The U.S. Department of Justice, along with multiple states, has filed a lawsuit against Live Nation and Ticketmaster, alleging monopolistic practices in the live entertainment industry. The lawsuit seeks to break up the companies to promote competition and lower ticket prices for fans and artists.
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Thousands of Australians may have been caught up in a data breach affecting ticketing giant Ticketmaster, with notorious hacker ShinyHunters claiming to have stolen the personal data of 560 million customers globally. https://t.co/J61P4nkIE3
WATCH: From @Breakingviews: The US Department of Justice is suing Live Nation and calling for a breakup from its ticketing service Ticketmaster. It's not clear if fans will see the price of concert tickets fall, says @jennifersaba #BVTV https://t.co/GBzaYXs9Xx https://t.co/KM3pK9b9gP
The Department of Justice's recent antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation illustrates how the ticketing giant allegedly drove a Utah competitor out of business. https://t.co/QHaR3Hxh8M
From @Breakingviews: The US Department of Justice is suing Live Nation and calling for a breakup from its ticketing service Ticketmaster. It's not clear if fans will see the price of concert tickets fall, says @jennifersaba #BVTV https://t.co/RYOEcsKUXz https://t.co/uk5qDpYHhx
Everyone Hates Ticketmaster, but Is It a Monopoly? (@MattBelloni @eriqgardner - @ringer) https://t.co/pmwsQ7CgyZ
WATCH: From @Breakingviews: US regulators want to break apart Live Nation from Ticketmaster, claiming it has a chokehold that is driving up prices. Yet, there is no guarantee that, if successful, tickets will become cheaper, says @jennifersaba #BVTV https://t.co/GBzaYXsHN5 https://t.co/GOMuWSIQuV
The government accuses Live Nation of leveraging its sprawling empire to dominate the industry by locking venues into exclusive ticketing contracts, pressuring artists to use its services and threatening its rivals with financial retribution. https://t.co/X5YBy5dB30
From @Breakingviews: US regulators want to break apart Live Nation from Ticketmaster, claiming it has a chokehold that is driving up prices. Yet, there is no guarantee that, if successful, tickets will become cheaper, says @jennifersaba #BVTV https://t.co/RYOEcsKUXz https://t.co/nmObEINDsP
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Live Nation and its Ticketmaster unit have been hit with the first in a likely wave of new consumer antitrust lawsuits. The lawsuit is seeking $5 billion in damages on behalf of potentially millions of ticket purchasers https://t.co/bQioKwUrpS https://t.co/0AAEpLEK3k
A consumer class action against Live Nation and its Ticketmaster unit is seeking $5 billion in damages on behalf of potentially millions of ticket purchasers. Subscribe to The Daily Docket: https://t.co/s1z0JFiNQe https://t.co/1bF7yXc5ss
"Will the Justice Department’s lawsuit against Ticketmaster and Live Nation give concertgoers, sports fan and theater patrons some relief from surging ticket prices" Professor Eleanor Fox ’61 discusses with @NewsHour: https://t.co/MQB1O30gN9
DOJ vs. Live Nation: What Happens Now? Legal experts say what’s at stake with the DOJ’s lawsuit against Live Nation and what it could mean for concertgoers. More: https://t.co/7X3uCjcOgA https://t.co/6u8A21WpSG
Live Nation and Ticketmaster were hit with a consumer antitrust proposed class action accusing them of monopolizing concert promotion and ticketing for major concert venues following their 2010 merger, which comes on the heels of the DOJ's own lawsuit. https://t.co/yW9RuspPxp https://t.co/OIv6xLbgve
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Did anyone get through Amex presale for the US Open? Confirming availability/pinwheel of death for nearly an hour. Ticketmaster is and remains the absolute worst.
Did anyone get through Amex presale for the US Open? Confirming available/pinwheel of death for nearly an hour. Ticketmaster is and remains the absolute worst.
