LiveNation hopes for another big year of acquisitions despite an antitrust lawsuit that could lead to a break up

When Ticketmaster crashed during a fan presale for Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour,' fans suffered through a series of unfortunate events–hours- and days-long wait times for tickets, waves of bots purchasing and upselling tickets, and unpredictable prices–only for many of them to end up without tickets. (Credit: Ashok Kumar/TAS24/Getty Images)

Live Nation went on an acquisition spree in 2024, a trend that it hopes to repeat in 2025—unless an antitrust lawsuit by the Justice Department and nearly 30 states gets in the way.

“I think we're going to stay active on the M&A side," Joe Berchtold, the concert and ticket giant’s president and CFO, told analysts during a recent earnings call.