Calling the new company Live Nation Entertainment is a big statement. Let’s make sure we send a strong message from the first investor call. Michael Rapino Read Quote
You’ll see an erosion of rock ‘n’ roll for sure… if you’re playing a mainstream festival, you don’t want to be the rock guy when everyone else is talking about Swedish House Mafia. Michael Rapino Read Quote
Everyone loves to criticize Ticketmaster, but the real asset of Ticketmaster is that it’s the third-largest e-commerce site in America. Michael Rapino Read Quote
BottleRock has these incredible VIP cabins where a chef is preparing sushi for you in your cabin or lounge decorated by Restoration Hardware. Michael Rapino Read Quote
We believe that the Internet is the live concert promoters best friend although it might have crippled the record label business. Michael Rapino Read Quote
Dave Matthews, Tim McGraw, U2, The Rolling Stones – there are a lot of artists selling out stadiums around the world that we work with regularly. And end up making most of our money with those artists. Michael Rapino Read Quote
I got lucky when I was a teenager when we were booking bands at university. Those gigs were the greatest two hours in my life and there was nothing else I wanted to do. I knew my passion early, which is always the tough part of life, figuring out what makes you tick. Michael Rapino Read Quote
Madonna would not have done a 360 deal with us just because of our touring capability. We had to prove to her and others that we have been working on and built a very good execution capacity at Artist Nation. Michael Rapino Read Quote
In our business we don’t mind if a price of a ticket goes down; our job is to get as many bums in seats as possible. Michael Rapino Read Quote
