SDNY COURTHOUSE, March 16 – As the Live Nation and Ticketmaster antitrust
trial re-started on March 16, after US DOJ - and, so far,
Arkansas, Nebraska and South Dakota - settled, basketball
came up. While Live Nation's lawyer Marriott
brought up $10,000 Knicks tickets offered by AEG, and to
the Big East tournament, Inner City Press has endeavor to
find out which of the NCAA Men's Basketball March Madness
venues are controlled by Ticketmaster.
Here subject to crowdsourcing is what we've come up
with:
Ticketmaster bills itself as the place to
get "Verified Tickets" for March Madness from the First
Four through the Final Four.
Ticketmaster Venue by venue:
First Four — Dayton (UD Arena):
Ticketmaster
First/Second Rounds (March 19-21):
Buffalo — KeyBank Center: Ticketmaster is the official
marketplace of KeyBank Center. Ticketmaster
Business
Greenville — Bon Secours Wellness Arena:
Ticketmaster is the only official ticketing partner of Bon
Secours Wellness Arena. Bonsecoursarena Oklahoma
City — Paycom Center: Ticketmaster and AXS are the only
official ticketing companies associated with Paycom
Center. Paycom Center (split)
Portland — Moda Center: Ticketmaster is the
official ticketing partner for the Moda Center. Moda
Center
First/Second Rounds (March
20-22): Tampa — Benchmark International Arena:
Ticketmaster ✅ Philadelphia — Xfinity Mobile Arena:
Ticketmaster St. Louis — Enterprise Center:
Ticketmaster San Diego — Viejas Arena: AXS is the
authorized ticket provider for Pechanga Arena San Diego
Pechanga Arena San Diego — but the tournament is at Viejas
Arena (SDSU campus), not Pechanga. Viejas uses
Ticketmaster.
Regionals: Houston (Toyota Center),
San Jose (SAP Center), Chicago (United Center), Washington
DC (Capital One Arena) — all Ticketmaster
Final Four & Championship —
Indianapolis (Lucas Oil Stadium): Ticketmaster
So, while Live Nation/Ticketmaster is on
trial in SDNY for monopolizing live entertainment,
Ticketmaster is the official ticket seller for virtually
every March Madness venue — Dayton, Buffalo, Greenville,
OKC, Portland, Tampa, Philly, St. Louis, San Diego,
Houston, Chicago, DC, Indianapolis. The monopoly, in
action, during its own trial.
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