The better job we do of getting the right fans in the right seats at the right time, the more money our clients are going to make. Michael Rapino Read Quote
We want people to know that Live Nation can serve all their live-music needs. If we’re going to be the ones who have a relationship with the consumer, then we have a responsibility to be the ones accountable if things go bad. Michael Rapino Read Quote
The concert industry lags dramatically behind the great hospitality businesses out there, whether they’re theme parks or hotels or sporting events. Michael Rapino Read Quote
It’s a very competitive market. AEG has a ticketing platform, Stubhub has grown their marketshare, Vivid has come out of nowhere. It’s not like venues don’t have options. If you’re a venue you can pick any ticket platform you want, and we have to provide a better product and win that business fair and square. Michael Rapino Read Quote
We do a big business with our midsized-venue model. We don’t need bands to be on the top-ten charts to make money. Michael Rapino Read Quote
To be the music company of the future, you have to figure out a way to be a great business and distribution partner of younger bands, midsized bands, and ones that break out, like Arcade Fire. Michael Rapino Read Quote
