Live Nation Seeks to Pause DOJ Case a Week Before Trial

Live Nation Entertainment Inc. is asking a federal judge to pause the antitrust case brought by the Justice Department and dozens of state attorneys general a week before trial, so it can appeal his ruling last week declining to throw out the case.

The case goes to trial March 2 in New York federal court before US District Judge Arun Subramanian. On Wednesday, Subramanian threw out claims that the company monopolizes the concert promotion market and harms fans through higher ticket prices, but allowed the bulk of the case to proceed. That includes allegations that Live Nation ties the use of its amphitheaters to its concert promotion services and monopolizes the ticketing market.