Live Nation manages three venues in Denver: the Marquis Theater, Summit and the Fillmore Auditorium.
When you support our community-rooted newsroom, you enable all of us to be better informed, connected, and empowered during this important election year. Give now and help us raise $12,000 by June 7.The U.S. Department of Justice, along with attorneys general from 29 states, including Colorado and Washington, D.C., sued Live Nation Entertainment on May 23 over the company’s alleged illegal monopoly in the live-music industry, especially in concert ticketing, which it does through Ticketmaster .
However, the lawsuit argues that Live Nation’s self-proclaimed status as the “largest live entertainment company in the world” proves its point. Plus, Ticketmaster has had purview over one-third of secondary ticket sales since the 2019 advent of its SafeTix system, which requires all ticket transfers to occur on the Ticketmaster platform. And a portion of Ticketmaster's fees go to the venue and promoter of each show...which in many cases is Live Nation itself.
“As artists grow their popularity, this early access enhances Live Nation’s ability to funnel artists through the vast array of Live Nation products and services in the modern live music ecosystem,” the lawsuit argues., this spring. The bill would require service and convenience fees to be shown up front and guarantee refunds for canceled shows. It would also ban the use of automated software often used by scalpers.
And if that’s not enough incentive, the lawsuit adds, Live Nation will issue financial threats to those that don’t comply.
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