The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached a tentative settlement with Live Nation Entertainment and its Ticketmaster subsidiary in the closely watched federal antitrust litigation, bringing to a halt the trial that had just begun on March 2. [4] Live Nation would also (according to news reports) pay up to $280 million to any states that sign on to the settlement. Yet, if approved, the settlement would yield a materially narrower resolution than the breakup of Live Nation and Ticketmaster that the government pursued when it initiated the action in 2024. [6]Not all parties involved agree that the proposed settlement is the best outcome. Federal antitrust enforcers have looked more askance on remedies of these types at times in the past.

Source: New York Times March 13, 2026 18:38 UTC