type public company traded as nyse lyv industry entertainment founded 2010 headquarters los angeles area served worldwide key people greg maffei chairman michael rapino ceo director president revenue us 5.38 billion 2011 operating income us 18.34 million 2011 net income us 70.40 million 2011 total assets us 5.088 billion 2011 total equity us 1.62 billion 2011 number of employees full time 6 600 part time 13 000 subsidiaries ticketmaster live nation concerts front line management group live nation network website livenationentertainment.com live nation entertainment is an american entertainment company formed from the merger of live nation and ticketmaster . it owns leases operates has booking rights for and or equity interests in a large number of u.s. entertainment venues . the leadership consists of greg maffei chief executive officer of liberty media as chairman and michael rapino previously chief executive officer of live nation as president and ceo of the company . the merger that gave rise to the company was not without opposition . the proposed merger initially received regulatory approval in norway and turkey . 1 the united states justice department approved the merger on january 25 2010 with some conditions to which both parties agreed . 2 however in october 2009 the united kingdom s competition commission provisionally ruled against the merger . 3 on december 22 2009 the competition commission reversed its decision and cleared the proposed merger . 1 contents 1 clearance and divestment of assets to merge 2 opposition to merger 3 venues 4 references 5 external links clearance and divestment of assets to merge edit separate regulatory reviews of the proposal were continuing in the united states and canada . 1 on january 25 2010 the united states and canadian governments cleared the way for live nation and ticketmaster to merge . irving azoff is chairman and founder of azoff music management group inc. in late 2008 he became chairman and ceo of ticketmaster entertainment . he is now executive chairman of live nation entertainment as part of the agreement with governments to merge ticketmaster has to sell its ownership in its self ticketing company paciolan . according to the associated press live nation entertainment will be under a 10 year court order prohibiting it from retaliating against venues that choose to accept competitors ticket selling contracts and it must allow venues that sign deals elsewhere to take consumer ticketing data with them . 4 5 in addition the new company will have to license a copy of its ticketing software to two companies anschutz entertainment group aeg and either comcast spectacor or another suitable company so that both companies can compete head to head with ticketmaster for venues business . after five years aeg will have the option of buying the software replacing it with something else or partnering with another ticketing company . 6 opposition to merger edit a group including members of the united states congress and business rivals of ticketmaster and live nation had urged the u.s. department of justice to stop the merger . when the computer & communications industry association ccia whose members include google oracle microsoft yahoo intuit and ebay also opposed the merger . 7 8 venues edit as of february 2 2015 live nation owned leased and had booking rights for and or had an equity interest in 9 riverside fox theater riverside municipal auditorium pnc bank arts center nikon at jones beach theater nycb theatre at westbury paramount theatre long island booking irving plaza gramercy theatre roseland ballroom foxwoods theatre 10 union county performing arts center booking san manuel amphitheater irvine meadows amphitheatre gibson amphitheatre hollywood palladium wiltern theatre first midwest bank amphitheatre firstmerit bank pavilion bottom lounge booking bb & t pavilion tower theater the tla festival pier river stage at great plaza boyd theatre gexa energy pavilion morton h. meyerson symphony center booking palladium ballroom booking shoreline amphitheatre concord pavilion the fillmore nob hill masonic auditorium cobb s comedy club bank of america pavilion orpheum theatre paradise rock club brighton music hall jiffy lube live warner theatre the fillmore silver spring aaron s amphitheatre at lakewood chastain park amphitheatre the tabernacle cynthia woods mitchell pavilion booking only bayou music center the fillmore detroit saint andrew s hall white river amphitheatre ak chin pavilion comerica theatre midflorida credit union amphitheatre klipsch amphitheatre at bayfront park the fillmore miami beach at jackie gleason theater revolution live booking only comfort dental amphitheatre fillmore auditorium blossom music center jacobs pavilion at nautica booking only sleep train amphitheatre chula vista california hollywood casino amphitheatre tinley park illinois hollywood casino amphitheatre maryland heights missouri the pageant 50 % first niagara pavilion walnut creek amphitheatre red hat amphitheater booking only verizon wireless amphitheatre charlotte time warner cable uptown amphitheater the fillmore charlotte klipsch music center farm bureau insurance lawn at white river state park booking only murat theatre at old national centre sleep train amphitheatre wheatland california california coast credit union open air theatre at sdsu booking only viejas arena booking only rentschler field booking only mohegan sun arena booking only toyota presents oakdale theatre starlight theatre booking only alpine valley music theatre riverbend music center booking only pnc pavilion bogart s cruzan amphitheatre oak mountain amphitheatre hersheypark stadium booking only sands bethlehem event center booking only farm bureau live at virginia beach austin360 amphitheater isleta amphitheater sandia casino amphitheater booking only the louisville palace darien lake performing arts center toyota pavilion at montage mountain saratoga performing arts center the gorge amphitheatre jamboree in the hills festival site molson canadian amphitheatre rogers arena booking only commodore ballroom leeds festival site wembley arena 11 olympic stadium 12 o2 apollo manchester little john s farm motorpoint arena sheffield southampton guildhall heineken music hall ziggo dome balado motorpoint arena cardiff 3arena bord g is energy theatre torino palasport olimpico torino palavela the ritz disambiguation needed house of blues new orleans las vegas san diego los angeles houston dallas cleveland