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 Study suggests ‘noticeable decline’ in artists heading out on tour Chartmetric study points to increasing costs, low ticket sales for some artists and a massive spike in the cost of US visa applications for musicians
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 saw 151m fans attend its events in 2024, as revenue rose 3% to $23bn The live events and ticketing company is stepping up rollout of its own operated venues this year
Analysis News Michael Rapino talks superfans, the secondary ticketing market and more on Live Nation’s Q3 earnings call The live events company is also 'hopeful' about its antitrust fight under a Donald Trump administration
Analysis Who owns Live Nation? The concert's giants owners include Liberty Media, some heavy-hitting investment firms... and Jimmy Iovine
News Live Nation CFO doesn’t expect DOJ antitrust battle to cause any ‘major changes to how we operate…’ and 3 other things we learned from Joe Berchtold’s Bank of America Q&A “I expect we're going to prevail," Live Nation CFO said
Analysis News It’s ‘business as usual’ at Live Nation despite DoJ antitrust lawsuit, and 3 other things we learned on the company’s Q2 earnings call Live Nation addressed the antitrust suit, the slowdown in stadium activity, and the impact of the Paris Olympics on its live events
Analysis News Live Nation is ‘surprised and thrilled’ its all-in ticket pricing is a success… and 3 other things we learned on the company’s latest earnings call In 2023, stadium shows led Live Nation’s attendance growth, with more than 29 million fans attending stadium shows, an increase of 60% YoY
Analysis News Live Nation President and CFO talks AI, ticketing legislation and TikTok at J.P. Morgan conference Live Nation President and CFO Joe Bertold was interviewed at the J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference this week
Analysis News Saudi fund acquires $500m stake in Live Nation – as the company balances ‘doing the right thing’ with its $3.8bn cash pot What you need to know about 'event-related deferred revenue'... and Live Nation doing the right thing