I do not have more to add specifically on retaliation there. I would note that the DOJ report in 2019 found numerous instances of Live Nation threatening and retaliating against venues once they had moved away from Ticketmaster.
Durbin references a DOJ report on Live Nation's retaliatory practices.
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