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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Owen Scott

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

Ticketmaster’s owner, Live Nation Entertainment, Inc, has reached a provisional settlement with the Department of Justice less than a week into an anti-trust trial.

The case accused Live Nation of using threats, retaliation and other tactics to “suffocate the competition” by controlling virtually every aspect of the industry, from concert promotion to ticketing.

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