Category: Live Nation

Irvine Pushes Forward With Plans for Large Amphitheater

The Irvine City Council voted Feb. 21 to continue forward with a 14,000-seat amphitheater for its Great Park rather than a scaled-down version. The decision was finalized in a 3–2 vote in a special meeting after the city briefly considered an 8,000 city-controlled seat venue, when its partner, concert promoter Live Nation, requested it provide…


LIVE NOW: Live Nation CFO Testifies on Ticketing Errors for Taylor Swift Concert

Live Nation Entertainment Chief Financial Officer Joe Berchtold testifies in U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on competition in the ticketing industry at 10:00 a.m. ET on Jan.24. Witnesses at the hearing also include top executives from SeatGeek and Jam Productions. Senators will question the event ticketing industry on Tuesday after Ticketmaster’s failure to process orders…


Live Nation CFO Testifies on Ticketing Errors for Taylor Swift Concert

Live Nation Entertainment Chief Financial Officer Joe Berchtold testifies in U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on competition in the ticketing industry at 10:00 a.m. ET on Jan.24. Witnesses at the hearing also include top executives from SeatGeek and Jam Productions. Senators will question the event ticketing industry on Tuesday after Ticketmaster’s failure to process orders…


Council Approves New Live Nation Amphitheater in Irvine’s Great Park

Irvine officials voted last week to approve $130 million towards the construction of a new amphitheater in the city’s Great Park. The park’s board, which is composed of the city’s councilmembers, voted 4–1 in its approval with councilman Larry Agran dissenting. The new 25-acre amphitheater will serve as the Orange County equivalent of Los Angeles’s…