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Sting performs during the grand opening of The Echo Lounge & Music Hall in Dallas, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. (Elias Valverde II/The Dallas Morning News)

After Texas sued Live Nation, two Dallas venues continue its artist assistance program

Stephanie Salas-Vega

Live Nation’s On the Road Again will continue in North Texas after the state joined a lawsuit accusing the entertainment company of violating antitrust laws.

FILE - The headquarters of Live Nation is shown June 29, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. The Justice Department was expected to file a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation Entertainment, on Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

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‘It is time to break up Live Nation-Ticketmaster’: Justice Department sues concert ticket behemoth

Anastasia Tsioulcas

On Thursday, the Department of Justice and 30 states announced a federal antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment and its subsidiary Ticketmaster, saying the company has created a monopoly on live show prices across the U.S.

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Festival goers are seen rushing into the VIP area during day one of the Astroworld Music Festival at NRG Park on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Houston.

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Astroworld concert incident report released by Houston police

Adam Zuvanich

The release of the 1,266-page report comes about a month after a Harris County grand jury declined to indict event headliner Travis Scott and others on criminal charges.