Ticketmaster may have broken U.K. consumer law in the way it sold certain tickets for rock band Oasis’s 2025 tour, the country’s competition regulator said.

The lawsuit from investors pointed to statements from the company downplaying allegations that it violated antitrust laws.

Customers who claim to have made legitimate purchases also impacted on the crackdown of tickets that “have broken the terms and conditions”

Entertainment giant Live Nation and its ticketing subsidiary Ticketmaster will do anything to hold onto their monopoly of the ticketing industry. Despite the ongoing antitrust lawsuit brought forth by the Department of Justice and 39 states plus the District of Columbia, the pair is working to reinforce its status by lobbying against the secondary market.

A local woman’s attempt to fulfill her father’s Christmas wish turned into a heartbreaking ordeal when her Ticketmaster account was compromised, leaving her without tickets to a cherished event.

When Live Nation banned personal folding chairs from their events at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), fans were outraged at the new rule. Then Live Nation started selling their own folding chairs for $15, sparking even more ire from concertgoers. And it’s not just SPAC — 31 of the 37 amphitheaters listed on Live Nation’s website ban or will ban outside chairs.

This year, Live Nation has seen a marked increase in revenue from VIP experiences — and the strategy is catching on in other areas of the business as well.

In recent years, The Cure’s Robert Smith has been vocal about the shifting touring and ticket market. In 2023, the singer convinced Ticketmaster to give partial refunds to fans who had purchased tickets to their Songs Of A Lost World tour, hitting back at “unduly high” fees.

Anyone who recently bought tickets through Ticketmaster might want to pay attention here—as customers across the country sound the alarm about a new scam. This scam involves customers’ purchased tickets disappearing before they could even be used—and landing in the hands of scammers.

Good news, NASCAR fans. Starting in 2025, you’ll be able to buy tickets for races at any track owned by NASCAR or Speedway Motorsports using a single, unified platform.

A former Ticketmaster boss who illegally accessed a rival company’s computer servers to steal information has been sentenced.

The U.K.’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into the way more than one million tickets were sold for next year’s reunion concerts from iconic 1990s Britpop band Oasis.

Attorneys general from about two dozen US states are going after three times the monetary damages originally sought against Live Nation Entertainment and its ticket-selling unit, Ticketmaster. In an updated version of a lawsuit first filed in May, the states allege the concert giant monopolized markets across its industry.

Ticketmaster’s troubled handling of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour prompted California lawmakers to spend months cracking down on the ticketing industry — while they enjoyed thousands of dollars worth of free tickets themselves from interest groups, a POLITICO analysis shows.

As elected officials representing many of the same diverse and hardworking communities of the Central Valley, we share state Sen. Anna Caballero’s commitment to serving our constituents.

As an advocate for small businesses, I know how challenging it is to succeed in today’s economy. It’s even more challenging when entrepreneurs have to face competition that engages in unfair business practices. This is especially the case with Live Nation/Ticketmaster, a monopoly that dominates the live event ticketing industry.

There is a growing contention from Washington D.C. all the way to California that event ticket seller Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation are an illegal monopoly that lawmakers should rein in, and sooner than later.

The company said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it discovered an “unauthorized activity within a third-party cloud database,” on May 20 and promptly launched an investigation.

The hacking group ShinyHunters has claimed responsibility for stealing the user information of more than 500 million Ticketmaster customers.

The Department of Justice on Thursday announced that it had filed a lawsuit against Ticketmaster’s Beverly Hills-based parent, Live Nation Entertainment, seeking to break up the company over allegations that it created an illegal monopoly over the live entertainment industry.

Ticketmaster may have broken U.K. consumer law in the way it sold certain tickets for rock band Oasis’s 2025 tour, the country’s competition regulator said.

The lawsuit from investors pointed to statements from the company downplaying allegations that it violated antitrust laws.

Customers who claim to have made legitimate purchases also impacted on the crackdown of tickets that “have broken the terms and conditions”

Entertainment giant Live Nation and its ticketing subsidiary Ticketmaster will do anything to hold onto their monopoly of the ticketing industry. Despite the ongoing antitrust lawsuit brought forth by the Department of Justice and 39 states plus the District of Columbia, the pair is working to reinforce its status by lobbying against the secondary market.

A local woman’s attempt to fulfill her father’s Christmas wish turned into a heartbreaking ordeal when her Ticketmaster account was compromised, leaving her without tickets to a cherished event.

When Live Nation banned personal folding chairs from their events at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), fans were outraged at the new rule. Then Live Nation started selling their own folding chairs for $15, sparking even more ire from concertgoers. And it’s not just SPAC — 31 of the 37 amphitheaters listed on Live Nation’s website ban or will ban outside chairs.

This year, Live Nation has seen a marked increase in revenue from VIP experiences — and the strategy is catching on in other areas of the business as well.

In recent years, The Cure’s Robert Smith has been vocal about the shifting touring and ticket market. In 2023, the singer convinced Ticketmaster to give partial refunds to fans who had purchased tickets to their Songs Of A Lost World tour, hitting back at “unduly high” fees.

Anyone who recently bought tickets through Ticketmaster might want to pay attention here—as customers across the country sound the alarm about a new scam. This scam involves customers’ purchased tickets disappearing before they could even be used—and landing in the hands of scammers.

Good news, NASCAR fans. Starting in 2025, you’ll be able to buy tickets for races at any track owned by NASCAR or Speedway Motorsports using a single, unified platform.

A former Ticketmaster boss who illegally accessed a rival company’s computer servers to steal information has been sentenced.

The U.K.’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into the way more than one million tickets were sold for next year’s reunion concerts from iconic 1990s Britpop band Oasis.

Attorneys general from about two dozen US states are going after three times the monetary damages originally sought against Live Nation Entertainment and its ticket-selling unit, Ticketmaster. In an updated version of a lawsuit first filed in May, the states allege the concert giant monopolized markets across its industry.

Ticketmaster’s troubled handling of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour prompted California lawmakers to spend months cracking down on the ticketing industry — while they enjoyed thousands of dollars worth of free tickets themselves from interest groups, a POLITICO analysis shows.

As elected officials representing many of the same diverse and hardworking communities of the Central Valley, we share state Sen. Anna Caballero’s commitment to serving our constituents.

As an advocate for small businesses, I know how challenging it is to succeed in today’s economy. It’s even more challenging when entrepreneurs have to face competition that engages in unfair business practices. This is especially the case with Live Nation/Ticketmaster, a monopoly that dominates the live event ticketing industry.

There is a growing contention from Washington D.C. all the way to California that event ticket seller Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation are an illegal monopoly that lawmakers should rein in, and sooner than later.

The company said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it discovered an “unauthorized activity within a third-party cloud database,” on May 20 and promptly launched an investigation.

The hacking group ShinyHunters has claimed responsibility for stealing the user information of more than 500 million Ticketmaster customers.

The Department of Justice on Thursday announced that it had filed a lawsuit against Ticketmaster’s Beverly Hills-based parent, Live Nation Entertainment, seeking to break up the company over allegations that it created an illegal monopoly over the live entertainment industry.