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Founded by Robert F. X. Sillerman in 2005.1
Private company
Logo: livenation.com3
American events promoter
Live Nation is an American events promoter and venue operator based in Beverly Hills, California. Founded in 1996 by Robert F. X. Sillerman as SFX Entertainment, the company's business was built around consolidating concert promoters into a national entity to counter the oversized influence of ticket behemoth Ticketmaster.2 It is part of Live Nation Entertainment.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 20, 2026.
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Live Nation is an American events promoter and venue operator based in Beverly Hills, California. Founded in 1996 by Robert F. X. Sillerman as SFX Entertainment, the company's business was built around consolidating concert promoters into a national entity to counter the oversized influence of ticket behemoth Ticketmaster.2
Live Nation is part of a group headed by Live Nation Entertainment. 873 entities, 43 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
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Founded by Robert F. X. Sillerman in 2005.1
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