Ticketmaster had anti-competitive monopoly over big concert venues, jury finds

The civil case, initially led by the US federal government, accused Live Nation of using its reach to smother competition, by blocking venues from using multiple ticket sellers, for example.

Ticketmaster on a phone (Alamy/PA)

A jury has found that concert giant Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary had a harmful monopoly over big concert venues, in a lawsuit over claims brought by dozens of US states.

A Manhattan federal jury deliberated for four days before reaching its decision on Wednesday in the closely watched case involving a business that dominates live entertainment in the US and beyond.