Taylor Swift fans have achieved a significant victory in their legal battle against Ticketmaster. A California federal judge decided on Monday, November 24th, that their claims of anti-competitive practices related to the chaotic 2022 presale for her Eras Tour tickets have merit and can proceed to trial. This means the fans’ lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation, will continue.
The initial lawsuit was thrown out in May because it didn’t seem strong enough. However, a new version of the complaint argues that Ticketmaster and Live Nation illegally control the ticket sales market and most major concert venues.
Fans say the Ticketmaster monopoly caused a major problem when its system failed during the presale for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, preventing many fans from getting tickets at the original price.
Ticketmaster contended that the fans’ arguments were too dependent on the current antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation, which focuses on its contracts with venues. However, Judge George H. of the U.S. District Court…
Wu disagreed with that reasoning, stating that the claims didn’t specifically exclude stadiums. He also pointed out that even though the word ‘stadium’ wasn’t used in the complaint, the court didn’t see a real difference between stadiums, arenas, and amphitheaters that would invalidate the plaintiffs’ argument that the government’s actions applied to them.
The judge decided the antitrust portion of the lawsuit could move forward, allowing both sides to gather evidence. However, he dismissed claims of breach of contract and fraud, finding that Ticketmaster hadn’t made any guarantees about preventing bots, scalpers, or ensuring priority access for fans. Judge Wu explained that the plaintiffs didn’t provide enough evidence to show Ticketmaster never intended to keep its promises, and that basing the fraud claim on what happened after the ticket sales wasn’t strong enough to support the argument.
Jennifer Kinder, the lawyer for the fans, told Billboard they were thrilled to be heading to trial. She explained that Ticketmaster had spent the last two years attempting to get the case thrown out, but Judge Wu has decided a jury will hear the case and determine whether Ticketmaster operates as a monopoly in Los Angeles.
Neither Ticketmaster nor Taylor Swift’s team responded to the recent decision. However, Swift previously expressed her disappointment during the problems with ticket sales in November 2022. She shared on Instagram that it was ‘really difficult’ to rely on an outside company for such important relationships with her fans, and that it was ‘excruciating’ to watch errors occur without being able to fix them.
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2025-11-26 12:44