F-bombs and a vanishing Billie Eilish concert: Ex-arena exec describes 'retaliation' for booting Ticketmaster

Outside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. Evan Bernstein/Getty Images Trial testimony began Wednesday in the DOJ's effort to split Ticketmaster from Live Nation. The government's first witness was the ex-CEO of the Barclays Center arena in Brooklyn, NY. He described threats and retaliation by Live Nation when he switched from Ticketmaster to SeatGeek. In 2021, the Barclays Center arena — home to the Brooklyn Nets and concerts ranging from Disney on Ice to Bad Bunny — decided to switch fr...