Forty attorneys general joined the U.S. Department of Justice in a lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiary, Ticketmaster L.L.C.  The lawsuit alleges that Live Nation has undertaken anticompetitive conduct in various markets across the live concert ecosystem to maintain its monopoly positions in the markets for primary ticketing services for major concert venues, concert promotion services, and use of large amphitheaters in violation of federal and state laws.

In March 2025, the court denied the defendants’ motion to dismiss.

In February 2026, the court denied in part and granted in part the defendants’ summary judgment motion.

In early March 2026, the jury trial of the Plaintiff States’ and DOJ’s claims began.  Shortly after the start of the trial, DOJ reached a proposed settlement with the defendants, which was joined by Arkansas, Iowa, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma and South Dakota.  The proposed settlement would require Live Nation to offer a version of its Ticketmaster technology system to online ticketing rivals; bar Ticketmaster from trying to require venues to use it as their exclusive ticking system, require Live Nation to divest long-term booking agreements for 13 amphitheaters; and impost a 15% cap on ticketing service fees.

Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming continued to try their claims at trial.  On April 15, 2026, the jury returned a verdict that Live Nation had violated the antitrust laws through the use of its monopoly power in the primary ticketing services market.