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Remaining Astroworld Wrongful Death Lawsuit Settled, Lawyer Says
The one remaining wrongful death lawsuit filed after 10 people were killed during a deadly crowd crush at the 2021 Astroworld music festival has been settled, an attorney said Thursday. Jury selection...
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Hacker Group Says It Stole Data From 560M Ticketmaster Accounts & Is Offering...
A well-known hacking group claims to have breached Ticketmaster and is attempting to sell the personal data of 560 million Ticketmaster users, including their payment details, for $500,000, according...
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To Understand Live Nation’s Real Antitrust Issue, Look to Microsoft
Sorry, kids — Live Nation’s antitrust issues have nothing to do with how hard it is to get Taylor Swift tickets. Those are expensive because there just aren’t enough for everyone who wants to see the...
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AEG CEO Jay Marciano Calls Live Nation A Monopoly, Predicts DOJ Victory in...
AEG chairman/CEO Jay Marciano says Live Nation acts like a monopoly and agrees with the U.S. Department of Justice’s effort to break the concert giant and Ticketmaster up, according to an email...
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Live Nation Stock Holds After Initial Post-Lawsuit Slump
Live Nation’s share price has proven to be resilient following the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit and effort to break up the company’s concert promotion and ticketing operations. Eight days into...
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Ticketmaster Hack: No Evidence That User Data Was Stolen as Live Nation...
Earlier this week, hackers on a “dark web” site claimed to have stolen data from hundreds of millions of Ticketmaster user accounts — but a source with knowledge of the investigation into the attack...
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Inside the Growing War Over Merch Fees at Venues: ‘Bands Are Getting Ripped Off’
Artists at country singer-songwriter Ashley McBryde’s level of popularity can sell $16,000 to $20,000 worth of T-shirts and hoodies when they play 1,500-capacity venues. Layne Weber, director of...
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Live Music Experts Weigh In on DOJ’s Live Nation Suit: ‘We Have an Industry...
Live music experts are anticipating the antitrust lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice against Live Nation to take years to resolve, given the wide scope of the claims against the concert...
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In Live Nation’s Antitrust Battle With DOJ, AEG’s Ticketing Claims Likely to...
On Friday (May 31), AEG chairman/CEO Jay Marciano became the first major live music executive to voice support for the Department of Justice’s effort to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster,...
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What Are Live Nation and Ticketmaster Worth if Broken Up?
Equity analysts aren’t convinced the U.S. Department of Justice will accomplish its larger goal of separating Live Nation’s concert promotion and ticketing businesses, thereby undoing the...
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Barclays Suspends Funding of Live Nation U.K. Festivals After Protests Over...
Barclays has suspended its sponsorship of Live Nation’s U.K. festivals following protests from artists over the bank’s links to defense companies supplying arms to Israel as well as fossil fuel firms....
View ArticleMadonna Concert Delay Lawsuit Is Over — But Don’t Call It a Settlement
Two Madonna fans have now dropped their lawsuit complaining about delayed starts to her concerts, but the star’s lawyers are emphatic that the move was “not the result of any settlement” and are...
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In the Live Nation Antitrust Case, Who Will Win & Who Will Lose?
Given the glacial pace at which federal antitrust litigation moves, the U.S. Department of Justice’s historic lawsuit against Live Nation and its wholly owned subsidiary Ticketmaster is expected to...
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Judge in Live Nation Antitrust Case Indicates Possible Start Date for...
The federal judge presiding over the Department of Justice’s sweeping antitrust case against Live Nation thinks the trial can begin as early as March 2026, according to recent federal court filings....
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Mike Luba Turned Forest Hills Stadium Into a Destination for Top Acts — Then...
At the beginning of 2013, Mike Luba says he dragged Mumford & Sons’ Ben Lovett to Forest Hills Stadium in Queens on a sort of vision quest. He was working with the band on its Gentlemen of the...
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Chris Brown Hit With $50M Lawsuit for ‘Brutal, Violent Assault’ After Fort...
Chris Brown and several members of his entourage, along with Brown’s 11:11 Tour promoter Live Nation, are facing a lawsuit over an alleged assault that took place following Brown’s concert in Fort...
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Live Nation Attorneys Get Green Light to Access Some Confidential Documents...
Live Nation’s top two in-house attorneys will not be allowed to access “highly confidential” documents produced by competitors like AEG Presents and SeatGeek in the antitrust lawsuit filed against the...
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Live Nation Leans on Arenas & Amphitheaters in Record-Setting Second Quarter
Live Nation continued on its post-pandemic growth trajectory with another record-setting second quarter. Revenue grew 7% to a record $6.02 billion, and adjusted operating income (AOI) improved 21% to...
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Any Concern Over Tour Cancellations? What You Should Know About Live Nation’s...
Consumers are strained by everything from high food prices to soaring rents and mortgage costs — but aren’t giving up live music. Related Live Nation Leans on Arenas & Amphitheaters in...
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10 U.S. States Join DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit Against Live Nation
The U.S. Department of Justice has refiled its historic anti-trust lawsuit against concert promoter Live Nation, with 10 additional states joining the effort to break up the company more than a decade...
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