UK Government Confirms Plan to Cap Ticket Resale Prices — Despite Fraud Warnings
The UK government has confirmed plans to impose a legal cap on concert ticket resale prices, pledging to curb profiteering…
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This archive contains coverage of stories related to the legal and legislative landscape for ticketing and ticket resale. Stories are ordered by date, with the most recent stories displaying first. You can view older stories by clicking through to higher numbered pages within the archive.
Supreme Court Rejects Live Nation Appeal, Forcing it to Face Antitrust Lawsuit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Live Nation Entertainment’s appeal seeking to enforce its controversial arbitration clause,…
UK Banks Issue Stark Warning Against Ticket Resale Price Caps
A coalition representing Britain’s largest banks has come out against government plans to impose limits on ticket resale prices, warning…
Government Shutdown Threatens to Slow Live Nation/Ticketmaster Antitrust Suits
The federal government’s antitrust lawsuits against Live Nation and Ticketmaster are moving forward despite attempts by the Department of Justice…
Senators Demand Answers From Ticketmaster on Bots Testimony After FTC Lawsuit
Two U.S. Senators are pressing Ticketmaster to clarify whether executives misled Congress about their efforts to combat ticket-buying bots, following…
Trump Antitrust Infighting Central to Live Nation/Ticketmaster Case Future
The high-stakes antitrust case against Live Nation Entertainment and its Ticketmaster subsidiary is emerging as a key test of the…
Kennedy Center Turmoil Draws Spotlight on Live Nation’s Trump-Aligned Board Member
A free concert at the Kennedy Center by acclaimed guitarist Yasmin Williams has erupted into controversy, after a group of…
CMA Secures Ticketmaster UK Pricing Changes After Oasis Debacle
The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced Thursday that Ticketmaster has agreed to make sweeping changes to its…
New Maine Ticket Law Goes Live, Despite Black Market Risks
Maine has officially rolled out one of the nation’s strictest ticket resale laws, a sweeping measure that supporters say will…
What’s at Stake for Live Nation/Ticketmaster? Billions – Plus its Entire Business Model
Two historic cases now threaten Live Nation and Ticketmaster from different directions: the DOJ’s antitrust lawsuit filed in 2024, which…