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Ticketmaster Executives Mock Fans as 'Stupid' in Leaked Messages Boasting About 'Robbing Them Blind'

Internal Slack messages from Live Nation executives reveal controversial ticketing fee practices, fuelling legal challenges and scrutiny in the DOJ antitrust case.

International Business Times UK

Live Nation employee mocks customers as 'so stupid' in internal messages released in court case

Newly revealed incendiary messages in which a Live Nation employee mocks customers as “so stupid” and says the company is “robbing them blind, baby” are gaining public attention during an ongoing antitrust trial

The Independent UK

Critics say Live Nation ticketing agreement won’t fix concert prices

Live Nation and the U.S. government struck a deal this week that they say would give artists and venues more choice when it comes selling concert tickets to music fans

The Independent UK

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Judge urges states to settle Live Nation claims after US strikes deal but states say no chance

A New York federal judge is urging over two dozen states to settle their antitrust claims against Ticketmaster and its parent company this week after the Justice Department reached a deal and dropped out of an ongoing trial

The Independent UK

Live Nation’s deal with DOJ in trouble after states express outrage over settlement

The DOJ and 40 state attorneys general sued Live Nation in 2024, accusing it of monopolizing live events by controlling ticketing, venues, and artist promotion, harming competitors, artists and fans

The Independent UK

Live Nation facing new lawsuit after man says he was knocked unconscious by beer can at Jason Aldean show

The man, who attended with his daughter, has suffered a series of medical complications since the event, the lawsuit claims

The Independent UK

Are Concert Tickets Going to Be Cheaper? Live Nation Settles DOJ Antitrust Case by Opening Ticket Market

Live Nation and Ticketmaster settle a federal antitrust lawsuit, opening ticket sales to competitors and divesting amphitheatres, aiming to improve consumer choice.

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Live Nation Settled Its Lawsuit With the Feds. Don't Expect Concert Tickets To Get Any Cheaper.

Fans are responsible for sky-high ticket resale prices, not primary ticket sellers.

Reason

“This will revolutionise the ticketing marketplace”: Deal has been worked out between the US Justice Department and Live Nation

Live music behemoth won’t be broken up, but its wings are clipped

MusicRadar

Live Nation and DOJ reach settlement in antitrust case

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The Independent UK

Live Nation reaches deal in ticket sales antitrust case - and it could have big changes in how concert seats are sold

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. could be required to pay out around $200 million in damages to states participating in the case - but will not be broken up

The Independent UK

Live Nation reaches surprise settlement with justice department in antitrust case

Live Nation will pay $280m to states in lawsuit, and Ticketmaster will open parts of platform to rival companies

The Guardian - US

Justice Department and Live Nation reach settlement over illegal monopoly case, AP source says

The Justice Department has reached a settlement in its antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and it’s parent company, California-based Live Nation Entertainment

The Independent UK

Justice Department lawyer says ticket industry is broken because of Ticketmaster and LiveNation monopoly

A Justice Department lawyer has told a New York jury that the United States are counting on them to end the monopoly

The Independent UK

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House Democrats open inquiry into ouster of US antitrust chief Gail Slater

Exclusive: Jamie Raskin, top Democrat on the House judiciary committee, asks for justice department briefing

Fortune

Gen Z's enthusiasm for all things touchable is resurrecting the analog economy—and costing parents

Live Nation had its biggest year yet for concert attendance. Print book sales are at a record high. The vinyl record industry has enjoyed a resurrection.

Metal Hammer

Metal, pop punk, Final Fantasy and Miss World Chile: the list of new bands joining Limp Bizkit, Guns N' Roses, Linkin Park and more at Download this year has a lot going on

The UK's biggest rock festival just got bigger as day splits are officially announced

The Conversation

What Kate Nash’s grassroots music protest reveals about touring and streaming

In November 2025, singer Kate Nash stood outside the London offices of Spotify and Live Nation with placards, arguing that the music economy no longer works for many working musicians.

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“Who do we really support, and what kind of ecosystem do we want for live music in Europe?”: New research shows the vice-like grip four companies have on Europe’s live music

Live Nation and co own 150 of Europe’s big festivals

The Guardian - AU

How the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras after party fell apart

Two groups, Pride in Protest and Protect Mardi Gras, have very different ideas about what the annual pride festival is all about

The Guardian - UK

‘Tickets have become status symbols’: from Harry Styles to Taylor Swift, why is live music bigger and more expensive than ever?

Styles is playing a record 12 nights at Wembley Stadium and 30 at Madison Square Garden, as demand for big artists soars – and audience expectation along with it

Metal Hammer

“It was something Ozzy was very passionate about: giving young talent a stage in front of a lot of people”: Sharon Osbourne is talking to Live Nation about bringing Ozzfest back

She’s hoping for a return next year, with a lineup that goes beyond rock and metal

MusicRadar

“It was something Ozzy was very passionate about. We really started metal festivals in this country”: Sharon Osbourne wants to bring back Ozzfest and has plans for a Black Sabbath orchestral tour

But there's a twist: “I’d like to mix up the genres”

The Conversation

Too sick to attend, too bad: why the live music ticketing market is broken

I recently had an urgent surgery to have a malignant growth removed. Unfortunately, this meant I was too immobile to attend the Melbourne event of the annual hard rock festival Good Things, this year headlined by the greatest band of all time, Tool.

Euronews

Massive Attack join hundreds of musicians calling for Live Nation to drop operations in Israel

"We can no longer allow our music to be used to artwash apartheid, genocide or oppression against any people," a new open letter reads – with signatories including Massive Attack and Brian Eno.

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