DOJ Sues Live Nation Over Allegations Of Monopolizing

The lawsuit claims Live Nation relies on illegal, anti-competitive conduct to exercise its monopolistic control.

After weeks of warnings, the Justice Department has officially filed a lawsuit against Live Nation.

The long-awaited suit challenges the country’s biggest ticketing website and concert promoter.

The DOJ and 30 state and district attorneys general are suing the large platform over allegations that it’s endgame was to monopolize the ticketing and live events industry. They accuse the platform of cutting exclusive deals with the country’s largest venues, ensuring all their future events were ticketed through the company.

The lawsuit claims Live Nation relies on illegal, anti-competitive conduct to exercise its monopolistic control.

If successful, the case could lead to major changes in the market for live events.

The ticket company has called the allegations “baseless.”