Ticketing Startup Fanimal Files Antitrust Suit Targeting Live Nation–Ticketmaster
The shuttered business alleges the companies kept it out of the market
Collapsed ticketing startup Fanimal has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation and Ticketmaster, alleging they used anticompetitive tactics to keep it out of the market.
Backstory:
Los Angeles headquartered Fanimal was founded in 2019.
As per The Ticketing Business, it was a “social group ticketing platform” that enabled fans to create a group to buy multiple tickets, with each person able to pay for their own.
It closed in 2024.
The lawsuit:
In a lawsuit filed on December 30 with the US District Court for the Central District of California, Fanimal alleges that Live Nation and Ticketmaster’s long-term agreements with venues blocked it from competing fairly for events and large concert venues.
As per The Ticketing Business, it also alleges anticompetitive conduct such as “tying, leveraging, threats to venues and refusals to deal.”
The DOJ case:
Live Nation and Ticketmaster are also facing an antitrust lawsuit brought by the Department of Justice, which its lawyers recently filed a motion to dismiss.
Collapsed ticketing startup Fanimal has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation and Ticketmaster, alleging they used anticompetitive tactics to keep it out of the market.
Backstory:
Los Angeles headquartered Fanimal was founded in 2019.
As per The Ticketing Business, it was a “social group ticketing platform” that enabled fans to create a group to buy multiple tickets, with each person able to pay for their own.
It closed in 2024.
The lawsuit:
In a lawsuit filed on December 30 with the US District Court for the Central District of California, Fanimal alleges that Live Nation and Ticketmaster’s long-term agreements with venues blocked it from competing fairly for events and large concert venues.
As per The Ticketing Business, it also alleges anticompetitive conduct such as “tying, leveraging, threats to venues and refusals to deal.”
The DOJ case:
Live Nation and Ticketmaster are also facing an antitrust lawsuit brought by the Department of Justice, which its lawyers recently filed a motion to dismiss.
Collapsed ticketing startup Fanimal has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation and Ticketmaster, alleging they used anticompetitive tactics to keep it out of the market.
Backstory:
Los Angeles headquartered Fanimal was founded in 2019.
As per The Ticketing Business, it was a “social group ticketing platform” that enabled fans to create a group to buy multiple tickets, with each person able to pay for their own.
It closed in 2024.
The lawsuit:
In a lawsuit filed on December 30 with the US District Court for the Central District of California, Fanimal alleges that Live Nation and Ticketmaster’s long-term agreements with venues blocked it from competing fairly for events and large concert venues.
As per The Ticketing Business, it also alleges anticompetitive conduct such as “tying, leveraging, threats to venues and refusals to deal.”
The DOJ case:
Live Nation and Ticketmaster are also facing an antitrust lawsuit brought by the Department of Justice, which its lawyers recently filed a motion to dismiss.
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This story was written with information from The Ticketing Business.
We covered it because it’s news of a lawsuit involving Live Nation and Ticketmaster.
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