WSJ News Exclusive | Justice Department Preparing Legal Action Against Live Nation for Ticketing Practices

The Justice Department is preparing legal action against Live Nation over its ticketing practices, say people familiar with the matter

WASHINGTON—The Justice Department is preparing to take legal action against Live Nation Entertainment Inc. on allegations the company has sought to strong-arm concert venues into using its Ticketmaster subsidiary, according to people familiar with the matter.

The department believes the concert-promotion giant’s conduct has violated the merger settlement Live Nation and the dominant ticket seller reached with the government in 2010, the people said. Under that agreement, the department’s antitrust division allowed the companies...

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