Form 8-K · Current report
Live Nation Entertainment 8-K, filed Jul 30, 2026
- Filed
- CIK
- 0001335258
- Accession no.
- 0001335258-26-000034
Summary
Live Nation Entertainment reported second-quarter 2026 results for the quarter ended June 30, with revenue of $7.7 billion (up 9%), operating income of $522 million (up 7%) and adjusted operating income of $817 million (up 2%), alongside record second-quarter attendance of 49 million fans. CEO Michael Rapino said the company remains on track for double-digit adjusted operating income growth this year and that a first-quarter legal accrual will weigh on reported operating income.
Key points
- Live Nation's second-quarter revenue rose 9% to $7.7 billion, with operating income of $522 million, up 7%, and adjusted operating income of $817 million, up 2%.
- Fan attendance reached a second-quarter record of 49 million, up 10%, and more than 143 million tickets had sold through mid-July, over 14 million ahead of last year's pace.
- Ticketmaster adjusted operating income rose 14% on 90 million fee-bearing tickets sold, up 8%, and sponsorship revenue rose 12% to $383 million.
- The quarter ended with record event-related deferred revenue of $6.4 billion, up 25%, and full-year fan attendance is projected to grow 10%.
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Items reported
- 2.02Results of Operations and Financial Condition
- 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits
From the filing
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On July 30, 2026, Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. issued a press release announcing its results of operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. A copy of that press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. The information contained in this Current Report shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Securities…
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