A new class-action lawsuit seeking to represent any Ticketmaster customers who purchased tickets since last July claims the vendor and its Live Nation Entertainment parent represent a monopolistic “monster” that “must be stopped.” The complaint, obtained by Rolling Stone and filed Jan. 4 in federal court in Los Angeles, is …
Read More »Live Nation, Still Without Concerts, Has Lost $300 Million in 2021 So Far
After a year of no concerts or festivals, nearly non-existent revenues have become the norm for concert giant Live Nation Entertainment’s quarterly reports. On Thursday afternoon, Live Nation posted figures for the first quarter of 2021 similar to those of the past three — with the company reporting a 79 …
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For the first time since the pandemic sidelined live music in the U.S. in March, veteran DJ D-Nice finally had the chance to play an in-person live gig. D-Nice, who’s been a mainstay amid safer-at-home regulations with his popular Club Quarantine Instagram Live Sessions, flew out to Hallandale Beach, Florida …
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