Live Nation and Ticketmaster spent millions telling Congress their dominance meant better security and cheaper tickets, not anti-competitive strangling of the market. A jury just proved they lied: the companies built their empire through illegal monopoly tactics, not superior service. Years of corporate PR about fierce competition just got exposed as the fraud it always was.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/15/live-nation-ticketmaster-monopoly-ruling