Christian Band Sues Canadian Promoter for Defamation, Seeks $5 Million
A big-name band in Christian music is suing a Canadian concert promoter for defamation after a tour cancellation. The Newsboys,…
Legal
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.
GloRilla Concert Nixed After Promoters File Lawsuit Over Alleged Fraud
A GloRilla concert in Cleveland, Ohio has been cancelled following a lawsuit over alleged forged documents and fake artist agreements….
Live Nation’s Trump Playbook: Cozying up to Undermine Antitrust Case
Live Nation Entertainment has never hidden its belief that the quickest route out of the Justice Department’s sweeping antitrust lawsuit…
Irish regulator probe of Oasis ticket fiasco ongoing; Ticketmaster resale double-dips
Ireland’s Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) says its probe into Ticketmaster’s sale of Oasis tickets for next month’s Croke…
FireAid Retains Latham & Watkins to audit relief grants as pressure mounts
FireAid, the nonprofit behind January’s star-studded benefit concerts for Southern California wildfire victims, has hired the powerhouse law firm Latham…
Ex-OVG CEO Tim Leiweke pleads not guilty to DOJ bid-rigging charge
Tim Leiweke, the arena-building power broker who co-founded Oak View Group (OVG) with Irving Azoff, pleaded not guilty Monday to…
Maryland companies sue FTC, alleging “over-reaching” on BOTS Act crackdown
Key Investment Group (KIG) and several affiliated ticket businesses filed a lawsuit against the Federal Trade Commission Monday, seeking to…
Wimbledon warns against proposed UK ticket resale price caps
The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) is warning that the UK government’s proposed cap on secondary-market ticket prices could…
Corpus Christi considers dumping OVG after CEO’s indictment
Fallout from the federal bid‑rigging case that cost Oak View Group (OVG) its chief executive is spreading Texas, where several Corpus Christi City…
Public Comments: Live Nation says price caps; everyone else pushes breakup
Asked by government officials for feedback about the issues facing the entertainment industry, Live Nation Entertainment told regulators that ticket…