U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland at a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. on May 23, 2024. In a lawsuit, the Department of Justice seeks to break up Live Nation, alleging that the parent company of Ticketmaster has hurt consumers and violated antitrust laws by…

The Smashing Pumpkins perform at Oracle Arena (now Oakland Arena) in Oakland on Aug. 27, 2018. When will concerts return to such a high-density attendance? Alessio Neri/STAFF. In 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, Ineffable Music booked and oversaw 1,100 concerts at the five venues it either owns or at which…

Insert Foot vs. Live Nation. A Live Nation memo leaked earlier this month indicating that North America’s largest promoter of live events will shake down performers even more, while shoving more monetary responsibility onto those same performers, if and when venues re-open in 2021. Apparently only Live Nation is…

Ticketmaster and Live Nation tickets. Adam Pardee/STAFF. While much of the world is coming together to share resources in an attempt to mitigate the financial and emotional toll the coronavirus pandemic is taking, Ticketmaster tried to take a different tactic—until it quickly backfired. Traditionally, Ticketmaster, the largest seller of…

Live Nation Bay Area today announced that the organization will operate two additional music halls in the former home of Ruby Skye, near San Francisco’s Union Square. Both will open next spring. The 1,000-capacity, 1890s-built August Hall, located at 420 Mason St., was named for the building’s original architect,…

Photo: Matt De Mello BottleRock Napa owners Latitude 38 have sold a majority stake of the festival to Live Nation. Live Nation is the corporate owner of more than 80 festivals, including Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits and Governor’s Ball. The company touts itself as having the most diverse global festival portfolio among festival…