Michael Rapino

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Live Nation • 5 min read

Live Nation boss Michael Rapino says he’d “love” regulation of secondary ticketing including 20% price cap

Following controversies around the speculative selling of tickets for Oasis shows in North America, Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino spoke about the ticketing business at a Bloomberg conference yesterday. Among other things, he announced he now supports a 20% price cap on ticket resale…

Chris Cooke • 10 Oct 2024

Live Nation boss insists concerts are “incredibly affordable”, especially when compared to sport

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Live Nation • 3 min read

Live Nation boss insists concerts are “incredibly affordable”, especially when compared to sport

Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino was interviewed at a Goldman Sachs conference earlier this week. With the fallout from the Oasis shows in the UK, it was interesting to see what he had to say about ticket prices. Live music is “incredibly affordable”, he argued, especially when compared to sport…

Chris Cooke • 12 Sep 2024