Category archives: Live Nation

Live Nation New Zealand concerts to include temperature screening, contact tracing, social distancing

‘Live Nation NZ is excited to be welcoming back live events in New Zealand.’
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Live Nation set to raise another $1.2bn to boost liquidity during COVID concert shutdown

Michael Rapino noted on May 7 that his company had a free cash balance of $817m, combined with $963m in undrawn debt capacity
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‘It’s going to be a long road for everybody to start seeing recovery in the live music industry.’

Promoters, agents and festival leads discuss the impact of coronavirus on the live industry and what a return to health might look like
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Michael Rapino talks cost-cutting, fan-less concerts, and pressing pause on Live Nation’s big Mexico deal

The five things you need to know about the live giant’s Q1 earnings
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Live Nation revenues fell 20% in Q1 2020 – but firm says over 90% of fans are keeping tickets over taking refunds

“Despite these challenging times, we continue to have full confidence in the long-term supply and demand dynamics of the live concerts industry, Live Nation’s leadership position and our business model’s ability to successfully deliver profitable growt…

Live Nation just sold 5.7% of its company to a Saudi Arabian fund for around $500m. It may soon need the money.

What you need to know about ‘event-related deferred revenue’… and Live Nation doing the right thing
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Live Nation to slash costs by up to $500m this year as boss Michael Rapino sacrifices $3m annual salary

Michael Rapino: “[We] believe that Live Nation has the financial strength to weather this difficult time.”
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Live Nation donates $5m to emergency COVID-19 fund for concert crews – and could donate another $5m

Michael Rapino, CEO and President of Live Nation, and his family have personally donated $250,000 to the Crew Nation fund
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