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Live Nation Employee Admits 'Immature' Pricing Comments in Antitrust Trial

3/18/2026

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During an antitrust trial, Benjamin Baker, a Live Nation ticketing employee, conceded that his past comments about customers were 'immature and unacceptable.'
Internal messages from 2022 showed Baker bragging about the company's pricing strategies, stating they were 'robbing them blind'.
Live Nation sought to exclude these statements as informal banter rather than policy, while the antitrust case involves claims from more than 30 states.

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During an antitrust trial, Benjamin Baker, a Live Nation ticketing employee, conceded that his past comments about customers were 'immature and unacceptable.'
Internal messages from 2022 showed Baker bragging about the company's pricing strategies, stating they were 'robbing them blind'.
Live Nation sought to exclude these statements as informal banter rather than policy, while the antitrust case involves claims from more than 30 states.