Bipartisan group of states refuse to sign settlement between Justice Department and Live Nation

Source: Politico

Bipartisan group of states refuse to sign settlement between Justice Department and Live Nation

New York, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Ohio and Kansas are just a few of the states continuing the lawsuit against Live Nation.

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Justice Department and some 40 attorneys general first launched the lawsuit against Live Nation in 2024 under the Biden administration. | Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

By Cheyanne M. Daniels
03/09/2026 01:46 PM EDT
Updated: 03/09/2026 03:01 PM EDT

More than two dozen states are refusing to sign the Department of Justice’s new settlement with Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, in a high-profile antitrust lawsuit challenging the entertainment giant’s ticketing sales.

The bipartisan coalition of states said the settlement between the DOJ and Live Nation does not fully address concerns of monopolization in the entertainment sphere and it vowed to keep pursing the company in court.

New York, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Ohio, Kansas and Maryland are just a few of the states continuing the lawsuit against Live Nation, according to releases sent Monday by several attorneys general.

“The settlement recently announced with the U.S. Department of Justice fails to address the monopoly at the center of this case, and would benefit Live Nation at the expense of consumers. We cannot agree to it,” New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement.

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