Confusion and chaos surrounding Ticketmaster’s presale plans for Taylor Swift’s “Eras” tour prompted calls to break up Live Nation. See potential bias and similarities in coverage from RollingStone, CNBC and nypost: Ticketmaster Antitrust
Live Nation Entertainment, the parent company of concert and ticketing giants Live Nation and Ticketmaster, has been attracting more heat from politicians in recent weeks. On Thursday, Sen. Amy Klobuchar sent a letter addressed to the company’s CEO Michael Rapino on Thursday morning, expressing her concern over what she called a lack of competition in the live music industry.
“Ticketmaster and Live Nation dominate the live entertainment supply chain with powerful positions in primary ticketing, secondary ticketing, concert promotion, artist management, tour sponsorships, and event venue operation,” Sen. Klobuchar, who chairs the Senate Judiciary...
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