UK MPs urge competition regulator to investigate Live Nation's grip on live music market

The Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee told the Competition and Markets Authority it expects a full market probe of the UK live-music sector by the end of the year. The committee’s May report had already flagged the dominance of Live Nation, the parent of Ticketmaster, noting it handled 58 percent of primary tickets in 2025 and 66 percent when affiliated sales are included. Recent ticket-pricing issues on Oasis’s reunion tour, where tickets sold for thousands of pounds, reinforced the committee’s worries.

Chair Liam Byrne said the industry should reward talent rather than market power and that fans and performers deserve a fair deal now. The committee is writing to the CMA asking for details and a timeline for any forthcoming investigation.