Booking war: Ozzy sues AEG over “blatant anticompetitive conduct”
The Osbournes have followed through on their threat to bring legal action against AEG over its O2-Staples block booking, a policy they say is illegal under antitrust law
News By | 22 March 2018
Ozzy Osbourne has brought legal action against for AEG for its block booking policy between The O2 and Staples Center, alleging that forcing artists to play both venues is an “explicit”, “brazen” violation of US competition (‘antitrust’) law.
In a class-action lawsuit filed yesterday in the US district court for central California, lawyers for Osbourne (real name John Michael) claim AEG’s policy of requiring acts who want to perform at the 20,000-cap. O2 Arena in London to also play Staples Center …
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