Slack chats reveal Live Nation execs bragging about gouging fans with add-on fees
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Unsealed Slack messages show Live Nation executives boasting about gouging fans with high ancillary fees (parking, VIP access), a finding that bears on a major antitrust case over the amphitheater monopoly; the US-government settlement could pause the trial, while Live Nation argues the private messages don’t reflect current operations.
- Live Nation director boasted of gouging ticket buyers, "robbing them blind" Ars Technica
- ‘Robbing Them Blind’: Live Nation Employees Joked About Fees The New York Times
- Live Nation employee mocks customers as 'so stupid' in internal messages released in court case AP News
- Live Nation Can ‘Gouge’ Fans on Fees, Ticketing Executives Boast Bloomberg.com
- 'These People Are So Stupid': Live Nation Employees Boast About High Fees in Unsealed Messages Rolling Stone
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