Justice Department, Antitrust Division
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Justice Antitrust Division ( printed page 41330) Notice is hereby given pursuant to the Antitrust Procedures and Penalties Act, 15 U.S.C. 16(b)-(h) , that a proposed Final Judgment, Stipulation, and Competitive Impact Statement have been filed with the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in United States of America et al. v. Live Nation Entertainment, Inc, Civil Action No. 1:24-cv-3973-AS. On August 30, 2024, the United States filed an Amended Complaint (the “Complaint”) alleging that Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. and Ticketmaster L.L.C. (“Defendants”) violated Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. 1-2 , as well as several State laws by engaging in anticompetitive conduct in certain ticketing, promotions, and amphitheater markets. The proposed Final Judgment filed on June 12, 2026 requires Defendants to: (1) develop technology to allow Major Concert Venues utilizing Ticketmaster's back-end software to sell and distribute primary tickets through third-party marketplaces; (2) loosen exclusivity provisions in their existing primary ticketing contracts and abide by new restrictions on exclusive contracting for future ticketing contracts; (3) allow promoters and artists to use alternative sellers of tickets at Defendants' amphitheaters; (4) cap ticket service fees at Defendants' amphitheaters; (5) divest control over certain amphitheaters; (6) allow artists who choose to work with other promoters to pe…
Citation: 91 FR 41330
