Ticketmaster Entertainment, LLC

Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	October 2, 1976; 49 years ago (October 2, 1976), in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Founders	Albert Leffler Peter Gadwa Gordon Gunn III Jerry Nelson
Headquarters	Beverly Hills, California , U.S.
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Michael Rapino (CEO) Saumil Mehta (president)
Products	Ticketing technology Ticket sales Ticket resales Marketing Distribution of event tickets and information Support of venue renovation
Revenue	$23.16 billion (2024)
Number of employees	6,678
Parent	Live Nation Entertainment (2010–present)
Website	ticketmaster.com

Ticketmaster Entertainment, LLC is an American ticket sales and distribution company based in Beverly Hills, California, with operations in many countries around the world. In 2010, it merged with events/concert promoter Live Nation under the name Live Nation Entertainment,^[1] with both brand names continuing to operate as subsidiaries of Live Nation Entertainment.

The company's ticket sales are fulfilled digitally or at its two main fulfillment centers located in Charleston, West Virginia, and Pharr, Texas, for both primary and secondary markets. Ticketmaster's clients include venues, artists and promoters. Clients control their events and set ticket prices, and Ticketmaster sells tickets that the clients make available to them. Ticketmaster also owns and operates TicketWeb, a ticketing website geared towards independent venues.

Ticketmaster is subject to numerous controversies and lawsuits, alleging violations of various laws. The platform charges a fee on tickets purchased and resold on the platform. The fees from ticket sales can account for a large percentage of overall ticket costs and have received scrutiny from regulators, customers, and musicians. The company has also faced scrutiny from the United States Department of Justice for retaliation against venues violating its 2010 10-year consent decree from the Live Nation merger, which has been extended an additional five years from 2020 through 2025.

Following the widespread criticism of the company's handling of the pre-sale of Taylor Swift's the Eras Tour in November 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) began a formal investigation into Live Nation Entertainment on the grounds of monopoly, antitrust law and consumer rights violations. The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee examined the merger with a hearing in January 2023. On May 23, 2024, the DOJ and a coalition of 29 states formally launched an antitrust suit against Live Nation and Ticketmaster.^[2] An additional 10 states joined the lawsuit, bringing the total number of co-plaintiffs to 40.^[3] In April 2026, a jury verdict was reached which found that Ticketmaster parent company Live Nation Entertainment held an illegal monopoly which violated federal and state anti-trust laws and enabled Ticketmaster to overcharge in ticket prices.^[4]