UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
| Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): | August 29, 2012 |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-32601 | 20-3247759 |
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| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 9348 Civic Center Drive, Beverly Hills, California | 90210 | |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 310-867-7000 |
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On August 29, 2012, Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company” or “Live Nation”) provided the following ticket sales updates to its business:
| • | Overall attendance at the Company’s Concerts events for the summer season (June 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012) is currently projected to be up approximately 5% versus the same period in 2011. Notable components of this projected overall growth for the summer season include: |
| • | International attendance is currently projected to be up approximately 20% compared to 2011; |
| • | Attendance at the Company’s festivals is currently projected to be up approximately 30% compared to 2011; |
| • | Attendance at the Company’s electronic dance music (EDM) events is currently projected to be up approximately 70% versus 2011; and |
| • | Attendance at the Company’s North American amphitheater events is currently projected to be up approximately 15% versus 2011. |
| • | Ticketmaster’s global ticket sales for 2012 through the end of July, regardless of event date, are up approximately 5% versus 2011. |
Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Live Nation wishes to caution its investors that there are some known and unknown factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Live Nation investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements by or concerning Live Nation are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above. Live Nation does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements because of new information, future events or otherwise.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| August 31, 2012 | By: |
Brian Capo
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| Name: Brian Capo | ||||
| Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer | ||||