May 16 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Taylor Swift fans

suffered a new court setback on Thursday when a U.S. judge

dismissed fraud and other claims against Live Nation and its

subsidiary Ticketmaster over botched ticket sales for the

superstar singer's 2023 Eras Tour.

U.S. District Judge George Wu in the federal court in Los

Angeles said the 355 fans of Swift who are suing in a proposed

class action had failed to present enough evidence for now to

move their lawsuit forward.

Wu's Thursday order was his latest in the case rejecting

claims from the plaintiffs. Still, he gave the fans, often

called 'Swifties', another chance by setting a July 14 deadline

for them to file an amended lawsuit.

Live Nation did not immediately respond to a request for

comment. The company and other defendants have denied any

wrongdoing.

Jennifer Kinder, a lawyer for the fans, said they "look

forward to our next hearing in front of Judge Wu" in what she

described as a fight against a "Goliath."

The lawsuit claims the plaintiffs were unable to secure

tickets in 2022 to Swift's much-hyped New Eras Tour when

billions of requests from Swift fans, bots and scalpers

overwhelmed Ticketmaster's website and the company canceled a

planned ticket sale to the general public.

The case alleged breach of contract and negligent

misrepresentation, and accused Live Nation of antitrust

violations including price-fixing and improper exclusive deals

with stadiums and music artists.

Wu in his order said the Swift fans "failed to plead any of

their antitrust theories with the requisite particularity or

clarity."

Live Nation is separately facing a proposed nationwide class

action by U.S. Ticketmaster customers who claim the company

charges artificially high ticket prices.

In that case, Live Nation last year lost its bid to force

the consumers to bring their claims in private arbitration. The

company has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the issue.

Live Nation is also fighting an antitrust lawsuit brought by

the U.S. Justice Department and a group of states in federal

court in Manhattan.

The case is Julie Barfuss, et al v. Live Nation

Entertainment Inc ( LYV ), et al, U.S. District Court, Central District

of California, No. 2:23-cv-01114-GW-DTB.

For plaintiffs: John Genga of Genga & Associates, and

Jennifer Kinder of Kinder Law

For defendant: Timothy O'Mara and Alicia Jovais of Latham &

Watkins

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