Ticketmaster to Make a Donation to Lifebeat From Every Ticket Sold in U.S. Tomorrow, December 1st, World AIDS Day

Ticketmaster to Make a Donation to Lifebeat From Every Ticket Sold in U.S. Tomorrow, December 1st, World AIDS Day

Donations to help FIGHT HIV/AIDS

NEW YORK, Nov. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tomorrow, December 1st, World AIDS Day, Ticketmaster will donate $.10 from every ticket sold in the United States to fight HIV/AIDS. Proceeds will benefit Lifebeat, the music industry's HIV/AIDS prevention charity in America.

"We are proud to stand alongside Lifebeat on World AIDS Day to help educate music fans about prevention of this deadly disease," said Nathan Hubbard, chief executive officer of Ticketmaster.

Last year, Ticketmaster donated more than $22,000, which enabled Lifebeat to provide safer sex education to over 30,000 concert goers throughout the U.S. and to put on over 200 live concerts in 2011 for people living with HIV/AIDS in the New York City and Washington, D.C. areas.

Live event fans are encouraged to purchase tickets through Ticketmaster via phone, web or retail outlets beginning at 12:01 a.m. tomorrow, December 1st, World AIDS Day, when Ticketmaster will donate $.10 for every ticket sold to Lifebeat.

ABOUT LIFEBEAT
Lifebeat is a nonprofit that uses the power of music and the music industry to help educate young people about HIV/AIDS prevention. For almost 20 years, Lifebeat has helped to mobilize the talents and resources of the music industry to raise awareness and funds, and to provide support to the HIV-positive community. For more information visit: www.lifebeat.org

About Ticketmaster:
With operations spanning 19 countries, Ticketmaster is the world leader in event ticketing and ranks among the top five eCommerce sites globally. Ticketmaster is a division of Live Nation Entertainment. Live Nation Entertainment is the world's leading live entertainment and eCommerce company, comprised of four market leaders: Ticketmaster.com, Live Nation Concerts, Front Line Management Group and Live Nation Network. Ticketmaster.com is the global event ticketing leader and one of the world's top five eCommerce sites, with over 26 million monthly unique visitors. Live Nation Concerts produces over 20,000 shows annually for more than 2,000 artists globally. Front Line is the world's top artist management company, representing over 250 artists. These businesses power Live Nation Network, the leading provider of entertainment marketing solutions, enabling over 800 advertisers to tap into the 200 million consumers Live Nation delivers annually through its live event and digital platforms. For additional information, visit www.livenation.com/investors.

SOURCE Lifebeat

Lifebeat

CONTACT: CONTACT: Erika Banks, Lifebeat, +1-212-459-2590, ebanks@lifebeat.org, or Jacqueline Peterson, Ticketmaster, +1-310-360-3051, Jacqueline.peterson@ticketmaster.com

Web Site: http://www.lifebeat.org

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