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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Bevan Hurley

US Department of Justice under pressure to break up Ticketmaster for ‘destroying live music’

AP

A coalition of anti-monopoly activists are calling for the Department of Justice to end Ticketmaster’s domination of ticket sales to major music and sporting events in the United States.

The “Break Up Ticketmaster” campaign is seeking to unwind the 2010 merger between Live Nation and Ticketmaster, that the activist group says gives the ticketing giant more than 70 per cent market share.

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