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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Live Nation International Unveils Major Upgrade to Ticketing and eCommerce Website Serving 17 Countries

Live Nation International Unveils Major Upgrade to Ticketing and eCommerce Website Serving 17 Countries

LONDON, February 24, 2011/PRNewswire/ --

- Provides Fans With Faster, Clearer and More Comprehensive Access
to Artists, Shows and Venues

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:LYV), the world's
leading live entertainment and eCommerce company, today unveiled its
newly-designed website, which offers enhanced access to artists, events and
venues spanning 17 countries.

With technological upgrades and an overall cleaner look, the
new site offers consumers the simplest and fastest way to browse for concerts
and buy tickets to events in other countries. New MegaNav dropdowns, a bigger
centralised search bar, upfront pricing and a shorter purchase path have all
been conceived to deliver swift, trouble-free access to tickets.

In addition, Live Nation's "Buy with Confidence" mark
highlights the company's continued commitment to transparency, by simplifying
the policies for buying tickets, and ensuring fans know they are in safe
hands browsing and buying tickets through Live Nation's online destination.

"We are committed to constantly improving our customer
experiences online and this upgrade is a huge step forward for our business
and the millions of customers who use our website every day," said Mark
Yovich, President of International eCommerce for Live Nation Entertainment.
"Meanwhile, 'My Live Nation' makes it easier for fans to stay connected to
their favourite artists with alerts, and access to presales that we are
delighted to offer to our customers."



Live Nation's new look website allows fans to:

- Browse, search and discover concerts for favourite artists
across 17 territories
- Keep track of favourite concerts, artists and venues via 'My Live
Nation'
- Get alerts on exclusive presales and onsales
- Easily and quickly purchase authentic tickets with confidence
- View artist, event and ticket information, seating charts and
pictures all in one place
- Browse International sites in local language or English with a
1-click language selector


Access to Live Nation's website is available in these markets:

Australia & New Zealand http://www.livenation.com.au
Asia http://www.livenation.asia
Belgium http://www.livenation.be
Czech Republic http://www.livenation.cz
Denmark http://www.livenation.dk
Finland http://www.livenation.fi
France http://www.livenation.fr
Netherlands http://www.livenation.nl
Hungary http://www.livenation.hu
Italy http://www.livenation.it
Norway http://www.livenation.no
Poland http://www.livenation.pl
Spain http://www.livenation.es
Sweden http://www.livenation.se
United Arab Emirates http://www.livenation.ae
United Kingdom http://www.livenation.co.uk


The International eCommerce division at Live Nation
Entertainment manages the world's leading ticket sites - Ticketmaster, Live
Nation, TicketWeb and GetMeIn - in more than 22 countries. The Ticketmaster
sites are Top 10 eCommerce sites in the major European markets according to
ComScore. In addition, the company designs, builds and manages market-leading
and multiple award-winning community sites for some of the biggest Music
festivals in the world, including Reading, Download and Rock Werchter.

About Live Nation Entertainment:

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE-LYV) is the largest live
entertainment company in the world: connecting 200 million fans to 100,000
events in over 40 countries, which has made Ticketmaster.com the #3 eCommerce
website in the world. For additional information, visit
http://www.livenation.com/investors.

Source: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

Jon Wiffen, PR Manager Ticketmaster UK: (Jon.Wiffen@ticketmaster.co.uk and +44-20-7344-4000)


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