Opinion: @JonesDay’s Craig Waldman analyzes the DOJ Ticketmaster suit and considers pitfalls for winning the case and serving music fans. https://t.co/fFypQ6mx9f
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The DOJ is suing Ticketmaster and Live Nation. What does that mean for concertgoers? https://t.co/mH10nJ0OO5
Would breaking up Live Nation and Ticketmaster actually lower concert ticket prices? https://t.co/m631rns5jl
The Department of Justice's lawsuit against Live Nation is a dense and detailed document filled with claims about how the company has allegedly amassed and wielded its power over the years. Here are the five biggest takeaways from the monumental suit. https://t.co/EeRubg4V7A
A look at some of the emails that the Justice Department drew on in its lawsuit accusing Live Nation Entertainment, which owns Ticketmaster, of violating antitrust laws. https://t.co/hPcU2iJuG7
The Justice Department is widening its antitrust crackdown as it goes after Live Nation, filing a lawsuit Thursday that seeks a breakup of the entertainment giant. https://t.co/GfLo1o5Dyl
The U.S. DOJ is suing to break up Ticketmaster and Live Nation for alleged anticompetitive practices. A break-up of the ticket giants could have a huge impact on sports—which account for over 60% of Ticketmaster's volume. Story ⬇️
What the major Ticketmaster lawsuit means for you https://t.co/x8jQmhj22a
In its lawsuit accusing Live Nation Entertainment, the concert behemoth that owns Ticketmaster, of being an illegal monopoly, the Justice Department drew on a raft of internal communications that offered a rare behind-the-scenes look at the industry. https://t.co/IPIn34pMku
Part of the lawsuit includes asking a judge to undo the 2010 merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster. https://t.co/NN89De7zI3
What happens next in the DOJ's bombshell lawsuit against Live Nation? Here's why the government is taking its case to a jury, and why the concert giant points to past antitrust cases as reasons why they're not worried about the suit's outcome https://t.co/NqG6ukMlLA
For far too long, ticket buyers have been burdened by bad service, high prices, and a lack of competition. The DOJ is taking the right step by suing to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster to protect Americans from their monopoly on live events. https://t.co/uFuAGDgi12
The Justice Department is suing Live Nation and Ticketmaster for monopolizing concert industry. https://t.co/RxbhFrDaiz
Live Nation is facing a proposed consumer class action that alleges unfair predatory ticket pricing in the live music event market space, following the Justice Department’s pursuit to break up the company over antitrust violations. https://t.co/5yMKh7FkgG
Live Nation Entertainment, parent company of Ticketmaster, saw its stock price fall on reports that the DOJ will seek to break the company up. https://t.co/CgqxsuG3Zi
The Justice Department sued Ticketmaster and its parent company Thursday, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America. More here: https://t.co/GNOOpVizXo
Big news for concert-goers! The U.S. Justice Department is moving to break up Ticketmaster and Live Nation over antitrust violations. Could this mean the end of Ticketmaster's reign? https://t.co/Tw8G6wMZ5d
The Justice Department sued Live Nation-Ticketmaster on Thursday. Here's why. https://t.co/OwQmJFclVs
Top antitrust litigators from Latham & Watkins and Cravath, Swaine & Moore will lead Live Nation's defense against a new Justice Department suit to break up the massive company. https://t.co/JHxXT6VDj3
DOJ’s lawsuit seeking to break up Live Nation and its dominating grasp on the market for tickets to popular performers. But would breaking up Live Nation and Ticketmaster actually make prices go down? https://t.co/jJ1zuuljqB
On Thursday, the U.S. DOJ sued Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. The 124-page antitrust complaint alleges that Live Nation engaged in a series of anticompetitive business practices that helped secure its hegemony in the concert industry. https://t.co/IuH4wK1C59
Taylor Swift wasn’t onstage at the Justice Department when top officials announced their lawsuit against Live Nation and Ticketmaster. But she’s definitely part of the show. https://t.co/a4wYnTSVzI https://t.co/a4wYnTSVzI
Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and its subsidiary, Ticketmaster, for thwarting competition within the live entertainment industry through monopolization. Link below to read more: https://t.co/ZmhSpjV5R7 https://t.co/7sjLv1Vv4D
The suit recommends forcing Live Nation to divest itself from Ticketmaster, which it merged with in 2010. https://t.co/o9HbEouOwX
Could Live Nation and Ticketmaster get broken up? Here's what to know about the Department of Justice antitrust lawsuit. https://t.co/QibxoWQBMN
