SALT LAKE CITY — The state of Utah has filed a lawsuit against Ticketmaster and Live Nation, claiming that the companies, which sell access to concerts, sporting events, and other activities, deceptively hid fees and misrepresented ticket prices to consumers.

Thursday's filing by the Utah Department of Commerce's Division of Consumer Protection, the Utah Attorney General, along with the Federal Trade Commission, alleges that the companies display low ticket prices to buyers before adding high fees at checkout.

According to the lawsuit, the fees ranged from 24% to 44% of the total ticket price, and buyers paid $16.4 billion in fees to Ticketmaster and Live Nation during a five-year period ending in 2024.

The lawsuit also claimed the ticket companies sold millions of secondary market tick

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