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Justice Department Will File Anti-Trust Lawsuit Against Live Nation Live Nation has been under fire for exorbitant ticket fees and lack of adequate customer service.
Senate Targets Ticketmaster With Antitrust Bill Plus the TICKET Act would mandate all-in ticket pricing.
By Justin Curto
ticketmonster
Feb. 1, 2023
Biden Wants His Beyoncé Tickets Like the Rest of Us He called for limits on junk fees for concerts and sporting events.
By Zoe Guy
you’re on your own live nation
Jan. 24, 2023
By Justin Curto
the industry
Nov. 23, 2022
Ticketmaster Faces Multiple Inquiries After Bungling Taylor Swift Presale Amy Klobuchar will be holding a Senate hearing on a lack of competition in the ticketing industry.
By Justin Curto
ask an expert
Nov. 21, 2022
What Would Breaking Up Ticketmaster and Live Nation Actually Do? “They don’t have a Ticketmaster in Europe. They have competition, and ticket prices are lower.”
By Justin Curto
ticketmonster
Nov. 18, 2022
Look What Taylor Swift Fans Made Ticketmaster Do Swift said “it really pisses me off” that fans struggled with Ticketmaster.
By Justin Curto
Biden Is Coming for High Ticketing Fees The Biden administration is looking to stop banks, hotels, and concert venues from extracting so-called “junk fees.”
By Bethy Squires
Wiz Khalifa Show Stopped Due to Crowd Panic, 3 Injured People fled because of rumored gunfire, though police later said that no weapon was found.
By Jennifer Zhan
the industry
Aug. 14, 2021
By Rebecca Alter
Ticketmaster Has a Plan for All Those Thousands of Shows Affected by COVID-19 Starting May 1, Live Nation will offer refunds for events postponed or canceled by the coronavirus pandemic.
By Halle Kiefer
irving plaza shooting
Sept. 22, 2016
By Dee Lockett
Troy Ave Sues Irving Plaza Over Deadly Shooting The rapper, who was charged in connection with the shooting, alleges security failed concertgoers and performers that night.
By Dee Lockett
irving plaza shooting
June 1, 2016
Live Nation Cancels Multiple NYC Concerts Following Irving Plaza Shooting Concerts for Joey Bada$$, Mac Miller, YG, Vince Staples, and more are currently off.
By Dee Lockett
Jay Z Wants His ‘Big Pimpin’ Trial Delayed Hov claims that the nephew of the Egyptian musician at the center of the lawsuit is playing games.
By Dee Lockett
Hugh Acheson Spearheading Massive Overhaul of Gnarly Concert Venue Eats The amphitheater operator is going grass-fed, free-range, locavore, and pasture-raised at each of its 38 venues.
By Hugh Merwin
Madonna Signs With Interscope Interscope will work with Live Nation to keep Madonna Inc. running.
By Sarah Bennett
Barry Diller Out at Live Nation Live Nation CEO Irving Azoff may replace him.
By Amos Barshad
the name game
June 1, 2010
Live Nation Gives Irving Plaza Its Old Name Back Telling people you’re going to a show at Irving Plaza just got a little bit easier.
By Amos Barshad
jurisprudence
Feb. 18, 2010
By Mark Graham
boring stuff
July 28, 2009
Lawmakers Aren’t So Crazy About the Proposed Merger of Ticketmaster and Live Nation Basically, Vulture is in favor of anything that would lower service fees at concerts.
By Mark Graham
it’s not what you know it’s who you know
June 23, 2009
Bruce Springsteen Comes Under Fire in Jersey Ticket Fracas He’s being accused of giving all the best seats at his concerts to his friends.
By Mark Graham
false advertising
June 3, 2009
By Mark Graham
a rose by any other name
Mar. 17, 2009
Ticket Scalping Gets Fancy New Ticketmaster-Approved Name: Dynamic Pricing And in a barely related story, Jay Leno is not happy that tickets to his free show in Detroit have landed on eBay.
By Mark Graham
Justice Department Not Yet Sure If Ticketmaster–Live Nation Merger Would Create Monopoly Responding to outrage from everyone in the world, the Justice Department is investigating the proposed merger between the two universally hated companies.
By Lane Brown
Ticketmaster and Live Nation to Merge? Because the world’s largest ticket seller and the world’s largest event promoter clearly don’t have enough of a monopolistic stranglehold on their respective industries.
By Lane Brown
imminent disasters
Oct. 21, 2008
U2 Sign Live Nation Deal for $20 Million in Stock, Magic Beans Weirdly, U2 have agreed to take their advance in Live Nation stock (currently trading at about $11 per share, down from a high of nearly $25 last February).
By Lane Brown
apropos of nothing
July 30, 2008
Live Nation Didn’t Mean All Those Nasty Things It Said About Record Labels Major-label competitor Live Nation is considering outsourcing their distribution to … major labels!
apropos of nothing
July 8, 2008
the industry
July 2, 2008
Sacha Baron Cohen and Will Ferrell Are ‘Sherlock’ Homies Plus: Josh Hartnett on the West End, and Young Jeezy in the movies.
in other news
Apr. 4, 2008
Jay-Z’s Record Deal Questioned on Happiest Day of His Life? Industry insiders tell the ‘Post’ that Jay isn’t worth the $150 million he got from Live Nation. But what does he care: He might be getting married today!
apropos of nothing
Apr. 3, 2008
Live Nation Signs Idiotic Deal With 38-Year-Old Rap Star Jay-Z is close to a deal with Live Nation that would make him $150 million richer and Live Nation $150 million broker.
the industry
Apr. 1, 2008
Helen Mirren to Explore the Tolstoy Family’s Nudist History Plus industry news on Jaime Pressly, Shekhar Kapur, Jennifer Aniston, and U2.
apropos of nothing
Feb. 1, 2008
Is U2 Fed Up With Record Labels Now Too? U2 is reportedly in talks with concert promoter Live Nation over a deal similar to the one Madonna signed last year, which would cover albums, DVDs, touring, merchandise, licensing, and various other Edge-related income streams.
the industry
Oct. 11, 2007
Leonardo DiCaprio and Jake Gyllenhaal Chase the Same Role Plus industry news on Will Smith, Michael Mann, and Captain Kirk.
