Category archives: Live Nation

Kelly Stelbasky joins AEG Presents from Live Nation as SVP, Global Touring

Exec was previously Vice President, US Concerts for Live Nation
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Live Nation-MCD merger provisionally cleared by UK competition authority

The CMA has been investigating the proposed takeover of Ireland-based promoter MCD
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Live Nation Delivers Record Operating Income As Revenue Drops In Q3

Live Nation Entertainment has reported both record operating income and adjusted operating income for the third quarter of 2019. According to Live Nation, operating income grew 11% in the quarter and 12% year-to-date while AOI grew 11% in the quarter and 13% year-to-date, handily beating last year’s Q3 results which…

FRI. BRIEF: Live Nation Strong In Q3 • Pandora Struggles • Billboard + Bandsintown Charts • More

FRIDAY 11.1.19
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TUE. BRIEF: Sandbox +$11M • Live Nation Gets Groot • Apple Antitrust Probe • Spotify ‘One Fail Away’ • More

TUESDAY 10.22.19
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Touring Industry To Tackle Mental Health with Non-Profit ‘Tour Support’ Intiative

Tour Support, a new nonprofit program to provide mental health support to artists, crews and vendors in the music touring industry. Live Nation, Friends at Work and WME are launch partners as are artists including John Legend, Steve Aoki, MARINA, Grace VanderWaal and Rick Springfield. Tour Support is a new…

Global Live Music Ticket Sales To Top $25B By 2023

Price Waterhouse Coopers has released the Global Entertainment & Media Outlook 2019–2023 report which concludes that ticket sales for live music events are expected to exceed $25 billion by 2023. The PwC study projects that aggregate industry revenues are also set to reach a record high of $31.5 million during…

DOJ Confirms Live Nation Under Investigation For Alleged Ticketmaster Consent Decree Violations

A senior official at the US Department of Justice revealed that Live Nation was facing regulatory scrutiny over alleged antitrust violations involving its Ticketmaster division. The confirmation came during a hearing of the Senate antitrust subcommittee, which included testimony from the anti-trust heads of the Federal Trade Commission and the…