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United States, et al. v. Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. and Ticketmaster Entertainment, LLC is an antitrust lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and twenty-nine states and Washington, D.C., against entertainment company Live Nation Entertainment and its subsidiary Ticketmaster, following the Taylor Swift–Ticketmaster controversy in 2022.
A successful antritrust case could potentially lead to sweeping changes in the market for live events – an industry that came under intense scrutiny in 2022 after glitches at Ticketmaster ...
May 23, 2024 at 1:23 PM. Will the Justice Department's lawsuit against Ticketmaster and Live Nation give concertgoers, sports fan and theater patrons some relief from surging ticket prices? The...
In December 2022, several fans sued Ticketmaster for many violations such as intentional deception, fraud, price fixing, and antitrust. Publications opined the controversy highlighted one of the longstanding issues in the music industry and that the U.S. Department of Justice had been investigating the merger.
As of that time, Ticketmaster, with its 6,500 worldwide employees (compared with 44,000 at parent company Live Nation Entertainment), controlled almost 80% of the ticket market in the United States.
The lawsuit targets Live Nation’s dominance in the ticketing market through its subsidiary Ticketmaster. This lawsuit is part of the Biden administration’s broader strategy to tackle ...
In the US, inefficient presale of the Eras Tour tickets by Ticketmaster on November 15, 2022, resulted in a highly publicized controversy. Before the presale, Ticketmaster reported that it received a record-breaking 3.5 million registrations. CNN Business stated that the "astronomical" demand indicated Swift's popularity.
Bryan tweeted the statement "all my homies hate Ticketmaster" multiple times throughout 2022, also asking "can someone shut down Ticketmaster yet" due to its prices. He issued a statement alongside the surprise release of the album on December 25, 2022, recounting that he had met fans at his shows who had paid hundreds of dollars to attend his ...
May 23, 2024 at 7:30 AM. Michael Campanella. The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to break up Live Nation, alleging that the parent company of Ticketmaster has hurt consumers...
In 2022, Ticketmaster was experimenting with a demand-based, dynamic pricing which would vary the ticket price based upon demand. The new system is touted to give artists a higher share of the revenues that would otherwise be coming through resale ticket sales. Criticism and controversies Anti-competition claims