Klobuchar: Live Nation breakup only way to make live events affordable, competitive

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) criticized the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) decision Monday to settle its antitrust case against Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, arguing that a breakup is necessary to make live events affordable. “Given Live Nation-Ticketmaster’s monopoly dominance in ticketing, venues, and promotion, the only way to make live events truly affordable…