United States v. Live Nation Entertainment

Following the merger, Live Nation's Ticketmaster faced allegations that it engaged in anti-competitive behavior that violated the 2010 consent decree.

In 2019, the DOJ probed the company over allegations that Live Nation leveraged its dominance in concert touring to coerce venues into signing contracts with Ticketmaster.

In December 2019, the DOJ announced that Live Nation Entertainment agreed to amend and strengthen the consent decree.

[8] Politico reported in July 2023 that the DOJ's probe into Ticketmaster had progressed, and that a formal antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation was possible.

[b][13] A poll conducted by Global Strategy Group in 2023 found that 60% of Americans would support efforts to break up Live Nation's Ticketmaster.

Twenty-nine state attorneys general and the attorney general for the District of Columbia (blue) joined the DOJ in filing the lawsuit on May 23, 2024