Live Nation / Ticketmaster legal and boycott discussions

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Judge: I have questions, Mr Assefi. What does settling mean, in term of a consent decree? Assefi: The US is satisfied with the term, we would release Live Nation from these specific claims, and in the forthcoming PFJ

Posts reference Ticketmaster/Live Nation as a monopoly and users 'boycotting them.' Coverage of DOJ and state legal actions: states pushing trial vs settlement, DOJ sought to break up the firm, and a preliminary agreement where Live Nation 'swallowed $280m in damages' and agreed to allow venues to use multiple vendors. Keywords: ticketmaster, ticketing, promoter, concert, doj, antitrust, ticketslave.

Created 5 hours ago • 16 documents • Range: 3/10 1:16pm – 3/10 7:58pm

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3/10/26, 07:58 PM
Live Nation deal reprises trustbuster cringe - tinyurl.com/5n7jtz9p
3/10/26, 07:11 PM
live nation's troubles are far from over - multiple states are pushing to move their case to trial next week unless they reach a settlement soon https://www.theverge.com/policy/892353/live-nation-ticketmaster-doj-states-settlement
https://www.theverge.com/policy/892353/live-nation-ticketmaster-doj-states-settlement
3/10/26, 06:35 PM
Ticketmaster, doing more to kill music than Napster.
3/10/26, 04:36 PM
Interacting with ticketmaster's chatbot filled me with rage in approximately 2.75 seconds
3/10/26, 04:11 PM
This is a brilliant marketing idea by the Minnesota Country Club Festival — and an incredibly desperate move. Ticket sales must be abysmal.
3/10/26, 03:43 PM
Just found out evil gay Rick Grenell is on the board of live nation and now I know who to blame for the insane Gaga & Beyonce ticket prices
3/10/26, 03:06 PM
Today’s nine minute history lesson. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
3/10/26, 03:02 PM
"... and also this administration is pro-Ticketmaster.'
3/10/26, 02:48 PM
Live Nation, a concert promoter that owns Ticketmaster, reached a preliminary agreement with America’s DoJ. The department had sought to break up the firm, alleging that it “suffocates” competition. Live Nation swallowed $280m in damages and agreed to allow venues to use multiple vendors to... 1/2
3/10/26, 02:46 PM
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/09/live-nation-reaches-settlement-with-doj-in-antitrust-fight-00818564
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/09/live-nation-reaches-settlement-with-doj-in-antitrust-fight-00818564
3/10/26, 02:26 PM
Live Nation reaches deal with DOJ in antitrust suit, agrees to major ticketing changes
3/10/26, 02:07 PM
Justice Department settles with Live Nation mid-trial without telling 28 state co-plaintiffs or the judge, who calls it "absolute disrespect for the court."
3/10/26, 02:03 PM
Live Nation/Ticketmaster never realized their position made you a Ticketslave. #FAFO
3/10/26, 01:53 PM
Good. They’ve priced tickets out of the reach of any normal person - their monopoly over ski resorts is destroying the sport. The sooner they go bust the better.
3/10/26, 01:31 PM
I haven’t gone to any event in almost 2 years that required me going on to TicketMaster/Live Nation to buy tickets. They’re a monopoly and they fuck over the customers and the talent. Basically, I’m boycotting them.
3/10/26, 01:16 PM
Judge: I have questions, Mr Assefi. What does settling mean, in term of a consent decree? Assefi: The US is satisfied with the term, we would release Live Nation from these specific claims, and in the forthcoming PFJ

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Live Nation / Ticketmaster legal and boycott discussions