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Setlist Podcast: It’s been a bad week to be Live Nation
The US government bid to break up Live Nation, the "sinister" lobbying plans of ticket touts, and more…
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Hackers claim to have accessed personal data about 560 million Ticketmaster customers
A group of hackers claim to have stolen 1.3TB of data after hacking the Ticketmaster platform, including the personal data of more than half a billion ticket-buyers. The Australian government has confirmed it is already investigating the hack, working with Ticketmaster to “understand the incident”…
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Live Nation faces class action that could involve millions of ticket buyers
Having been sued by the US government over alleged anticompetitive conduct, Live Nation is also facing a class action that seeks to represent millions of ticket buyers. The new lawsuit also claims Live Nation abuses its market dominance, though the impact on secondary ticketing is a particular focus…
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Live Nation settles final Astroworld wrongful death lawsuit, thousands of injury claims remain
The last of the ten wrongful death lawsuits filed following the 2021 Astroworld tragedy has been settled. There remain thousands of injury claims, some of which could get to trial later this year.…
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Live Nation monopoly is “anticompetitive” and must be broken up says DoJ lawsuit
The US Department Of Justice has sued Live Nation over allegations of anticompetitive conduct. It follows the government department’s most recent investigation into the live giant’s dominance in tours, venues and ticketing. The lawsuit asks the court to force Live Nation to sell Ticketmaster…
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Download Festival announces plans to avoid last year’s “unprecedented” traffic congestion
More than 600 people missed flights to their summer holiday destinations after getting caught up in congestion around the Download Festival at Donington Park in 2023. This year organisers are working hard to ensure that doesn’t happen again…
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Live Nation is going to show you just how entertaining golf can be. No, really. Prepare yourselves...
Isn’t golf great? We all love a bit of golf. Who doesn’t? Where else can you enjoy power, entertainment and a walk with lots of rests? It really is the perfect sport. Vehemently pro-golf company Live Nation has now teamed up with golfing body The R&A to take The Women’s Open “to the next level”…
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Live Nation could be facing antitrust lawsuit from US government as soon as next month
The market dominance of Live Nation and Ticketmaster - already in the spotlight in American political circles - could also be scrutinised in court with the news that the US Department Of Justice is planning on filing an antitrust lawsuit against the live giant, maybe as soon as next month…
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Live Nation sued over shooting at 2023 Beyond Wonderland festival
A lawsuit has been filed in relation to a shooting that occurred at the US music festival Beyond Wonderland last summer. Families of two festival-goers who were killed in the shooting incident accuse promoters Live Nation and Insomniac of having lax security protocols at the festival…
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Live Nation boss to sit for deposition in Astroworld litigation
Lawyers involved in the lawsuits filed following the Astroworld tragedy in 2021 have been trying to force the boss of promoter Live Nation to sit for a deposition and answer questions under oath. Despite push back from the live giant, a judge has now ordered for that deposition to take place…
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An unexpected late night is not a “cognizable injury”, says Madonna in response to lawsuit over her slack timekeeping
Madonna and Live Nation have told a court that any reasonable concertgoer knows that when a show officially starts at 8.30pm that doesn’t mean they should expect the headline act on stage at that time. This is in response to a lawsuit filed over a late start at a Madonna show in New York last year…
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US law firm announces investigation into Live Nation prompted by investor lawsuit
Last month a US court declined to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a Live Nation investor in relation to the allegations of anticompetitive conduct against the live giant. Now a law firm has announced its own investigation into whether Live Nation bosses breached their fiduciary duties to its shareholders…