SC concertgoers overpaid for tickets, jury finds in Ticketmaster trial

By: Skylar Laird

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: April 17, 2026

Words: 589

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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COLUMBIA — South Carolinians overpaid on concert and event tickets bought through Ticketmaster, a federal jury decided this week as the result of a major antitrust lawsuit filed in 2024 against the platform and its owner.

After five weeks of trial and four days of deliberation, the nine-member jury concluded that Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation, operated an illegal monopoly that prevented competition from other ticket companies, venues and concert promoters. That …

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