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EPISODE · Apr 24, 2026 · 1H 12M

Live Nation Ticketmaster: Swift Justice for bad Beyhavior

from Corporate Gossip · host Nitetoast Media

This is the potential breakup song of Ticketmaster & Live Nation: a toxic relationship that, according to one lawyer, "essentially defrauds everyone involved." Becca and Robby bring you up to speed on the outcome of the company's fight in a trust-busting trial and then go all the way back to the villain origin story of this Frankenstein of scams. It makes us feel better to know that the founder of Ticketmaster is now miserable and possibly broke! For TWO bonus episodes every month, ad-free main, and book club join us on Patreon Watch on Youtube Thanks to our sponsors Orange Marketing and Des Moines Con Advertise with us Timestamps:  00:00 - Live Nation anti-trust verdict 05:00 - Episode intro  14:00 - History / origin story of Ticketmaster 32:00 - Ticketmaster enabling / encouraging scalpers because "it's called CAPITALISM" 40:00 - Live Nation / Ticketmaster bribes every president EXCEPT Jimmy Carter 56:00 - Kid Rock is Live Nation's pain sponge  58:00 - Takeaways / Pearl Jam  1:09:00 - Good news!  Links:  Live Nation employee mocks customers as 'so stupid' in internal messages released in court case Train Wreck? A Mogul's Battle Against The Bel-Air Subway Ticketmaster's Dark History How Ticketmaster became the most hated name in music 'A public relations nightmare': Ticketmaster recruits pros for secret scalper program Live Nation reaches settlement in US monopoly case Jury Finds Live Nation Acts as a Monopoly in a Victory for States NYC's plan to tax luxury second homes, explained  5 Things to Know About New York's Proposed Second Home Tax  

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