US EditionAntitrust Trial Begins that Could Lead to Breakup of Ticketmaster's Parent Company, Live Nation
- On Tuesday, a high-stakes antitrust trial began against Live Nation, parent company of Ticketmaster, with Judge Arun Subramanian telling jurors they will hear evidence over the next six weeks.
- Long-Term venue contracts of five to seven years are central to the government's theory, as officials say the concert ticket industry is broken after three decades of clashes between artists and teams.
- Prosecutors pointed to the November 2022 presale crash during a Taylor Swift Eras Tour event, citing site overloads caused by fans and bots, with Ticketmaster established in 1976 and merging with Live Nation in 2010.
- The defense told jurors the companies do not have monopoly power and that profits are overstated, noting Ticketmaster gets $5 and clears less than $2, 'we'll let the numbers do the talking,' David Marriott said.
- The litigation has already prompted congressional hearings and state legislatures, while Live Nation says it enabled 159 million people in 2025 to see 11,000 artists at 55,000 concerts.
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Antitrust trial begins for Live Nation and Ticketmaster over market dominance
NEW YORK (AP) — A high-stakes antitrust trial that could lead to the possible breakup of Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, got underway Tuesday in a case over whether the entertainment giant’s dominance of the concert industry amounts to an illegal monopoly. In opening statements, a U.S. Justice Department lawyer pointed to the company’s infamously problem-plagued effort to sell Taylor Swift tickets in 2022 as he implored the Manh…
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Winston-Salem JournalDOJ opens antitrust case against Ticketmaster
NEW YORK — A U.S. Justice Department lawyer told jurors at a civil antitrust trial Tuesday that the concert industry is broken because Ticketmaster and its parent Live Nation Entertainment monopolized the market, driving up prices for consumers, but the…
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Live Nation's antitrust trial is underway in the U.S. What could it mean for Canada?
The antitrust trial between Ticketmaster’s parent company and the U.S. Department of Justice got underway with opening statements on Tuesday. The case could force a breakup of Ticketmaster and Live Nation and have ripple effects in Canada — but experts say it’s still early, and bets on the outcome are off the table.
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