A New York federal judge signaled Thursday that the remedies phase in the blockbuster antitrust case against Live Nation Entertainment and Ticketmaster may not begin until early 2027, setting up another potentially lengthy courtroom battle over whether the live entertainment giant should ultimately be broken apart following last month’s landmark jury verdict.
During a wide-ranging scheduling conference in the Southern District of New York, U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian repeatedly questioned attorneys for both sides about how quickly the case could move toward a remedies hearing and whether additional discovery should begin immediately or wait until the court resolves a series of post-trial motions expected later this summer.
“We’ve come 90% of the way,” Subramanian said during Thursday’s hearing. “The only outstanding question is when the discovery will actually kick off.”
