Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish tours take centre stage in Live Nation trial
As the first week of the US federal trial comes to a close, IQ summarises the initial arguments heard during the ongoing suit
News By IQ | 6 March 2026
With week one of Live Nation Entertainment’s antitrust trial in the United States drawing to a close, the opening arguments this week saw the prosecution attempt to portray the live entertainment market as “broken” and “controlled by Live Nation”.
In 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and 40 state attorneys sued the entertainment giant with claims that the company had a monopoly on the concert promotion and ticketing industry, and engaged in anticompetitive behaviour across the industry. In…
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