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Live Nation says no need to split with Ticketmaster after US judge's order

( February 18, 2026, 22:32 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Live Nation Entertainment said it is grateful that a New York federal court dismissed all claims over concert promotions and concert booking markets brought by the US Department of Justice and more than three dozen US states and the District of Columbia. "With those claims gone, we see no possible basis for breaking up Live Nation and Ticketmaster," executive vice president for corporate and regulatory affairs Dan Wall said in a statement. "We look forward to addressing the remaining claims at trial. The deficiencies we identified in the Government's monopoly power and conduct claims have not gone away, and we continue to believe that we will prevail in the end," Wall said.Statement follows...

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