Artists
Ticket face value
Fees
Upfront
payments
Rebate
or other benefit
Cash
guarantee
Percent of ticket face value
Fees
Fees
Fees
Fans
Primary ticketer
Secondary
ticketer
Venue
Promoter
Ticket face value
Rent
Live Nation's hold on entertainment
Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, owns or controls about 60 percent of concert promotions at major venues, and more than 60 of the top 100 open-air venues. Further, roughly 80 percent of major venues' primary ticketing for concerts is controlled by Ticketmaster.
SOURCE: US District Court Southern District of New York; HEATHER HOPP-BRUCE/GLOBE STAFF; AI-GENERATED ILLUSTRATIONS BY HOPP-BRUCE
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= Live Nation Entertainment operates a business unit or has partnerships