---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001335258-23-000083"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LYV"
cik: "0001335258"
company_name: "Live Nation Entertainment, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-07-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T00:03:45.851628+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Live Nation Q2 revenue up 27% to $5.6B, EPS $1.02; record 117M tickets YTD

## Summary
- Revenue $5.6B (+27% YoY); operating income $386M (+21%); AOI $590M (+23%).
- EPS $1.02 (+55% YoY); free cash flow $407M (69% of AOI).
- Record 117M tickets sold YTD (+20%); 151M fee-bearing tickets (+22%); deferred revenue $4.3B (+37%).
- Concerts revenue $4.6B (+29%); AOI $168M (+37%); attendance growth across stadiums, arenas, festivals.
- Sponsorship revenue $303M (+15%); over 90% of 2023 planned sponsorship committed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001335258-23-000083
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LYV
- cik: 0001335258
- company_name: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-07-27T23:59:59+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/1335258/000133525823000083/0001335258-23-000083-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1335258/000133525823000083/lyv-20230727.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. reported the quarter ended June 30, 2023 results: revenue $5.6 Billion, EPS $1.02.
  - Period: the quarter ended June 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $5.6 Billion
  - EPS: $1.02
  - Result: reported results
  source text: 2024 giving us confidence in continued growth." – Michael Rapino, President and CEO, Live Nation Entertainment 2Q23 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW (vs 2Q22, reported FX) • Revenue Up 27% to $5.6 Billion • Operating Income Up 21% to $386 Million • AOI Up 23% to $590 Million • Operating Cash Flow of $491 Million • Free Cash Flow - Adjusted of $407 Million, Converting 69% of AOI •
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1335258/000133525823000083/0001335258-23-000083-index.htm

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