The DOJ has reportedly opened an antitrust investigation into Ticketmaster’s owner

The DOJ has reached out to venues and “players in the ticket market” in recent months to ask about the company’s practices, according to the NYT, meaning the probe predates this week’s debacle. Arlen Morales, spokesperson for DOJ, declined to comment. Live Nation didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

Many government officials also have Live Nation or Ticketmaster in their sights. Each of the attorneys generals for North Carolina and Tennessee are investigating Ticketmaster. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D.MN), the chairperson of the Senate subcommittee competition policy, antitrust and consumer rights wrote a note to Live Nation CEO Michael RapinoPDF) on Wednesday expressing “serious concerns” about competition in the ticketing industry. And Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) Tweeted Tuesday that “Ticketmaster is a monopoly” and called for it and Live Nation to be broken up.