Live Nation Entertainment Inc, the world's live entertainment company, combines several entertainment brands, including Ticketmaster.com, Live Nation Concerts, the Live Nation and Live Nation Productions. Live Nation began as SFX Entertainment, a part of SFX Broadcasting, and then became a division of Clear Channel Communications. It became its own entity in 2005 with Michael Rapino as President and CEO. Since then, Live Nation has provided live entertainment services to fans in over 40 countries around the world through promotion and hundreds of entertainment venues. Live Nation partnered with Ticketmaster, the global leader in live event ticketing, in 2010 to form Live Nation Entertainment. This relationship has allowed both companies to expand their reach to help more fans experience the power of live each year. Live Nation Concerts produces over 35,000 live music events annually in conjunction with Live Nation Entertainment's 4,000+ touring artists. Live Nation fully acquired Front Line Management Group in 2011, giving the company access to the artists it represents, now numbering over 500, including top acts such as Chicago, Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett. Each of these businesses supports the Live Nation Network, the leading provider of entertainment marketing solutions. Live Nation Network connects more than 1000 advertisers to its network of consumers through Live Nation live event and digital platforms. Live Nation Entertainment has recently focused investments on profitable music festivals and initiatives associated with them. Some of the festivals Live Nation Entertainment has a controlling stake in include Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo. They also have a partnership with Insomniac who runs the Electric Daisy Carnival. Part of these investments include upgrading facilities at the festivals, including adding permanent bathrooms and running water. Live Nation Entertainment has an international presence, which has allowed them to acquire businesses around the world including the House of Blues (2006), a United States concert promoter; Union Events in Canada (2016) and Mainland Music (2018), based in Switzerland. It has also gained majority interest in AC Entertainment (2016), the Sweden Rock Festival (2016), Australia's Secret Sounds Group (2016) and DF Entertainment (2018).The staff at Live Nation Entertainment come from unusually diverse demographic backgrounds. The company is 49.9% female and 41.3% ethnic minorities. Despite its diversity in other areas, Live Nation Entertainment employees are noticeably lacking in political diversity. It has an unusually high proportion of employees who are members of the Democratic Party, at 88.0%. Employees seem to enjoy working in an otherwise diverse workplace that is dominated by members of the Democratic Party. Live Nation Entertainment has great employee retention with staff members usually staying with the company for 4.2 years.A large media company with 8,200 employees and an annual revenue of $23.2B, Live Nation Entertainment is headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA.
Live Nation Entertainment's mission statement
To maximize the live concert experience.
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4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Oct 2023
Pros of working at Live Nation Entertainment
I liked the Pace of the work operation
Cons of working at Live Nation Entertainment
Short hours work hours
Live Nation Entertainment benefits
Concerts for free
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A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2021
Pros of working at Live Nation Entertainment
Great coworkers, supportive senior mgmt
Cons of working at Live Nation Entertainment
Not enough covid protection
Live Nation Entertainment benefits
Live music
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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Dec 2020
Pros of working at Live Nation Entertainment
Free shows, incredible staff, great experiences
Cons of working at Live Nation Entertainment
Not live-able wages unless you're in corporate
Live Nation Entertainment benefits
Free shows
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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2020
Pros of working at Live Nation Entertainment
Great environment with better co-employees
Cons of working at Live Nation Entertainment
Late hours
Live Nation Entertainment benefits
Seeing every show that comes to the venue
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The team at Live Nation Entertainment
The founders of Live Nation Entertainment is Robert Sillerman.
The key people at Live Nation Entertainment are Michael Rapino and Robert Sillerman.
Key people
Michael Rapino
Robert Sillerman
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Live Nation Entertainment diversity
9.6
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We calculated Live Nation Entertainment’s diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Live Nation Entertainment’s workforce.
Live Nation Entertainment diversity summary. Zippia estimates Live Nation Entertainment's demographics and statistics using a database of 30 million profiles. Zippia verifies estimates with BLS, Census, and current job openings data for accuracy. We calculated Live Nation Entertainment's diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Live Nation Entertainment's workforce.
Live Nation Entertainment has 8,200 employees.
50% of Live Nation Entertainment employees are women, while 50% are men.
The most common ethnicity at Live Nation Entertainment is White (59%).
19% of Live Nation Entertainment employees are Hispanic or Latino.
10% of Live Nation Entertainment employees are Black or African American.
The average employee at Live Nation Entertainment makes $44,555 per year.
Live Nation Entertainment employees are most likely to be members of the democratic party.
Employees at Live Nation Entertainment stay with the company for 4.2 years on average.
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Live Nation Entertainment is headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA
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