The lawsuit, which also includes the ticketing service Crowdsurge (which merged with Songkick in 2015), claims that Ticketmaster hired one of CrowdSurge’s top executives, Stephen Mead, who hacked into his former employer’s database in order to provide real-time information about its plans. The company sold off a number of assets to Warner Music Group over the summer.Ī rep for Songkick had no comment when contacted by Variety.

He stressed that all of the company’s debts will be paid in full. “Our antitrust, trade secret misappropriation and hacking lawsuit against Live Nation and Ticketmaster will continue unabated” (read the full letter below). “I’m sad to write that on October 31, Songkick will bow to pressure from Live Nation and Ticketmaster and complete the shutdown of all ticketing operations (including the design and maintenance of artist webpages) we began earlier this year when Ticketmaster and Live Nation effectively blocked our US ticketing business,” founder and CEO Matt Jones wrote in the letter. The suit includes allegations of antitrust violations and anticompetitive behavior. The company, which specialized in selling tickets directly to fans through artists’ websites and fan clubs, will continue its lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation. Songkick, the ticketing company that for months has been embroiled in litigation against Ticketmaster, will shut down at the end of the month, according to a memo sent to clients that was obtained by Variety.

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