Sadly, that doesn't seem to be the case here - you can get tickets at the music hall itself, but that'd require an additional three-hour drive (and half-tank of gas) on our part. It doesn't surprise me, really - Ticketmaster is a pain for consumers, but they have the advantage of being first on the scene, and therefore have the most effective means of managing issues like overwhelming demand and scalpers and whatnot. So from the venue's point of view, outsourcing is the way to go.