Will the Justice Department’s lawsuit against Ticketmaster and Live Nation give concertgoers, sports fan and theater patrons some relief from surging ticket prices? Here's what to know: https://t.co/EwVQLSqI3V
It's Taylor Swift's World. The Government Is Just Suing Ticketmaster in It. https://t.co/e7O8bEYI9n
DOJ Brings Antitrust Lawsuit Against Live Nation https://t.co/93mRYynIY5
Live Nation and Ticketmaster have been hit with the first in a likely wave of new consumer antitrust lawsuits after the U.S. government and states sued to break up the two companies Thursday. https://t.co/y91MxUs8NG
The DOJ is suing Ticketmaster and Live Nation after a disastrous ticket launch for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. Breaking up the alleged monopoly would have a huge impact on sports—especially the NBA, and NHL, whose arenas heavily use Ticketmaster. Story ⬇️
DOJ’s lawsuit was joined by 30 states and accuses Live Nation of using its market share power to stomp out competition and retaliate against promoters and venues. https://t.co/BuggJMVQ14
What the Ticketmaster lawsuit means for ticket prices, fees and you https://t.co/yIv825WU8g
DOJ Announces Antitrust Lawsuit Against Live Nation https://t.co/93mRYynIY5
Live Nation is now facing a class action suit seeking damages after a previous lawsuit from the Department of Justice. https://t.co/DdMw6ufwwj
As summer music festival season heats up, concert goers are cheering the U.S. government's efforts to break up Ticketmaster. The Justice Department sued Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America. https://t.co/1gtNabA35s
“It is time for fans and artists to stop paying the price for Live Nation’s monopoly,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday. “It is time to break up Live Nation-Ticketmaster. The American people are ready for it.” https://t.co/WeTGmpXtIe
The first in a likely wave of new consumer cases to piggyback on the DOJ's monopoly lawsuit against Live Nation and Ticketmaster was filed in Manhattan federal court, seeking $5 billion in damages on behalf of potentially millions of ticket purchasers https://t.co/bQioKwUrpS https://t.co/kDsmU07giN
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Ticketmaster’s Future at Risk As DOJ Lawsuit Threatens Industry Shake-Up MORE: https://t.co/U5wXUYYe2k https://t.co/GRkhhD2yFy
The U.S. Justice Department is suing Ticketmaster and Live Nation. What does that mean for concertgoers? https://t.co/lSXLAL8CjD
Live Nation and its Ticketmaster unit have been hit with the first in a likely wave of new consumer antitrust lawsuits after the U.S. government and states sued to break up the two companies Thursday. https://t.co/y91MxUrAY8
New pod: Breaking down United States of America et al vs Live Nation Entertainment, Inc and Ticketmaster LLC. With @eriqgardner. Listen! https://t.co/4q0itDgtBl
Ticketmaster handles 75% of ticket sales to major concert venues nationwide, according to the Justice Department and the states. https://t.co/YjnGR4xmca
DOJ, States Sue Live Nation-Ticketmaster for Monopolizing Live Concert Markets https://t.co/H0NYsp4Mg6
The Justice Department announced it would be moving forward with a lawsuit seeking to break up entertainment giant Live Nation and its dominating grasp on the market for tickets to popular performers at the country’s largest venues. https://t.co/3peAKFG6OG
Live Nation and its Ticketmaster unit have been hit with the first in a likely wave of consumer antitrust lawsuits after the US government and states sued to break up the two companies. Subscribe: https://t.co/9HSJ5xQsef https://t.co/vCSj8QHarY
Live Nation Entertainment Inc. is facing a proposed consumer class action that alleges unfair predatory ticket pricing in the live music event market space, following the Justice Department’s pursuit to break up the company over antitrust violations. https://t.co/TESeQUV3wI
Justice department lawyers will face a high bar if they seek to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster’s 2010 merger and will have to convince a court that the company violated antitrust laws. https://t.co/k7kHNUMeQT
$LYV | DOJ Case Against Live Nation Is 'Weak,' Analysts Say: 'Separating Ticketmaster... Is Unlikely To Lower Ticket Prices' An antitrust suit filed by the DOJ against Live Nation could face an uphill battle analysts say. Analysts see claims on monopolistic practices being… https://t.co/HJohrvvjGt
The Justice Department filed a federal lawsuit Thursday accusing Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation of illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry to the detriment of concertgoers and artists alike. https://t.co/ziOTnIWj5F
Should the Department of Justice break up Live Nation?
