"Concertgoers in the Crosshairs: Australia's Ticketing Transparency Under Scrutiny Amid Global Monopoly Ruling Australians are likely paying significantly more than they think for their concert tickets, with insiders estimating that fans are shelling out an extra A$10 per ticket due to monopolised music tour schedules and inflated artist values. The issue has come under renewed scrutiny following a major ruling in the US, where a federal court found global entertainment giant Live Nation Entertainment guilty of stifling competition to extract excessive profits from concert-goers. The court identified a staggering baseline overcharge of US$1.72 per ticket sold by Live Nation since 2010, resulting in an estimated US$595 million in additional revenue in 2025 alone. As concerns over ticketing transparency grow, calls are being made for Australia to follow the US lead and improve the way concert ticket prices are set and disclosed."
One insider estimates Australians pay A$10 in fees per ticket, with fans bearing the burden of monopolised music tour schedules and inflated artist valuesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia is being urged to improve ticketing transparency after a US federal court found Live Nation Entertainment had a harmful monopoly over big concert venues.This week, a New York jury found the global entertainment giant and its subsidiary Ticketmaster liable for systematically stifling competition to extract excessive profits from concertgoers. The jury identified a baseline overcharge of US$1.72 for every ticket sold by Live Nation since 2010 – totalling an additional US$595m in 2025 alone. Continue reading...
