Live Nation’s Rapino faces grilling in antitrust trial
President and CEO of Live Nation offered a robust defence of the company during a day of questioning in the New York-based monopoly case
News By IQ | 20 March 2026
Live Nation President and CEO Michael Rapino took the stand in the blockbuster Live Nation antitrust trial in New York yesterday and offered up a robust defence of his company’s place in the live music ecosystem.
Under sustained questioning from the attorney representing the US states pursuing the action, Jeffrey Kessler, Mr Rapino said he was “very proud” of the company he has helped build.
Despite coming to a settlement with the US Government Department of Justice last week,…