may think you just fell off the turnip truck.

The big picture: I’m not the only one who is cranky about ticket prices.

• Iowa joined a proposed federal settlement with Live Nation and Ticketmaster in March.
• Other states continued to trial and won a monopoly verdict, with remedies still pending.

The bottom line: The Iowa concert shows that a great seat can still come at a comparatively reasonable price.