International Ticketing Report 2025
Market Report: USA
Will the Department of Justice (DOJ) succeed with its antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation, which it accuses of monopolisation? Even if it doesn’t, there are a plethora of legal issues and challenges facing ticketing companies in the US.
Key primary ticketers: AXS, CTS Eventim, DICE (owned by Fever), ETix, Eventbrite, Fever, See Tickets, SeatGeek, ShowTix, Ticketmaster, Tixr, Secondary ticketing situation: In the US, the laws around ticket scalping differ state by state, but for the most part, reselling tickets for profit is legal.
Key primary ticketers: AXS, CTS Eventim, DICE (owned by Fever), ETix, Eventbrite, Fever, See Tickets, SeatGeek, ShowTix, Ticketmaster, Tixr,
Secondary ticketing situation: In the US, the laws around ticket scalping differ state by state, but for the most part, reselling tickets for profit is legal. An executive order was signed in March 2025 aimed at combatting ticket scalpers that buy up tickets and resell them to fans at artificially inflated prices. Key companies include SeatGeek, StubHub (owned by Viagogo), and…
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