What company was created by the 2010 merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster?

The 2010 merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster created Live Nation Entertainment.

The transaction closed on January 25, 2010, after regulators in the United States and the United Kingdom reviewed its possible effects on concert promotion and ticketing. The combined company brought together Live Nation’s concert-promotion and venue operations with Ticketmaster’s ticketing platform.

The merger created a vertically integrated live-entertainment business involved in promoting concerts, operating venues, selling tickets and managing artists. The Justice Department required conditions intended to protect competition, including restrictions on certain conduct involving venues and ticketing services.

The result is often confused with Ticketmaster alone, but Ticketmaster became a brand and operating division within Live Nation Entertainment. The company’s name explicitly reflects both sides of the deal, while individual concerts and venues may still carry separate local or brand identities.