Colorado Attorney general Phil Weiser announced last week the state of Colorado has joined a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation.

The lawsuit alleges Ticketmaster, the largest ticket selling company in the U.S., has colluded with sellers on the secondary market to raise ticket prices against the wishes of artists and buyers.

Several venues around Mesa County use Ticketmaster, including the Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park. U.S.

FTC sues Ticketmaster, saying it forces fans to pay more for concerts and events

By DEE-ANN DURBIN - AP Business Writer

“In public, Defendants profess to prioritize ‘[g]etting tickets into the hands of fans, at prices set by the artist.’ Defendants also claim that ticket scalpers and ‘big resale sites’ a

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