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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Kelly Burke

Calls for ACCC investigation into live music industry amid warnings artists may be getting ‘ripped off’

Coldplay performing in Perth in December 2023
Live Nation received $8m from the West Australian government to subsidise two Coldplay performances in Perth last year. Photograph: Matt Jelonek/WireImage

Calls are mounting for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to investigate business practices in the live music industry, as the ABC prepares to air a Four Corners report scrutinising the Australian arm of the live entertainment behemoth Live Nation.

The public broadcaster began promoting the Monday night program late last week, alleging monopolistic behaviour and “maximising profits at the expense of both consumers and artists”.

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