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Stage fright for Ticketmaster: the legal stakes behind sold-out shows

Henry Nelson Case

Henry is a 5 year qualified commercial lawyer with experience on a whole host of commercial contracts, having gained exposure to a diverse range of work through both working in-house and in private practice. Alongside working as lawyer, Henry also creates content on social media – where he strives to promote the importance of mental health and wellbeing in the workplace and challenges toxic corporate behaviours.

Published Thu, 30 Oct

Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation, are in the crosshairs of US regulators, accused of colluding with ticket resellers to inflate prices and profit from fans eager to see their favourite artists live. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), joined by multiple US states, claims they helped brokers make billions through artificial scarcity and sky-high resale fees.

This isn’t just about a few overpriced gigs. It’s a challenge to Ticketmaster’s grip on an industry it dominates, raising questions of market abuse, consumer fairness, and reputational fallout. Could this lawsuit break up a monopoly? How will regulators in the UK and EU respond? And what exactly are lawyers doing behind the scenes?

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