boston orlando anaheim chicago myrtle beach punch line comedy club sacramento san francisco milano mediolanum forum predominantly booking references edit a b c ticketmaster and live nation welcome competition commission ruling on merger pdf press release . ticketmaster entertainment . december 22 2009 . chmielewski dawn c. and fritz ben and lewis randy january 26 2010 . ticketmaster live nation merger gets justice department s approval . the los angeles times . retrieved january 26 2010 . cs1 maint multiple names authors list link van buskirk eliot october 12 2009 . live nation ticketmaster merger faces obstacles here and abroad . wired . retrieved 2009 10 19 . nakashima ryan january 25 2010 . live nation ticketmaster merge after approval . the washington post . associated press . retrieved january 26 2010 . dead link live nation and ticketmaster entertainment merger receives u.s. department of justice clearance press release . live nation and ticketmaster entertainment via cnn . january 25 2010 . retrieved january 26 2010 . van buskirk eliot january 25 2010 . doj approves modified ticketmaster live nation merger . wired news . retrieved january 26 2010 . british regulator backs merger of ticketmaster and live nation branch jr. alfred january 19 2010 . ticketmaster live nation merger 25 000 contact doj to oppose the deal . ticketnews . retrieved january 26 2010 . live nation entertainment 2012 annual report kennedy mark may 20 2013 . lease to broadway s biggest theater sold . yahoo news . associated press . retrieved may 20 2013 . live nation ends wembley arena venue management contract live nation to stage concerts in london s queen elizabeth olympic park and stadium external links edit corporate website v t e live nation entertainment divisions live nation live nation network ticketmaster artist nation subsidiaries academy music group 51 % bigchampagne df concerts part owner festival republic majority owner gods of metal hard events mama & company joint venture festivals big guava bluesfest london bospop budweiser made in america calling festival city break copenhell creamfields creamfields australia dcode digital dreams discovery download faster horses fortarock i love techno impact fest jamboree in the hills kisw pain in the grass partnership loud park lowlands magic summer live main square festival 75 % mixtape music midtown north sea jazz paradiso partnership the peach music festival pinkpop festival pitch popaganda pukkelpop punkspring rock the beach rock werchter sasquatch partnership springroove squamish 50 % stockholm music & arts summer sonic voodoo watershed way out west wycd downtown hoedown partnership de wereld draait buiten where the wild things are house of blues clubs and theatres owned venues in bold revention music center bogart s cobb s comedy club comerica theatre gramercy theatre irving plaza the louisville palace nycb theatre at westbury toyota presents oakdale theatre old national centre punch line san francisco punch line sacramento saint andrew s hall the fillmore charlotte the fillmore detroit the fillmore miami beach the fillmore silver spring fox performing arts center riverside municipal auditorium the tabernacle wellmont theatre theatre of living arts tower theater warner theatre other venues owned venues in bold pnc bank arts center nikon at jones beach theater paramount theatre booking only union county performing arts center booking only san manuel amphitheater irvine meadows amphitheatre gibson amphitheatre hollywood palladium wiltern theatre hollywood casino amphitheatre tinley park illinois firstmerit bank pavilion bottom lounge booking bb & t pavilion festival pier river stage at great plaza boyd theatre gexa energy pavilion morton h. meyerson symphony center booking only palladium ballroom booking only shoreline amphitheatre concord pavilion the fillmore nob hill masonic auditorium xfinity center blue hills bank pavilion orpheum theatre paradise rock club brighton music hall jiffy lube live lakewood amphitheatre chastain park amphitheatre cynthia woods mitchell pavilion booking only white river amphitheatre ak chin pavilion midflorida credit union amphitheatre klipsch amphitheatre at bayfront park revolution live booking only fillmore auditorium blossom music center jacobs pavilion booking only toyota amphitheatre hollywood casino amphitheatre maryland heights missouri the pageant 50 % first niagara pavilion coastal credit union music park at walnut creek red hat amphitheater booking only pnc music pavilion uptown amphitheater at the nc music factory klipsch music center farm bureau insurance lawn at white river state park booking only sleep train amphitheatre chula vista sdsu open air theatre booking only viejas arena booking only xfinity theatre rentschler field booking only mohegan sun arena booking only starlight theatre booking only alpine valley music theatre riverbend music center booking only pnc pavilion perfect vodka amphitheatre oak mountain amphitheatre hersheypark stadium booking only sands bethlehem event center booking only veterans united home loans amphitheater austin360 amphitheater isleta amphitheater sandia casino amphitheater booking only darien lake performing arts center the pavilion scranton pennsylvania saratoga performing arts center the gorge amphitheatre jamboree in the hills festival site molson canadian amphitheatre rogers arena booking only commodore ballroom nation olympic stadium o2 apollo manchester sheffield arena o2 guildhall southampton cream heineken music hall ziggo dome motorpoint arena cardiff 3arena bord g is energy theatre torino palasport olimpico torino palavela palais nikaia 50 % v t e sfx entertainment key people robert f. x. sillerman sebastian solano subsidiaries air festivals alda events 50 % stake b2s beatport disco donnie presents fame house flavorus id & t i motion gmbh life in color made event mmg nightlife 80 % stake monumental productions paylogic 75 % stake plus talent react presents rock world 40 % stake teamwork management totem onelove festivals a day at the park amsterdam open air buiten westen creamfields australia decibel festival defqon .1 festival electric zoo electronic family kingsday life in color festival mysteryland nature one q dance ruhr in love rock in rio rock in rio usa sensation spring awakening stereosonic tiktak tomorrowland tomorrowworld valhalla business partners wpp plc eventbrite iheartmedia iheartradio syco entertainment 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