Live Nation Entertainment filings document the public-company reporting of a live entertainment operator with concert promotion, ticketing, venue, and sponsorship activities. Form 8-K disclosures furnish quarterly and annual results releases, operating metrics, financial condition updates, and material events related to the company’s business and capital structure.
The company’s filings also cover material agreements and financing arrangements, including senior secured credit facilities, convertible senior notes, and venue-backed secured notes issued through a special purpose vehicle. Proxy materials document annual meeting governance and shareholder voting matters, while related exhibits describe debt terms, collateral arrangements, and reporting controls.
State Street Corporation filed a Schedule 13G reporting a passive ownership stake in Live Nation Entertainment Inc. common stock as of 12/31/2025. State Street reports beneficial ownership of 11,113,949 shares, representing 4.7% of the outstanding common stock.
The filing shows State Street has shared voting power over 8,349,640 shares and shared dispositive power over 11,113,410 shares, with no sole voting or dispositive power. State Street certifies the shares are held in the ordinary course of business and not to influence control of Live Nation.
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. director James S. Kahan reported a series of stock gifts dated January 20, 2026. The transactions involve shares of Live Nation common stock held indirectly through entities such as JSK / DRK Investments, Ltd., JSK / DRK Management, LLC, and multiple Kahan family trusts.
One transaction shows 4,000 shares of common stock given from JSK / DRK Investments, Ltd., leaving that line with 0 shares reported afterward. Additional gifts include 750-share transfers to several Kahan Children’s Trusts, a 960-share position in the 2020 Diane Ross Kahan Irrevocable Trust, and a 40-share position in JSK / DRK Management, LLC reported after the gifts.
The footnotes state these moves were gifts for estate and tax planning purposes and clarify that no securities were sold. They also note that Kahan has certain investment authority over JSK / DRK Investments, Ltd. and that he disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported indirect holdings.
Live Nation Entertainment executive John Hopmans reported a routine tax-related share withholding. On 01/07/2026, 4,040 shares of Live Nation common stock were withheld to cover taxes upon the vesting of restricted stock grants, rather than being sold in the open market. After this transaction, Hopmans, who serves as EVP, M&A and Strategic Finance, beneficially owned 202,959 shares of Live Nation common stock directly.
Live Nation Entertainment executive Michael Rowles reported a routine tax-related share withholding. On 01/07/2026, 1,436 shares of Live Nation common stock were withheld at $143.96 per share to cover taxes due upon the vesting of restricted stock grants. This is reported as a Form 4 transaction with code "F," which indicates shares withheld for tax purposes rather than an open-market sale. After this withholding, Rowles beneficially owned 205,975 shares of Live Nation common stock directly.
Live Nation Entertainment’s President & CFO Joe Berchtold reported a routine share withholding for taxes tied to equity compensation. On January 7, 2026, 13,755 shares of Live Nation Entertainment common stock were withheld at $143.96 per share to cover taxes when restricted stock grants vested. After this tax-related transaction, Berchtold directly beneficially owned 953,280 shares of the company’s common stock. This type of transaction reflects administrative handling of equity awards rather than an open-market sale decision.
Live Nation Entertainment President & CEO Michael Rapino reported a routine tax-related share withholding. On January 7, 2026, 20,531 shares of Live Nation common stock were withheld at a price of $143.96 per share to cover taxes due upon the vesting of restricted stock grants. After this transaction, Rapino beneficially owned 4,238,304 shares of Live Nation common stock in direct form.
Live Nation Entertainment’s President and CEO Michael Rapino reported a routine share withholding for taxes. On 01/01/2026, 32,161 shares of Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. common stock were disposed of at a price of $145.31 per share, identified with transaction code "F," which indicates shares withheld to cover taxes upon vesting of restricted stock grants.
After this tax-related transaction, Rapino beneficially owned 4,258,835 shares of Live Nation common stock in direct form. The filing also confirms his roles as both a Director and as President & CEO of the company, and notes that the transaction was reported by one reporting person.
Liberty Live Holdings, Inc. reports beneficial ownership of 69,645,033 shares of Live Nation Entertainment common stock, representing 29.7% of the outstanding shares.
This stake comes from a December 15, 2025 split-off from Liberty Media Corporation, which made Liberty Live an independent public company holding the Live Nation position. Liberty Live controls the voting and disposition of these shares, largely through subsidiaries, and has rights to nominate up to two directors to Live Nation’s board while certain ownership thresholds are met. The company has also entered into variable forward contracts covering up to 10,488,960 shares and maintains a $400 million margin loan facility secured by 9,000,000 shares, with no borrowings outstanding as of the statement date.
Liberty Media Corporation has disclosed that it no longer beneficially owns any shares of Live Nation Entertainment common stock.
On December 15, 2025, Liberty Media completed the split-off of its Liberty Live Group and, as a result, disposed of all Live Nation common shares it had previously reported, reducing its position to 0 shares, or 0% of the outstanding common stock. The filing notes that director Brian Deevy individually owns 10,805 shares of Live Nation common stock, over which he has sole voting and dispositive power, separate from Liberty Media.
Live Nation Entertainment's President & CFO, Joe Berchtold, reported multiple stock transactions on 12/15/2025. He exercised stock options for 134,881 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $19.36 per share. To cover the stock option exercise price and tax withholdings, 81,141 of the resulting shares were withheld at a price of $141.66 per share. He also disposed of 53,740 shares of common stock in a separate transaction at $141.66 per share on the same day.
After these transactions, Berchtold beneficially owned 967,035 shares of Live Nation common stock directly. The options exercised were granted in 2016 and would have expired in February 2026, and 12/15/2025 was the issuer's final open trading window before that expiration. Following these transactions, he holds approximately 1.1 million shares of common stock and equity awards, along with options to acquire additional shares of common stock.