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Live industry news including ticketing, venues, festivals and more

News coverage of the live side of the music industry, including live music and ticketing companies, venues, festivals, innovation and legal reform
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StubHub claiming to be a fan-to-fan marketplace while its head honcho finances professional super touts is fraudulent concealment, says class action lawsuit public
StubHub • 3 min read

StubHub claiming to be a fan-to-fan marketplace while its head honcho finances professional super touts is fraudulent concealment, says class action lawsuit

Last week it was revealed that StubHub CEO Eric Baker is also MD of a company that is directly involved in touting tickets, a revelation that could hinder the company’s ongoing lobbying efforts in the US and beyond. It has also prompted a class action lawsuit filed by a ticket buyer…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
US Department Of Justice defends its Live Nation settlement, which delivers “real reform today” rather than “waiting years” for “judicial resolution” public
Live Nation • 3 min read

US Department Of Justice defends its Live Nation settlement, which delivers “real reform today” rather than “waiting years” for “judicial resolution”

The deal agreed between the US Department Of Justice and Live Nation earlier this year, settling the DoJ’s antitrust lawsuit against the live music company, has been heavily criticised. But in new court papers the DoJ defends the deal, saying it will deliver solid live sector reforms much quicker…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
StubHub fined £900,000 by UK regulator for illegal drip pricing public
StubHub • 3 min read

StubHub fined £900,000 by UK regulator for illegal drip pricing

StubHub in the UK has been fined £900,000 for illegally employing drip pricing, where mandatory booking fees are not declared upfront and are only revealed at the end of the ticket-buying process. The secondary ticketing company insists that the drip pricing occurred because of an error on its site…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
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