Live Nation

The Department of Justice is rumored to be planning to sue Live Nation-Ticketmaster for monopolizing markets for live events. Diana L. Moss explores what potential remedies the government might pursue to address competitive harms in markets such as ticketing for concert venues and sports arenas, and ticket resale, including the viability of breaking up the company.

The Senate has introduced two bills to address ticketing transparency and competition in the live events industry. While the bills followed on the heels of Live Nation-Ticketmaster’s mishandling of the Taylor Swift Eras Tour, the problems go back much further. Diana Moss argues that the most recent bill, the Fans First Act, while well-intentioned, risks undermining competition by hamstringing the resale market, which will only strengthen Ticketmaster’s monopoly.