2026 - Volume 2 - Summer - Flipbook - Page 14
Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Washington, D.C.,
West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming), alleging that
Live Nation engaged in anticompetitive conduct in the
ticketing and promotions of live concerts, misused exclusive long-term contracts with promoters and venues (i.e.,
foreclosing), retaliated against venues which chose to
work with competing promoters or ticketing firms, and
unfairly forced artist and venues to use Live Nation’s
ticketing, large amphitheaters, and concert promotion services (i.e., bundling/tying), thereby increasing consumer
prices, worsening the ticketing experience, and blocking
competitors and innovation.
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of the same supply chain combine into a single entity,
such as if General Motors purchased a chain of car dealerships or an aluminum producer. Live Nation’s 2025
report stated that it had $25 billion in revenue, put on
55,000 events and sold 646 million tickets, managed
more than 300 artists, and owned or controlled 460 venues.
Between November 1 – November 9, 2022, 3.5 million
