Live Nation Settlement With DOJ Means Ticketmaster Stays Intact, Fans and Lawmakers Say It’s Unfair | Analysis

The over $200 million antitrust settlement between Live Nation and the Justice Department on Monday won’t end monopoly talk for the live-events giant. A wave of opposition to the deal by fans and lawmakers means it will remain under an uncomfortable spotlight.

The concert giant and its Ticketmaster unit were barely a week into the Manhattan federal trial that scrutinized music industry competition when the deal was announced Monday, in which Live Nation agrees to cap exclusive contracts...