In a statement Monday, Blumenthal said, "Live Nation has egregiously stonewalled my Subcommittee's inquiry into its abusive consumer practices — making the subpoena necessary."
A Senate investigative subcommittee on Monday said it has issued a subpoena to Live Nation Entertainment and its Ticketmaster subsidiary for information regarding ticket pricing and fees after a months-long probe that had not been previously announced.
A Live Nation spokesperson, in an email to CNBC, said, "Live Nation has voluntarily worked with the Subcommittee from the start, providing extensive information and holding several meetings with staff."
Live Nation, an event promoter, and the ticket vendor Ticketmaster now control 70% of the market for tickets and live event venues after their merger more than a decade ago.
The Senate Judiciary Committee this summer held a hearing about Live Nation and the lack of competition in event ticketing's primary and secondary markets.
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