JUNE 2016 Volume 1, Issue 1 FORMATION WORLD TOUR EARNS CRITICAL ACCLAIM Beyoncé slays on Formation tour’s opening night in . Pop music icon successfully magnifies her emotions for The Formation Tour. LOS ANGELES, PRNewswire Beyoncé’s The Formation World been announced for September 7th Tour launched last Wednesday in in Rutherford, NJ at MetLife Stadi- Photo Courtesy of Frank Micelotta, PR Miami and fans and media alike um followed by a second LA show Newswire. have been blown away by Queen B’s at Dodger Stadium on September Beyhive members will have an performance, songs and set. Fans 14th. Second shows have been opportunity to purchase advance are treated to 30 plus songs includ- added in Santa Clara, , tickets starting Thursday, May 5th ing debut performances of “Sorry”, and and a new at 10:00 a.m. American Express ® “Hold Up”, “Daddy Lessons” and show confirmed in New Orleans Card Members can purchase before “Freedom” from her recent release on September 24th. Tickets for the general public tickets Friday, Lemonade as well as power hits May 6th at 10:00 am local time “American Express has a longstand- “Run The World (Girls)”, “Drunk through Wed. May 11 at 5:00 pm ing relationship with Beyoncé and In Love”, “Single Ladies” and more. local time. we are thrilled to partner with her Massive video screens rotate and “American Express has a longstand- again for the upcoming The Forma- resonate, pyro explodes, and ev- ing relationship with Beyoncé and tion World Tour. eryone experiences the stunning we are thrilled to partner with her - Walter Frye imagery. again for the upcoming The Forma- all performance go on sale Friday, tion World Tour,” said Walter Frye, Due to demand, Live Nation and May 13. Also announced today, the Vice President, Global Experien- Parkwood Entertainment have rescheduled Nashville concert at tial Marketing, American Express. confirmed an additional seven Nissan Stadium will take place on “We are proud to bring our Card North American Concert dates will October 2nd. Tickets for the previ- Members around the world closer follow the European tour leg in ously scheduled May 5 performance to Beyoncé – a global icon and an September and October. A third will be honored at the door. Com- artist we know they love.” New York area performance has plete itinerary follows. Continued on Page 2 Page 1 True to her life’s work of always giv- South America and the Caribbean ton, CA and , Michigan. ing back, Beyoncé has named three as a direct effect of BeyGOOD’s charities as global partners for The efforts during this time. To present her fans with the best Formation World Tour. The align- possible experience at the concerts, ment with the three organizations United Way will have a presence on Beyoncé has joined forces with is designed to show fans how easy it every tour stop on the North Amer- THX® Ltd to provide the highest is to give back, be involved in their ican leg of the tour. quality audio experience during communities, to be kind and at the THE FORMATION WORLD core—to BeyGOOD. BeyGOOD CHIME FOR CHANGE and Global TOUR. THX has assessed, opti- was launched in 2013 during the Citizen will have their online ac- mized and certified that the acous- Mrs. Carter World Tour as the tivation program for fans in select tic systems used at the concerts are charity umbrella for Beyoncé’s tour markets, including Houston, without peer. With this association, global charity initiatives. Millions Los Angeles, New York, Detroit concert-goers will get the best received tangible help, employment, and London. In addition, there are acoustic experience possible at any shelter and more on tour stops in three signature charity events in large-venue event. North America, Australia, Europe, three cities; Houston, TX, Comp- ANNOUNCES THE TOUR The Legendary Performer’s First North American Tour In Three Years, Produced By Live Nation, Launches On August 25. LOS ANGELES, PRNewswire a set…a two-hour rap-opera of a performance that was grandiose Kanye West – the 22-time Gram- lo, which made history as the first yet minimal, unsettling yet inspira- my Award winning, visionary album to debut at the top of the tional...There are very few modern multi-disciplinary artist who has Billboard 200 album chart based on artists with the kind of vision, am- sold over 30 million albums world- streaming only. bition, and means to execute it as wide and has twice been named to Kanye West right now…a distinct Time Magazine’s 100 most influ- Kanye returns to North American statement of his combined artistic ential people in the world – today arenas for the first time in three ambition, penchant for excess, and unveils details for THE SAINT years. 2013’s historic Tour desire to simply outdo every other PABLO TOUR. The North Amer- saw jubilant, sold-out crowds and entertainer out right now.” “Awe-in- ican tour, promoted exclusively by Live Nation, will kick off on August 25 at Banker’s Life Arena in Indi- anapolis, IN. West will visit nearly 40 cities across the U.S. and including dates in , Los Angeles, , , , Detroit, Washington DC, Miami and more.

