WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 31: U.S. President Donald Trump listens as entertainer Kid Rock speaks during an executive order signing event in the Oval Office of the White House on March 31, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump has signed an executive order against ticket scalping and reforming the live entertainment ticket industry. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
In September, the Federal Trade Commission sued behemoth concert promoter Live Nation and its corporate sibling, the gargantuan ticketing business Ticketmaster, accusing the company of colluding with aftermarket ticketbrokers to allow for multiple sales on the Ticketmaster platform and drive up the price of tickets. The suit followed last year’s Department of Justice’s antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation and Ticketmaster, in which the federal government is attempting to break up Live Nation/Ticketmaster’s monopoly over the live music business.
