Live Nation shops AEG to CMA – amid thaw in booking war?

Irving Azoff has declared his 'booking war' with AEG "settled", after the latter said it would consider ending block-booking between Staples Center and The O2

News By IQ | 23 August 2017

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Just two days after Live Nation was itself accused of anti-competitive behaviour by the Association of Independent Festivals, the promotion giant has lodged a complaint with UK regulatory authorities against archrival AEG.

The complaint – to the Consumer and Markets Authority (CMA), which is currently investigating its proposed acquisition of Isle of Wight Festival – concerns AEG’s tit-for-tat ‘booking war’ with Azoff MSG Entertainment, led by former Live Nation executive chairman Irving Azoff, over a booking policy that forced artists…

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