Live Nation Facing Class Action Suit Over ‘Excessively High Fees’ In Wake Of Federal Antitrust Lawsuit https://t.co/19vElcxhEX https://t.co/LygZXyUUR5
The crux of the DOJ's case is that Live Nation—which manages over 400 artists, owns or operates 260 concert venues, and controls more than 80% of major concert ticketing through Ticketmaster—is simply too big. https://t.co/rYfUr7CyFc
DOJ files lawsuit against Ticketmaster https://t.co/PDVEhfXcvA
Live Nation operates like a mafia racket. https://t.co/du4GXp811X
The U.S. Department of Justice accused the ticket-seller and its parent company of creating a monopoly that has stifled competition and driven up ticket costs. https://t.co/eCD3Fr5Th3
The U.S. Department Of Justice Sues Live Nation https://t.co/QpmlslbYZX
The DOJ filed a lawsuit against $LYV on Thursday, alleging that they are monopolizing markets across the live concert industry following an investigation that started in 2022. The stock is down ~6% since Wednesday and down ~20% since the beginning of 2022. Here is Live Nation’s… https://t.co/0ah6jQsYPK
🇺🇸 US sues Ticketmaster owner Live Nation and seeks break-up of alleged monopoly https://t.co/a6TApdI6ww
Live Nation ticket buyers sue in wake of US Justice Department case https://t.co/hxGiMSmUqi https://t.co/qaYFPdGwvh
US sues Ticketmaster owner Live Nation and seeks break-up of alleged monopoly https://t.co/Nd46hMgZOc
The U.S. Department of Justice antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation and Ticketmaster's dominance over performing artists, venues and tickets may have been 14 years in the making, but it still has a long road ahead in New York federal court. https://t.co/WN01YLEnoe https://t.co/Q0Bg7e9CdP
In DOJ's monopoly lawsuit against @LiveNation @Ticketmaster, Southern District of New York assigns case to Judge Arun Subramanian. He's a Biden appointee who was confirmed by the Senate in March 2023, by a vote of 59 - 37. #antitrust @JusticeATR
DOJ's Doha Mekki on the suit against $LYV: "There are harms that are felt throughout the ecosystem, and that's really the way that Live Nation and Ticketmaster maintain their dominance and enrich themselves, while harming fans, artists, venues, and everyone in-between." https://t.co/G5Ck1oUawW
The US legal team in the Live Nation lawsuit includes lead attorney Bonny Sweeney, who was a co-head of the antitrust group at plaintiffs firm Hausfeld before leaving for DOJ in 2022 https://t.co/3ophfFRXFT https://t.co/4JCauVUAOi
The U.S. DOJ is suing to break up Ticketmaster and Live Nation, alleging anticompetitive practices and a monopoly in live entertainment. “It’s time for fans and artists to stop paying the price for Live Nation’s monopoly." Here's what it could mean for sports ⬇️
Years ago, Live Nation, a huge concert-promoting company, bought Ticketmaster, a huge concert-ticket-selling company. They became a one-two punch of market dominance, and consumers have paid the price—literally. Similar stories are all over the economy. But the tide is turning:
The US Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Live Nation, alleging that it has violated antitrust laws by maintaining a monopoly in the event-ticketing industry. The suit seeks remedies including a breakup of Live Nation. https://t.co/CSR6H1TgFZ
Two years ago, many Taylor Swift fans launched an online campaign with one big goal: break up Ticketmaster. When the DOJ sued Ticketmaster’s parent company, Live Nation, some Swifties said they felt like their mobilization efforts paid off. https://t.co/6m5moqNcpO
The Justice Department sued Ticketmaster and its parent company, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America and asking a court to break up the system that squelches competition and drives up prices for fans. https://t.co/XQWIJosRRd
Antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation, Ticketmaster could have Vegas impact https://t.co/5A2SlVdO8V via @reviewjournal
Live Nation and its Ticketmaster unit have been hit with the first in a likely wave of new consumer antitrust lawsuits after the US government and states sued to break up the two companies on May 23 https://t.co/bQioKwUrpS https://t.co/Li4QM8yVEB
⚠️ LIVE NATION TICKET BUYERS SUE IN WAKE OF US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CASE Full Story → https://t.co/cx1yndbBxz Live Nation and its Ticketmaster unit have been hit with the first in a likely wave of new consumer antitrust lawsuits after the U.S. government and states sued to… https://t.co/vdMfTD8jVO
🔊 The US Department of Justice and dozens of states have sued Live Nation, saying it ‘suffocates its competition.’ For the latest listen to the Reuters World News podcast https://t.co/OtkD4yzpUK https://t.co/FfHmJDtZh8
In the battle against the DOJ's push to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster, the company has called upon a team of attorneys at Cravath Swaine & Moore and Latham & Watkins to go up against a roster of highly experienced government antitrust attorneys. https://t.co/hjAOqSIkPS https://t.co/mYf2yawq8C
The Justice Department’s new antitrust suit against Live Nation alleges that it chokes competition in ticketing, promotion and venues, and drives up prices for fans https://t.co/PmNRuFcVAB https://t.co/PmNRuFcVAB
