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HISTORICAL FACTS: Us live nation and ticketmaster verdict triggers calls for australian investigation into ticketing rules - The Untold Story

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Sign saying — A New York jury has found Live Nation and its subsidiary Ticketmaster liable for systematically stifling competition to extract excessive profits from concertgoers. Photograph: Patrick T Fallon/AFP/Getty Images

Australia is being urged to improve ticketing transparency after a US federal court found Live Nation Entertainment had a harmful monopoly over big concert venues.

This week, a New York jury found the global entertainment giant and its subsidiary Ticketmaster liable for systematically stifling competition to extract excessive profits from concertgoers. The jury identified a baseline overcharge of US$1.72 for every ticket sold by Live Nation since 2010 – totalling an additional US$595m in 2025 alone.

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