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Live Nation CEO killed lucrative venue booking to keep rivals out, US jury hears

By Chris May ( March 17, 2026, 00:36 GMT | Insight) -- Live Nation Chief Executive Michael Rapino shot down a venue booking deal worth up to half a million dollars in profit to keep competition out of a California amphitheater controlled by the company, according to internal documents presented to a US jury Monday in New York.Live Nation Chief Executive Michael Rapino shot down a venue booking deal worth up to half a million dollars of profit in order to keep competing promoters out of a California amphitheater controlled by the company, according to internal documents presented to a US jury Monday in New York....

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