The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday filed an antitrust lawsuit against entertainment giant Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and its Ticketmaster sales affiliate, seeking to break up the company it alleges is operating as a monopoly. https://t.co/U1Oc3SHWoI
"I don't think it's particularly strong," Citi's Jason Bazinet says on the DOJ's lawsuit against Live Nation, adding: "No matter what you do to Live Nation, I'm not sure that you're going to see a demonstrable change in the price consumers pay to go to a concert." https://t.co/Pxu8nfJLzu
In the US, @TheJusticeDept is suing @LiveNation, owner of @Ticketmaster, for monopolising the major events market. Read the news https://t.co/OEsdkmrNZj
🔊 Ticketmaster's owner Live Nation is on the receiving end of a US lawsuit seeking to break up what it alleges is a monopoly. Listen to @davidshepardson with his insights on this lawsuit, on the Reuters World News podcast https://t.co/ba4cJA5gEG https://t.co/f5LhhfsqWQ
The time has come to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster. This monopoly has only led to hidden fees, excessive ticket prices, and poor customer service. Glad to see @TheJusticeDept take this step. https://t.co/l1S06Ux92M
EDITORIAL | Ticket to competition: Feds and states take good aim at Live Nation It's a starting point. Live Nation has the pockets to draw this out into years of litigation. https://t.co/1FhcwmevMb
Summary of Allegations against Live Nation-Ticketmaster The DOJ’s allegations of Live Nation-Ticketmaster’s anti-competitive practices are as follow /GS https://t.co/0UL59se5Pk
Since Live Nation's Ticketmaster merger was approved on Jan. 25, 2010, its stock has risen by 672% — significantly outperforming the S&P 500. https://t.co/VAeXDXGkA6 https://t.co/ePDx8qDXEI
The Department of Justice announced Thursday that after an investigation of Ticketmaster, it filed a lawsuit accusing the company of breaking antitrust law. https://t.co/1MQEmiNFvd
The U.S. Justice Department’s lawsuit with a group of 30 states accusing Live Nation of monopolizing concert tickets and promotions includes a longtime former plaintiffs’ lawyer who joined the Biden administration as it was ramping up antitrust enforcement https://t.co/3ophfFRXFT https://t.co/r3cxcAXIZp
Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation Entertainment have been slammed with a civil antitrust lawsuit by the US Department of Justice for having a monopoly over and thwarting competition in the live concert industry. https://t.co/avzDDPkwkR
Is LiveNation/Ticketmaster an 800-Pound Gorilla? The DOJ Thinks So. https://t.co/IuH4wK1C59
"The current system is broken and suffers from monopoly. By removing that monopoly power, by breaking up Ticketmaster we will force change — new competitors, new innovations, lower prices." — Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter on the DOJ's case against Ticketmaster https://t.co/6uWBtonW95
The Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation. https://t.co/ZjffhoH58B
Will Taylor Swift fans FINALLY be able get their hands on tour tickets? Ticketmaster faces being broken up in US lawsuit after fan fury at botched concert sales https://t.co/dzHcrPBOZO https://t.co/sn6d4cOqGX
The Justice Department has filed a major antitrust lawsuit seeking the breakup of Ticketmaster owner Live Nation Entertainment over what they allege is the company's unlawful dominance over the concert ticket sales industry. @Morganorwood reports. https://t.co/guavrvfUO4
The Justice Department is suing Ticketmaster and Live Nation. What does that mean for concertgoers? https://t.co/CoSwGDJSth https://t.co/5nMxFGyWf6
Will the Justice Department's lawsuit against Ticketmaster and Live Nation give concertgoers, sports fan and theater patrons some relief from surging ticket prices? https://t.co/zoTCvHIAe2 https://t.co/zoTCvHIAe2
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against ticketing giant Live Nation Thursday morning. https://t.co/s65aRziSs4
U.S. Justice Department moves to break up Ticketmaster and Live Nation over antitrust violations https://t.co/S31D6MYV04
🇺🇸 US sues to break up Ticketmaster and Live Nation in a groundbreaking monopoly lawsuit https://t.co/TuFRsvY2ok
Will the Justice Department’s lawsuit against Ticketmaster and Live Nation give concertgoers, sports fan and theater patrons some relief from surging ticket prices? https://t.co/N8vejJ9DDn
US antitrust lawsuit says it is time to break up Ticketmaster https://t.co/avzDDPkwkR
DOJ files suit to break up Ticketmaster. https://t.co/uM5RRuNA2D
The Justice Department filed a federal lawsuit accusing Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation of illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry. https://t.co/ziOTnIWj5F
Justice Department accuses Ticketmaster and Live Nation of monopolistic practices over live events. https://t.co/VLooGyI8cU
Entertainment giant Ticketmaster is being sued by the US government over claims it is running an illegal live event "monopoly" which is hurting both artists and fans. https://t.co/wwcZ1CNEiT
CA is joining 28 states & the U.S. DOJ in suing @Ticketmaster's @LiveNation...arguing it is an illegal monopoly. CA's @AGRobBonta says increased competition "would drive Ticketmaster to be it's best...you'll have lower prices & greater access." Via @FOXLA @RobBonta https://t.co/l6gDG32XgO