LEARN ABOUT THE ISSUES
LEARN ABOUT THE ISSUES
REPORTS
The depth of Live Nation’s dominance: A data analysis of the corporate capture behind top concert venues worldwide. American Economic Liberties Project. June 2023.
VIDEOS
How to Fight Monopoly Power with FTC Chair Lina Khan. Factually!, Ep. 234, November 8, 2023.
Swifties v. Ticketmaster: Ticketmaster’s shady move is shut down by Judge. The Emily Show, Ep. 223, October 25, 2023.
Taylor Swift vs. Ronald Reagan: The Ticketmaster Story, The Verge, March 21, 2023.
Chokepoint Capitalism with Cory Doctorow, Factually!, March 9, 2023.
The Lie That’s Destroying the Economy, Adam Conover, February 15, 2023.
The Influence of Ticketmaster’s Monopoly On The Monetization of Britney Spears’ Conservatorship. Free Britney America. January 24, 2023.
How the Taylor Swift Debacle Fueled the Ticketmaster Monopoly Debate, CNBC, January 25, 2023.
ASTROWORLD: Countdown to Tragedy, KPRC 2 - Houston, November, 4, 2022.
How Ticketmaster Is Destroying Live Music, More Perfect Union, October 19, 2022.
Tickets, Last Week Tonight, March 14, 2022.
ARTICLES
The Music Mafia’s Invincible ‘Poison Dwarf,’ in the Crosshairs at Last?, The American Prospect, May 24, 2024.
Ticketmaster’s ‘Kafkaesque’ Arbitration Process is Rigged, Lawyers say, NBC News, April 5, 2023.
Sorry, There's No Such Thing as a “Fair" Ticket Price in an Age of Income Inequality, Consequence of Sound, March 27, 2023.
Concert Touring Is Broken. Neil Young. March 19, 2023.
The Cure’s Robert Smith convinces Ticketmaster to refund ‘unduly high’ fees after fan anger. The Guardian, March 16, 2023.
Senate Judiciary Committee sends warning to Ticketmaster over Beyoncé tour tickets, The Hill, February 2, 2023.
Justice Dept. Is Said to Investigate Ticketmaster’s Parent Company, New York Times, January 24, 2023.
Live Nation subsidiaries got millions in aid meant for independent venues, Washington Post, May 22, 2022.
Live Nation, a company behind Astroworld, has a long history of safety violations, NPR, November 8, 2021.
U.S. and Plaintiff States V. Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. and Live Nation, Inc., The United States Department of Justice, January 28, 2020.
Ticketmaster / Live Nation merger: Azoff and Rapino talk paperless ticketing, dynamic pricing, Ticket News, September 10, 2009. (Note: dynamic pricing was always Ticketmaster’s goal!)
Big Music vs. Fans and Artists, New York Times, February, 8, 2009.
PODCASTS
Ticketmaster Sucks, Your Favorite Band Sucks, April, 1, 2023
Ticketmaster/Live Nation w/ Ben Sisario, Sound Opinions, March 3, 2023.
Justice for Britney Outside the Courtroom and Break Up Ticketmaster, Moon & Sagi, December 13, 2022.
Michael Rapino (CEO and President of Live Nation), The Bob Lefsetz Podcast, July 22, 2021.
Irving Azoff (former CEO of Live Nation), The Bob Lefsetz Podcast, June 17, 2021.