Live Nation and Ticketmaster just had a big, big quarter

While a lot of people complain about high concert ticket prices, the issue apparently hasn’t stopped them from going to shows.

Live Nation/Ticketmaster just released results for Q2 2026. Here’s what they said. All figures in USD.

• Q2 revenue of $7.7 billion, up 9 percent year-over-year and operating income of $522 million, up 7 percent.
• This is Ticketmaster’s second-highest quarter ever with revenue of $852 million, up 15 percent year-over-year, 
• 90 million tickets were sold. That;’s up 8 percent.
• Concert revenue grew by 8 percent to  $6.4 billion.
• Fan attendance is up 10 percent to 49 million, the second-highest ever.

Tell me about Blue Dot Fever again?