Live Nation

Extracted Attributes

• Type

  American multinational entertainment company

• Chairman

  Randall T Mays (since 2025)

• Employees

  10,001+

• Full Name

  Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

• Headquarters

  Beverly Hills, California, United States

• Key Criticisms

  Dominant position in live events industry, anti-competitive practices, poor handling of ticket sales, safety concerns at venues.

• Global Presence

  North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia Pacific

• Business Segments

  Concerts, Ticketing, Sponsorship & Advertising, Artist Management

• CEO and President

  Michael Rapino (since 2005)

• President and CFO

  Joe Berchtold (since 2021)

• Venues Owned/Controlled

  338 venues globally (as of early 2023)

• Market Position (early 2023)

  World's largest live entertainment company, largest producer of live music concerts, world’s leading live entertainment ticketing sales and marketing company, one of the world's biggest artist management companies and music advertising networks.

• Chief Technology Officer - Ticketmaster

  Carlos Alvarez (since 2020)

• Chief Accounting Officer and Senior Vice President

  Brian Capo (since 2007)

Timeline

• SFX Entertainment, the original entity that would become Live Nation, was launched by Robert F. X. Sillerman. (Source: Web Search)

  1996-XX-XX

• SFX Entertainment was sold to Clear Channel for $3 billion. (Source: Web Search)

  2000-XX-XX

• Clear Channel Entertainment was spun off and renamed Live Nation. Michael Rapino became its President and Chief Executive Officer. (Source: Wikidata, Web Search)

  2005-01-01

• Live Nation and Ticketmaster reached an agreement to merge. (Source: Wikipedia, Web Search)

  2009-XX-XX

• Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. was formed through the merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2010-XX-XX

• Live Nation's annual shareholders report stated the company had controlling interests in 338 venues globally and asserted its status as the world's largest live entertainment company, producer of live music concerts, and a leading entity in live entertainment ticketing sales and marketing, artist management, and music advertising. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2023-XX-XX

• The U.S. Department of Justice and a coalition of states filed a lawsuit to break up Live Nation over alleged antitrust violations. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2024-05-XX

Live Nation Entertainment

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. is an American multinational entertainment company that was founded in 2010 following the merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster. It continues to operate both brands as subsidiary companies, promoting and managing ticket sales for live entertainment internationally. It also owns and operates entertainment venues and manages the careers of music artists. The company has faced widespread criticism over its central role in the consolidation of the live events industry, allegations that it proactively engages in anti-competitive practices, poor handling of the ticket sale process for highly popular events, and injuries and deaths that have occurred at many of its events. As of early 2023, Live Nation's annual shareholders report says the company has controlling interests in 338 venues globally and believes itself to be "the largest live entertainment company in the world," "the largest producer of live music concerts in the world," "the world’s leading live entertainment ticketing sales and marketing company," and "one of" the world's biggest artist management companies and music advertising networks for corporate brands. In May 2024, the Justice Department and a coalition of states sued to break up Live Nation over antitrust violations.

Web Search Results

• Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. Company Profile

  Live Nation Entertainment Inc (Live Nation) is an entertainment company engaged in live entertainment, artist management, and ticketing sales and marketing services. The company promotes live music events, manage music venues, produces music festivals, and provides artist management services. The company's major services include concert promotion, venue operation, and ticket sales through its Ticketmaster platform. It also owns, operates, and holds equity interest in booking venues including [...] House of Blues music venue and locations. It serves clients worldwide across multiple event categories including providing ticketing services for leading arenas, stadiums, festival and concert promoters, performing arts venues, museums and theaters. The company has business presence across North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific. Live Nation is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California, the US. [...] | Name | Position | Board | Since | Age | --- --- | Randall T Mays | Chairman | Executive Board | 2025 | 59 | | Michael Rapino | Chief Executive Officer; President; Director | Executive Board | 2005 | 59 | | Joe Berchtold | President; Chief Financial Officer | Senior Management | 2021 | 60 | | Brian Capo | Chief Accounting Officer; Senior Vice President | Senior Management | 2007 | 58 | | Carlos Alvarez | Chief Technology Officer - Ticketmaster | Senior Management | 2020 | 50 |

