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Judge Orders Review of Live Nation-Ticketmaster Breakup

9/4/2026

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Story summary

U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian must decide whether to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster.
A jury found Live Nation liable for monopolizing live-music promotion, venues, and ticketing.
The DOJ settlement requires Ticketmaster to offer non-exclusive contracts and share its back-end technology.
AEG and SeatGeek urged the judge to reject the settlement and order a breakup, citing vertical integration pressures.

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Story summary

U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian must decide whether to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster.
A jury found Live Nation liable for monopolizing live-music promotion, venues, and ticketing.
The DOJ settlement requires Ticketmaster to offer non-exclusive contracts and share its back-end technology.
AEG and SeatGeek urged the judge to reject the settlement and order a breakup, citing vertical integration pressures.