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Ticketmaster Senate hearing Joe Berchtold, president and chief financial officer of Live Nation Entertainment Inc., left, and Jack Groetzinger, chief executive officer of SeatGeek Inc., are sworn in to a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Berchtold will tell the committee that the concert promoter learned valuable lessons from the debacle that forced its Ticketmaster unit to cancel public sales for a Taylor Swift tour when its site crashed amid massive demand. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (AL DRAGO/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Ticketmaster Senate hearing UNITED STATES - JANUARY 24: Chairman Richard Durbin, D-Ill., right, greets Joe Berchtold, president and CFO of Live Nation Entertainment, during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled Thats the Ticket: Promoting Competition and Protecting Consumers in Live Entertainment, in Hart Building on Tuesday, January 24, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Imag)

Ticketmaster Senate hearing Jack Groetzinger, chief executive officer of SeatGeek Inc., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. The head of Live Nation Entertainment will tell the committee that the concert promoter learned valuable lessons from the debacle that forced its Ticketmaster unit to cancel public sales for a Taylor Swift tour when its site crashed amid massive demand. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Ticketmaster Senate hearing UNITED STATES - JANUARY 24: Chairman Richard Durbin, D-Ill., greets musician Clyde Lawrence, during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled Thats the Ticket: Promoting Competition and Protecting Consumers in Live Entertainment, in Hart Building on Tuesday, January 24, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Imag)

Ticketmaster Senate hearing WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 24: (L-R) Amy Edwards, Penny Harrison and her son Parker Harrison rally against the live entertainment ticket industry outside the U.S. Capitol January 24, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing this morning to explore whether the merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster has stifled competition and harmed the consumer marketplace. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Ticketmaster Senate hearing WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 24: Penny Harrison and her son Parker Harrison rally against the live entertainment ticket industry outside the U.S. Capitol January 24, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing this morning to explore whether the merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster has stifled competition and harmed the consumer marketplace. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Ticketmaster Senate hearing Jerry Mickelson, chief executive officer and president of Jam Productions LLC, speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. The head of Live Nation Entertainment will tell the committee that the concert promoter learned valuable lessons from the debacle that forced its Ticketmaster unit to cancel public sales for a Taylor Swift tour when its site crashed amid massive demand. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Ticketmaster Senate hearing WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 24: Amy Edwards demonstrates against the live entertainment ticket industry outside the U.S. Capitol January 24, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing this morning to explore whether the merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster has stifled competition and harmed the consumer marketplace. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Ticketmaster Senate hearing WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 24: Amy Edwards and Parker Harrison demonstrate against the live entertainment ticket industry outside the U.S. Capitol January 24, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing this morning to explore whether the merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster has stifled competition and harmed the consumer marketplace. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Ticketmaster Senate hearing WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 24: Amy Edwards demonstrates against the live entertainment ticket industry outside the U.S. Capitol January 24, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing this morning to explore whether the merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster has stifled competition and harmed the consumer marketplace. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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