• About Live Nation Entertainment

  About Live Nation Entertainment Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment and eCommerce company, comprised of four market leaders: Ticketmaster.com, Live Nation Concerts, Front Line Management Group and Live Nation Network. Ticketmaster.com is the global event ticketing leader and one of the world’s top five eCommerce sites, with over 26 million monthly unique visitors. Live Nation Concerts produces over 20,000 shows annually for more than 2,000 artists globally. [...] Front Line is the world’s top artist management company, representing over 250 artists. These businesses power Live Nation Network, the leading provider of entertainment marketing solutions, enabling over 800 advertisers to tap into the 200 million consumers Live Nation delivers annually through its live event and digital platforms. For additional information, visit livenation.com/investors. Buy tickets Live Nation Our festivals Our partners Buy tickets Buy tickets Live Nation

• Live Nation Entertainment - LinkedIn

  Recognized three years in a row by Great Place to Work® and named one of People Magazine’s Top 50 Companies that Care, Live Nation Entertainment is the global leader in live events and ticketing. With business operations and corporate functions across major divisions including Ticketmaster, Concerts, Media & Sponsorship and Artist Nation, we offer exciting opportunities across every discipline. Generous vacation, healthcare, and retirement benefits are just some of the perks we offer our [...] # Live Nation Entertainment Live Nation produces more concerts, sells more tickets and connects more brands to music than anyone else in the world. Entertainment Providers • Beverly Hills, California • 796,014 followers • 10,001+ employees [...] ### Specialties Concerts, Festivals, Ticketing, Sponsorship, Artist Management, and Live Events

• Live Nation - Music Business Worldwide

  Live Nation originally started as SFX Entertainment in 1996, launched by late media mogul, Robert F. X. Sillerman. SFX was sold in 2000 for $3bn to Clear Channel, becoming Clear Channel Entertainment, which was spun off in 2005 and named Live Nation. In addition to promoting live events such as concerts and festivals, Live Nation runs a ticketing business via Ticketmaster, which merged with Live Nation in 2009 to become Live Nation Entertainment. [...] ## Music Business Worldwide # Live Nation ## Live Promoter Shares | | | --- | | Headquarters | Los Angeles | | Online | Website Instagram Twitter LinkedIn | | | Subsidiaries | Ticketmaster | Live Nation Entertainment is one of the world’s biggest live entertainment companies. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the company has been led by President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Rapino since 2005. [...] Live Nation also owns and operates concert venues. ###### Financial Results Live Nation’s business was severely impacted by the global pandemic. According to an investor update published in November 2020 (see below), in Q3 2020 – i.e. the period ended September 30 – the company generated revenues of $184 million, marking a 95% year-over-year decline compared with the $3.77 billion it generated in Q3 2019 from concerts, ticketing and sponsorship.

• Live Nation Entertainment - Wikipedia

  In 2009, Live Nation "Live Nation (events promoter)") and Ticketmaster, a concert promotion firm and ticketing company, reached an agreement to merge. The new company received regulatory approval and was named Live Nation Entertainment.( Rapino, then CEO of Live Nation, became the new company's CEO, while Ticketmaster CEO Irving Azoff was named executive chairman.( [...] As of early 2023, Live Nation's annual shareholders report says the company has controlling interests in 338 venues globally and believes itself to be "the largest live entertainment company in the world," "the largest producer of live music concerts in the world," "the world’s leading live entertainment ticketing sales and marketing company," and "one of" the world's biggest artist management companies and music advertising networks for corporate brands.( [...] Live Nation Entertainment's business segments are concerts, ticketing, and sponsorship and advertising.( The company promotes and operates live music events and manages artists under its concerts division Live Nation Concerts "Live Nation (events promoter)").( Live Nation Entertainment's artist management arm, called Artist Nation, is included within its concerts division( and also includes Front Line Management and Roc Nation.( Live Nation Entertainment owns and operates hundreds of venues

• Country

  United States

• Founder

  Robert F. X. Sillerman

• Instance Of

  Q4830453

• Headquarters

  Beverly Hills

• Inception Date

  1/1/2005