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Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry
It's not a monopoly in legal terms. It's like people arguing that Walmart is a monopoly. You have other choices in the marketplace. Artists have other venues they can choose in a market. You don't have to play Sprint Center - you can play Arrowhead, Kauffman, Sandstone, or even Joe's neighborhood bar. The fees are bullshit and almost racketeering but legally it's okay. I just don't see much of a case legally. Shitty business practices but not much from a legal standpoint.
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So I read that the Live Nation/TM industrial complex owns 50 of the 60 amphitheaters in the US. If you are an artist too big for clubs and too small for arenas/stadiums you don't have other choices.
You have to enter long term contracts with Live Nation or you don't have an appropriate size venue to play at.
Even the 10 other sites have to play by TM's rules or they might get black listed and not be able to book artists.