AAI’s Kathleen Bradish Discusses the Case for Breaking Up Live Nation-Ticketmaster with Economic Liberties

AAI’s Kathleen Bradish joins an expert panel to discuss proposed structural and behavioral remedies the DOJ could pursue to address Live Nation-Ticketmaster’s monopoly power and restore fair competition to the live events industry. The panel, entitled ‘The Case for Breaking Up Live Nation-Ticketmaster,’ will be hosted by the the American Economic Liberties Project. From the panel description:

In 2010, the merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster combined the nation’s largest concert promoter, venue operator, and artist manager with the nation’s largest ticketing service. This merged firm has leveraged its control over the live event industry to block competitors, self-deal at the expense of artists, independent venues, and fans.

Last year, the Break Up Ticketmaster coalition launched to call attention to these harms and to urge the Department of Justice to break up this live events behemoth. Ultimately, over 100,000 Americans sent letters to the DOJ urging them to save live events. Shortly after, the New York Times reported the DOJ has opened an antitrust investigation into the giant.

We will hear from members of the Break Up Ticketmaster coalition, as well as academics and policy experts regarding proposed structural and behavioral remedies the DOJ could pursue to address Live Nation/Ticketmaster’s monopoly power and restore fair competition to the live events industry.

Panel: The Case for Breaking Up Live Nation/Ticketmaster

Kathleen Bradish, Acting President at the American Antitrust Institute

Michael Carrier, Board of Governors Professor, Rutgers Law School

Katie Van Dyck, Senior Legal Counsel at American Economic Liberties Project

Moderated by: David Dayen, Executive Editor, The American Prospect