Hey jon c
I agree that good tix can be ruinous. I saw one of those ticket agency ads in the newspaper, and amongst the acts listed, Dylan was almost at the top. It ws decied at that moment I was going.
I then checked ticketmaster, yes, I was that deperate to see the show that I would stoop to dealing with that bunch, but they had no decent seats to be had. (Not surprised)
I next checked ebay, found two great seats. While I had the screen from ebay up, I called the ticket agency. I asked them how much for two tix in the same section as ebay had listed. They had some. When I told them their price was $100 more than ebay they said "Really? Let me check." I hung up and quickly bought the ebay tix before they could get to them.
So don't give up! You might be able to find something to fit your budget...