I totally get what you mean about the excitement leading up to a concert. For me, half the fun is figuring out where I’ll be sitting and then hoping for surprises when the artist plays some deep cuts. I’ve sometimes had trouble finding legit tickets to bigger events that sold out fast, and it used to stress me out worrying about scammers or bad seats.
After a couple of sketchy experiences, I started using different brokers to grab those hard-to-get tickets. I remember grabbing seats for a festival last year that was totally sold out on the regular sites, and everything went really smoothly with the tickets showing up on time. If you need a bigger variety of options or want access to premium and sold-out events, I’ve found sites like
StarTickets.com pretty helpful for getting into concerts and sports games when everything else is booked.