Analysis How Live Nation just grew Concerts revenue by 19.0% YoY… despite putting on fewer shows Analysis of company's latest numbers show how international expansion is driving its strategy
News From Live Nation’s $646 million Mexico deal to Universal Music Group’s $3.38bn Q2 results… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up Five of the biggest headlines from the past five days
News Live Nation buys Team Event, operator of New Zealand festival Electric Avenue Electric Avenue, a two-day music festival being held each year in February in Christchurch, draws 40,000 fans per day.
News Live Nation strikes $646 million deal to increase stake in Mexico’s OCESA The deal is expected to close by the end of August, following approval at the upcoming CIE shareholder vote
Analysis News From Universal Music’s EU setback to Live Nation’s DOJ nightmare… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days
News Nightmare for Live Nation? Questions asked as DOJ discovers ticketing ‘kickbacks’ in OVG boss bid-rigging probe Arrangement has come to light as part of the DOJ's investigation into bid-rigging allegations against OVG CEO Tim Leiweke
News Live Nation proposes 20% ticket resale cap to Trump administration (report) Live Nation is also proposing expanding artist control of ticket resales and stricter enforcement of the BOTS Act from 2016.
News Live Nation to invest $1bn in US music venues over next 18 months; says it ‘invested $14bn in artists’ globally in 2024 The investment in 18 venues across the US is expected to generate $2.9 billion in economic activity
News Live Nation expands presence in Latin America via acquisition of Dominican Republic promoter SD Concerts Saymon Diaz, Founder & CEO of SD Concerts, will continue to lead the business
News Kennedy Center head Richard Grenell joins Live Nation Board of Directors Grenell was recently appointed by Donald Trump as President of the John F. Kennedy Center
News Live Nation begins operating its first venue in Colombia, in partnership with Grupo Páramo The concert giant's strategy of building high-quality venues in underserved markets has taken another step forward
News Live Nation and AEG face probe over pandemic refund policies (report) Prosecutors are weighing bringing charges against Live Nation and CEO Michael Rapino, Bloomberg reported
Analysis News Live Nation has already sold 100m tickets in 2025 so far – compared to 98m sold in all of 2019 Live Nation CFO Joe Berchtold talks about pricing, facing a potential economic slowdown, and fixing the company's public relations headaches
News Live Nation posts Q1 revenue decline, but says 2025 will be ‘historic year for live music’ Currency fluctuations, non-concert activities and the effort to optimize ticket prices dragged down Live Nation's earnings
News Live Nation acquires Hayashi International Promotions, one of Japan’s largest concert promoters HIP is one of the largest concert promoters in Japan