{"id":443918,"date":"2022-05-09T00:03:17","date_gmt":"2022-05-08T21:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/live-nation-faces-calls-to-be-broken-up-over-lax-safety-record\/"},"modified":"2022-05-09T00:03:17","modified_gmt":"2022-05-08T21:03:17","slug":"live-nation-faces-calls-to-be-broken-up-over-lax-safety-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/live-nation-faces-calls-to-be-broken-up-over-lax-safety-record\/","title":{"rendered":"#Live Nation faces calls to be broken up over lax safety record"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dfcf1a1967\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dfcf1a1967\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/live-nation-faces-calls-to-be-broken-up-over-lax-safety-record\/#%E2%80%9CLive_Nation_faces_calls_to_be_broken_up_over_lax_safety_record%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Live Nation faces calls to be broken up over lax safety record&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLive_Nation_faces_calls_to_be_broken_up_over_lax_safety_record%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Live Nation faces calls to be broken up over lax safety record&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A New Jersey pol is demanding concert promoter Live Nation be broken up, claiming its monopolistic chokehold on the industry created safety issues that helped lead to the Dave Ch<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>elle attack and Astroworld tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbout 200 deaths and 750 injuries occurred at Live Nation events since 2006,\u201d Democratic Congressman Bill Pascrell recently told The Post. \u201cHave safety measures not improved? Has Live Nation silenced organizers? I want answers. I think the public deserves to know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In March, the rep <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pascrell.house.gov\/uploadedfiles\/fdsa.pdf\">wrote to the Federal Trade Commission<\/a> and Department of Justice calling for it to be easier to overturn mergers. He says the 2010 marriage between Live Nation and Ticketmaster was terrible for competition \u2014 and for safety at their events.<\/p>\n<p>Since its merger with Ticket Master, Live Nation controls a concert-goer\u2019s experience basically from start to finish 85% of the time, Pascrell said, peddling the ticket, owning the venue, scheduling the show and promoting it, too.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He and other critics claim the entertainment giant\u2019s massive lucrative market share is leading to lackadaisical safety measures in the absence of real competition.<\/p>\n<p>On May 3, famed controversial co<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>n Chappelle was attacked on stage at a Live Nation event with security provided by the same company that worked Astroworld. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"817\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-04-at-10.52.20-AM-1.jpg?w=817\" alt=\"Comedian Dave Chappelle getting attacked on stage at the Hollywood Bowl during a Live Nation show.\" class=\"wp-image-22187337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-04-at-10.52.20-AM-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1225 1225w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-04-at-10.52.20-AM-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=817 817w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-04-at-10.52.20-AM-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=408 408w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-04-at-10.52.20-AM-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 817px) 100vw, 817px\"\/><figcaption>Comedian Dave Chappelle getting attacked on stage at the Hollywood Bowl during a Live Nation show.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Three days later, the company said it had its \u201cbest first quarter ever,\u201d reporting $1.8 billion in revenue, up from $290 million in the year-earlier quarter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When the fatal November 2021 crowd crush at rapper Travis Scott\u2019s Astroworld Festival killed 10 people and injured hundreds more in Houston, Texas, many blamed the artist. <\/p>\n<p>But Pascrell and other politicians, including the influential House Committee on Oversight and Reform, have since turned their attention to Live Nation, which organized the event.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After the Astroworld tragedy, members of the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/sites\/democrats.oversight.house.gov\/files\/2021-12-22.CBM%20Comer%20et%20al.%20to%20Rapino-Live%20Nation%20re%20Astroworld.pdf\">House Committee on Oversight and Reform<\/a> wrote to the company in December 2021, \u201cReports indicate that security and medical staff were inexperienced or ill-equipped to deal with mass injuries. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome attendees stated that the placement of barricades made it difficult to escape. Experts have stated that Astroworld Festival organizers failed to heed warning signs.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/live-nation-concert-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Pascrell and the House Committee on Oversight and Reform have blamed Live Nation for hiring staff that were &quot;inexperienced or ill-equipped&quot; for the tragedy at the November 2021 Astroworld concert.\" class=\"wp-image-22187348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/live-nation-concert-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/live-nation-concert-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/live-nation-concert-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Pascrell and the House Committee on Oversight and Reform have blamed Live Nation for hiring staff that were \u201cinexperienced or ill-equipped\u201d at the November 2021 Astroworld concert.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Amy Harris\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/astroworld-memorial.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A memorial to the 10 people killed at Travis Scott\u2019s Astroworld Festival in Houston.\" class=\"wp-image-22187386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/astroworld-memorial.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/astroworld-memorial.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/astroworld-memorial.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A memorial to the 10 people killed at Travis Scott\u2019s Astroworld Festival in Houston.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Lynn Pennington\/ZUMA Press Wire<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A $750 million lawsuit brought on behalf of the victims claims security personnel were \u201cgrossly overwhelmed\u201d by the crowds that broke through barriers and stormed the event to see the rapper perform.<\/p>\n<p>The House pols also claimed that the company was trying to escape liability for its role in Astroworld.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLive Nation and its subsidiary reportedly have withheld pay until part-time employees who worked the festival have signed a revised employment contract, correcting the original version signed prior to the festival that was dated 2018,\u201d the Congress members wrote. \u201cThe revision makes it clear that the contract, which includes a broad provision releasing Live Nation from liability, applies to the 2021 festival.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s allegedly dismal safety record includes:<\/p>\n<p>The ever-growing list of incidents and deaths is proof enough the company needs serious reform, critics claim.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey may double the profits, and they still didn\u2019t do anything about the safety of folks who go to their concerts,\u201d Pascrell said.\u00a0\u201cThe disaster results are obvious in terms of how many people died. They got to be held accountable, just like any other business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s not just Democrats calling for the breakup of Live Nation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bill-pascrell-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Pascrell said that Live Nation needs to be held accountable after 200 deaths and 750 injuries at their events since 2006.\" class=\"wp-image-22187393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bill-pascrell-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bill-pascrell-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bill-pascrell-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bill-pascrell-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Pascrell said that Live Nation needs to be held accountable after 200 deaths and 750 injuries at their events since 2006.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite, File<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mark Perry of the conservative American Enterprise Institute think tank called for an end to the Live Nation and Ticketmaster monopoly last year, saying it artificially jacks up concert prices and screws over fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s only going to get worse unless Washington lawmakers and regulators step in with a fix,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/congress-blog\/politics\/573320-bidens-crackdown-on-monopolies-should-include-live-event\/\">Perry wrote<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pascrell said that there\u2019s \u201cno way out\u201d when you have \u201clarger corporations controlling more and more of the entertainment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, Congress has to come up with some way to break up Live Nation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Live Nation did not return a Post request for comment.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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