US Live Nation and Ticketmaster verdict triggers calls for Australian investigation into ticketing rules

One insider estimates Australians pay A$10 in fees per ticket, with fans bearing the burden of monopolised music tour schedules and inflated artist values Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australia is being urged to improve ticketing transparency after a US federal court found Live Nation Entertainment had a harmful monopoly over big concert venues. This week, a New York jury found the global entertainment giant and its subsidiary Ticketmaster liable for systemati...

By Kelly Burke