A jury ruled Ticketmaster and Live Nation a monopoly after a dramatic six-week trial, finding the $25 billion company bullies venues and overcharges fans. The case exposes how one company controls concert promotion, ticketing, and venues—but whether it will lower ticket prices remains uncertain as appeals and remedies loom. Live Nation threatened venues to use Ticketmaster by withholding concert bookings, as shown by the Barclays Center losing a Billy Eilish show after switching ticketing providers.