Remember the good old days when the most likely opportunity for getting ripped off from a concert ticket purchase was through scalpers? Now, politicians are getting in on the overpriced resales—but they're calling it fundraising.

According to a new report from Politico, hot arena tours like Beyoncé's "Mrs. Carter Show" and The Rolling Stones' "50 & Counting" trek are now hotbeds for Washington D.C.'s lawmakers looking to raise some dough and appeal to younger, hipper voters.

Couldn't get tickets to Justin Bieber's show this Saturday? Donate $1,000 to Louisiana Republican Sen. David Vitter's re-election campaign and you could enjoy the show from a private suite with Vitter's family. It's the new thing apparently, as demonstrated last month by Reps. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.) and Linda Sánchez (D-Calif.), both of whom held fundraisers at the Stones’ tour stops.

Bey's summer tour has attracted at least five congressional fundraisers: events for Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Reps. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) and John Shimkus (R-Ill.). And it's the same story for the latest tours by Fleetwood Mac, Taylor Swift, New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men and 98 Degrees. Ticket prices have reportedly been as high as $2,000.

Political candidates have traditionally raised money for their campaigns by organizing ritzy events at upscale venues, charging thousands to schmooze and rub elbows with Washington's elite. But as these political insiders get younger, candidates are trying to evolve and prove to those with the checkbooks that they're relevant.

As Politico also points out, most of these artists likely have no idea—or they didn't until now—that their shows are being used to front political events, but it certainly does make things interesting. Considering the political world is already gearing up for the 2016 presidential election, chances are this controversial form of fundraising may only be increasing in the future.