---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001335258-23-000054"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LYV"
cik: "0001335258"
company_name: "Live Nation Entertainment, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-05-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-15T21:15:14.047496+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Live Nation Q1 revenue up 73% to $3.1B; operating income up 5.3x to $143M

## Summary
- Revenue $3.1B (+73% YoY); operating income $143M (5.3x); AOI $320M (+53%).
- Fan count 19M+ (+79%); fee-bearing GTV $7.7B (+60%); sponsorship AOI $96M (+37%).
- Sold 90M tickets YTD for 2023 shows; Ticketmaster on track for 600M tickets globally.
- Adjusted free cash flow $190M (59% AOI conversion); operating cash flow $1.2B.
- Added brand partners Google Pixel, PayPal, Levi's; Vibee launched with U2 Sphere VIP sellout.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001335258-23-000054
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LYV
- cik: 0001335258
- company_name: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-05-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1335258/000133525823000054/0001335258-23-000054-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1335258/000133525823000054/lyv-20230504.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001335258-23-000054
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001335258-23-000054.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. reported the quarter ended March 31, 2023 results: revenue $3.1 billion.
  - Period: the quarter ended March 31, 2023
  - Revenue: $3.1 billion
  - Result: reported results
  source text: We delivered revenue of $3.1 billion, operating income of $143 million, and AOI of $320 million, up 73%, 5.3x, and 53% respectively, relative to the first quarter of last year.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1335258/000133525823000054/0001335258-23-000054-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.