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Apr 15, 2026

Live Nation and Ticketmaster Found to Have Operated Illegal Monopoly

A US jury found that concert giant Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary operated an anticompetitive monopoly, stifling competition and leading to higher ticket prices and worse service for customers. The verdict could cost the companies hundreds of millions of dollars.

Apr 15, 2026·4 sources
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  • ▪More than 30 states pressed ahead with the trial against Live Nation saying the federal government had not gotten enough concessions.
  • ▪Ticketmaster controls more than 70% of all major concert venues with exclusive ticketing contracts according to credible evidence cited by Democratic senators.
  • ▪Ticketmaster controls 86 percent of the market for concerts according to Jeffrey Kessler.

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