In a public comment, AEG says live music won't have meaningful competition "as long as Ticketmaster remains vertically integrated with Live Nation."
The Live Nation logo is displayed at a Live Nation corporate office on March 9, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Live Nation’s rivals are urging a federal judge to reject the Department of Justice’s proposal for the live entertainment giant to retain ownership of Ticketmaster with new antitrust guardrails.
AEG and SeatGeek have both submitted public comments criticizing the settlement reached by the federal government a week into Live Nation’s blockbuster antitrust trial this spring. State attorneys general continued with the trial, and a jury ultimately held Live Nation liable for monopolizing the live music industry via artist promotion, venue ownership and ticketing. Live Nation denies those claims and has promised to appeal.
