---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001335258-24-000069"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LYV"
cik: "0001335258"
company_name: "Live Nation Entertainment, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-05-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T00:11:22.913061+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Live Nation Q1 revenue $3.8B (+21%), AOI $367M (+15%); operating loss $37M on Astroworld accrual

## Summary
- Revenue $3.8B (+21% YoY); adjusted operating income $367M (+15%); operating loss $37M.
- Net income reduced by $97M from Astroworld litigation accrual net of Q1 mark-to-market gains.
- Fan growth +21% to 23M; 77M fee-bearing tickets sold; sponsorship revenue +24% to record Q1.
- FY2024 AOI expected double-digit growth; capex ~$600M, three-quarters for Venue Nation expansion.
- 93% of debt at fixed rate, avg cost 4.6%; event-related deferred revenue $4.4B.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001335258-24-000069
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LYV
- cik: 0001335258
- company_name: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-05-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1335258/000133525824000069/0001335258-24-000069-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1335258/000133525824000069/lyv-20240502.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001335258-24-000069.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. reported the quarter ended March 31, 2024 results: revenue $3.8 billion.
  - Period: the quarter ended March 31, 2024
  - Revenue: $3.8 billion
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Rapino, President and CEO, Live Nation Entertainment Quarterly Highlights (vs prior year): Record Q1 As Demand for Live Events Remains Strong (reported FX) • Revenue up 21% to $3.8 billion • Operating loss of $37 million • Adjusted operating income up 15% to $367 million • Fan growth up 21% to 23 million fans • Food and beverage spending up 10% at U.S. theaters and
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1335258/000133525824000069/0001335258-24-000069-index.htm

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