Live Nation Entertainment is the world's leading live entertainment company, running ticketing platform Ticketmaster, concert promotion, venues, media and sponsorship operations across more than 50 countries.
Live Nation Entertainment operates one of the largest technology footprints in live entertainment. Its Ticketmaster division is the global market leader in event ticketing, selling more than 620m tickets a year - a workload that sits behind event ticketing technology and fan experience technology spanning digital sales, venue access and media platforms. The company's technical domains include event ticketing technology, live event promotion and production, venue operations, media and sponsorship marketing platforms, and fan experience technology.
Founded in 2005, Live Nation describes itself as the world's leading live entertainment company, connecting touring, ticketing, partnerships, venues, media and fan experiences. Live Nation Concerts is the largest provider of live entertainment, promoting more than 50,000 concerts and festivals annually for nearly 7,000 artists across over 40 countries. Live Nation Media & Sponsorship builds music marketing programmes linking more than 1,200 sponsors with fans at Live Nation events.
The group operates in more than 50 countries and connects more than 150m fans with artists each year. Beyond its commercial business, it runs artist and crew support programmes: On The Road Again, which assists artists at every stage of their careers, and Crew Nation, which supports touring crews. The company describes its mission as artist-first - "Artists power everything we do" - and positions itself as the largest investor in musicians, with a stated commitment to strengthening live music for future generations and to the communities where artists perform.
