Global growth drives Live Nation revenue to $7 bn
The live entertainment behemoth has posted its financial results for Q2 2025, revealing red-hot demand for concerts worldwide
News By Lisa Henderson | 8 August 2025
Global fan demand drove a record second quarter for Live Nation, with consolidated revenue soaring 16% to $7 billion. Adjusted Operating Income grew 11% year on year to $798 million, while concert revenue shot up by 19% to $5.95 billion – a record for the second quarter.
Concerts’ AOI grew 33% to $358.7 million, also a second-quarter record.
In July, over 130 million tickets were sold to Live Nation concerts, a 6% increase from the same period in 2024.
The company said this was “led by the strength of our international markets”…