who approved this? (tour edition)

so, i do enjoy the show glee - great tv. check out their rendition of ice ice baby from this week's episode (from 5:30 to 7:25):

the cast is going out on tour this month...i was checking for tickets and came across this:

i get that these are the best seats in the house, but $700+ for at ticket?? who approved this?

for $1,310 my ticket had better be made of 14 k gold and hand-delivered by a monkey carrying a silk pillow!