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Ontario’s ticket resale price cap, passed in the 2026 budget, is entering an enforcement phase. The province says 32 staff are assigned to resale enforcement and more will be redeployed ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Toronto. The cap bars resale above original purchase price, with fines of $3,000 to $250,000. Ontario has sent inspection letters to StubHub and SeatGeek, while Ticketmaster introduced temporary pricing limits and waived seller fees.

Investing.com reports Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) shares fell about 5.3% to $173.79 after a strong Q2 2026 earnings release. The company posted EPS of $1.05 vs. about $0.66 expected, and revenue around $7.7B vs. $7.56B. Despite raised guidance and analyst target increases, investors cited contracting free cash flow margin (6.7% vs 8.6%), higher capex intensity, and ongoing Ticketmaster antitrust risk.

Live Nation Entertainment reported Q2 revenue of $7.7B, up 9% YoY, driven by a 10% rise in fan attendance to 49M. Operating income rose 7% to $522M, while adjusted operating income increased 2% to $817M. Concerts revenue was $6.4B (+8%); Ticketmaster revenue was $852M (+15%). The company also updated full-year fan attendance guidance to +10%.

Live Nation Posts Record-Setting Q2 2026 Revenue, Ticket Sales Surge Ticket sales have never looked brighter. By mid‑July, Live Nation had sold more than 143 million concert tickets worldwide, a jump of over 14 million tickets from the same period in 2025. Attendance in the quarter reached 49 million fans, the highest quarterly figure in the company’s history.

Live events and entertainment company Live Nation (NYSE: LYV) reported revenue ahead of Wall Street’s expectations in Q2 CY2026, with sales up 9.4% year on year to $7.67 billion. Its GAAP profit of $1.05 per share was 62.3% above analysts’ consensus estimates. Is now the time to buy Live Nation? Find out by accessing our full research report, it’s free. None of this happens without the artists — they make these moments, and we're grateful to every artist and crew who trust us with their tours.

Ticketmaster has begun delisting resale tickets for Ontario events after the province passed legislation capping resale prices at face value, a move that lands squarely in the middle of a long-running fight over whether resale restrictions protect fans or simply consolidate more power in the hands of dominant primary ticketing companies.