Live Nation Settles Lawsuit Over Luke Bryan Concert Brawl
The deal comes after a judge ordered a trial over accusations Live Nation failed to stop a fight that saw a concertgoer “violently beaten into unconsciousness.”
Gary Stanhope, who suffered a traumatic brain injury during a brawl at a Luke Bryan concert in 2022, has reached a settlement to end his lawsuit against Live Nation. The case was presided over by a judge who ruled that the jury could find Live Nation liable for not preventing the fight. Stanhope alleged that he was "violently beaten into unconsciousness" after intervening in a fight between a man and a woman, which security had failed to stop for several minutes.
Live Nation contended that the attack was instantaneous and unforeseeable, and that Stanhope was intoxicated and therefore could not remember the incident. However, the judge dismissed Live Nation's arguments and held that a reasonable juror could conclude that the venue was understaffed and that the fight was foreseeable. The settlement terms have not been disclosed.
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