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Turbulent Nation
The Live Nation Entertainment investors meeting at Irving Plaza in New York July 15 was grand theatre on a Shakespearean scale, with Michael Rapino and Irving Azoff in the lead roles.
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Live Nation Entertainment stock slides after execs address ticket sale challenges
It’s no secret that the summer 2010 season has been a difficult one for touring artists. Reports of cancelled concerts and axed tours have dampened what is traditionally one of the live entertainment industry’s biggest quarters.
Live Nation Entertainment shrugged off earlier reports that a spree of well publicized cancellations this summer was indicative of a deeper trend. However, during an investor and analyst meeting held in New York City on July 15, Live Nation acknowledged a decline in ticket sales during the first half of the year, and told investors to expect additional declines in the second half. Full Story…
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Live Nation Shares Plunge On Poor Ticket sales
Concert promotion giant Live Nation Entertainment Inc. said Thursday that ticket sales for the Top 100 bands are down 12 percent in the first half of the year, and sales will likely fall further in the second half. Shares of the company plunged.
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Rush rainout prompts lawsuit against the band and promoter Live Nation
Angered over a rain-soaked cancellation, Christopher Langone, a self-proclaimed “lifelong fan” of the rock band Rush, has filed a class-action lawsuit against the band’s three members and Live Nation over a canceled July 7 concert at Chicago’s Charter One Pavilion.
According to Langone, the concert, which while held in an open air pavilion, was billed as a rain or shine event, meaning the band should have played despite the ever present rain storms in the area. Full Story…
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Target price for Live Nation Entertainment stock is lowered significantly
The target price for Live Nation Entertainment stock, which trades under the symbol LYV, has been lowered by an influential financial analyst as concerns about show cancellations continue to swirl around the ticketing and concert promotions giant.
Just three weeks ago, Ben Mogil of investment bank Thomas Weisel Partners forecast Live Nation’s stock could reach $19.50 in the coming months, in part because the company expects a certain number of cancellations each season and is positioned to absorb them. Full Story…
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Adam Lambert Draws Idol Performers to Nashville Glam Nation Concert – iWantPop (blog)
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Adam Lambert Draws Idol Performers to Nashville Glam Nation Concert
iWantPop (blog) Adam Lambert had a fantastic Glam Nation concert (read the review) at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville Wednesday night. The former American Idol … 'American Idol:' Adam Lambert posts Hatch show print for Nashville concert Adam Lambert brings his Glam Nation Tour to Nashville's Ryman Auditorium |
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AEG Live moves closer to competing with Live Nation Entertainment on ticketing
AEG Live, the nation’s second-largest concert promotions company, has reportedly begun preliminary talks with record labels for backing to help the company’s expansion to better compete with industry leader Live Nation Entertainment.
When Live Nation was allowed to merge with Ticketmaster, one of the conditions imposed by the U.S. Department of Justice was the requirement that Ticketmaster license its ticketing software to AEG, which was a move designed to bolster competition in the ticketing industry. Full Story…
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Adam Lambert Getting Rave Reviews for “Glam Nation” Tour (VIDEO) – Gather.com
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Adam Lambert Getting Rave Reviews for "Glam Nation" Tour (VIDEO)
Gather.com … Lambert keeps his show at around a PG-13 rating, when everything about his songs, costumes and persona begs for a much raunchier concert. … Under All the Glitter, a Message: Be Yourself Adam Lambert At MGM Grand Thursday |
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Live Nation Entertainment remains strong despite cancellations, analyst says
Live Nation Entertainment, which has faced some challenges in recent weeks, is in strong financial shape due in part to positive concert ticket sales, according to investment bank Thomas Weisel Partners.
The opinion of research analyst Ben Mogil, one of the foremost financial analysts covering the company, runs counter to recent press reports that have spelled gloom for Live Nation’s summer concert business, which has seen the cancellations of several concerts and a couple of tours. Full Story…
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