KANYE WEST ANNOUNCES Courtesy of Live Nation Entertainment. spiring,” said Rolling Stone. “Truly THE SAINT PABLO TOUR electrifying…The stage as imagined For the first time, Kanye will bring unprecedented acclaim. Review- and executed by West was truly to life songs from his seventh con- ing the tour opener, the something to behold.” secutive #1 album The Life Of Pab- Times raved “A deific spectacle of Continued on Page 4 Page 2 LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT REPORTS FIRST QUARTER RESULTS Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) released financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2016.

LOS ANGELES, PRNewswire ment which builds our presence in New York and adds Governors Ball Live Nation has continued grow- increase in confirmed stadium, are- to our global festival portfolio. ing its business in 2016, with first na and amphitheater shows for the quarter revenue up 10% and AOI year, as of the end of April. Our Artist Nation division con- up 7% on a constant currency basis, tinues to attract managers and with strong operating performance Along with attendance growth, we their artist clients organically and across the three divisions - con- also expect to continue growing our through targeted acquisitions, feed- certs, advertising and ticketing. high-margin on-site revenue this ing our concerts business. More importantly, at four months year as we more effectively target into the year we have enough infor- specific customer segments with Sponsorship & Advertising mation from leading indicators to Delivered Continued Growth be confident that we are on track to deliver record top line and bottom The sponsorship & advertising line results in 2016 as we continue business continued its strong building global market share in all growth in the first quarter, with our businesses. revenue up 13% and AOI up 9% on a constant currency basis. Through We have built the industry’s most April, we have sold over 70% of our scalable and unparalleled live plat- expected sponsorship and adver- form, connecting over 500 million tising for the year, positioning us fans to that magical two-hour event for another year of double-digit Courtesy of Live Nation Entertainment. each year. Concerts are the fly- growth. wheel for our high-margin on-site new product offerings, notably at retail, sponsorship & advertising, the high end, and with our upgrad- As part of this, our contracted on- and ticketing businesses, and this ed Live Nation app that will enable line advertising is up 14% through year will be another step forward ordering from the seat at many of April as we further leverage our in the company delivering strong our amphitheaters. ability to integrate ticket-buying be- long-term growth. havior with brands’ customer data Festivals continue to have strong to create more targeted profiling, Concerts Global Platform appeal for fans and artists and we leading to increased effectiveness Growth are leveraging our leadership posi- of digital buys in music. Our online tion with 78 festivals and 7 million advertising is also growing from Starting with the concerts busi- fans to build our fan base while also our increased content creation with ness, ticket sales for shows this year creating a powerful platform for our 25,000 concerts each year, as we are pacing 10% ahead of last year monetizing fans across advertising, work with a range of distribution through April 29th, with over 35 on-site sales, and ticketing. partners to extend the live event million tickets already sold. We and drive ad revenue. continue to be the world’s lead- At the same time, we are expanding ing promoter with 21 of the top our global footprint, most recently Michael Rapino 25 global tours in 2016, including adding South Africa as the 37th President and Chief Executive Beyoncé, Coldplay, Guns N’ Roses, country we promote in, and our Officer Rihanna and Drake, driving a 13% acquisition of Founders Entertain- Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. Page 3 HEADLINERS ANNOUNCED FOR 2ND ANNUAL BILLBOARD HOT 100 MUSIC FESTIVAL Today’s Hottest Hitmakers Set To Perform At This Year’s Festival, Produced In Partnership With Live Nation, Set For August 20-21 At Jones Beach, NY. NEW YORK, PRNewswire

Ariana Grande, Calvin Harris, beach areas for a weekend of epic three stages. For the latest festival J. Cole, Martin Garrix and Fet- music performances. More than 40 news and line-up information, fans ty Wap will headline the second of today’s hottest hitmakers along should visit www.billboard.com/ annual Billboard Hot 100 Mu- hot100fest. sic Festival that will also feature special performances by Audien, The Billboard Hot 100 Music Fes- AWOLNATION, Sleigh Bells, Rae tival is presented by L’Oréal Sremmurd, Desiigner, Timeflies, Féria, MasterCard, The Patch by Madeon, Marshmello, Wale, Nervo SOUR PATCH KIDS, and W Ho- and more. The highly anticipated tels Worldwide. Citi® MasterCard® festival, produced by Billboard, cardholders will have access to an the leading global destination for exclusive pre-sale, presented by charts, news, trends and innova- MasterCard, beginning Wednesday tions in music, in partnership with May 18 at 10:00 a.m. EDT. Limited Live Nation, the world’s leading quantity of two-day tickets will be live entertainment company, will $75 during the pre-sale. Tickets bring together some of the biggest Courtesy of Live Nation Entertainment. for the general public go on sale chart-topping artists on August 20 with exciting breakthrough artists May 21 at 10:00 a.m. EDT at www. and 21 at New York’s Nikon at Jones will perform on one of the festival’s livenation.com. Beach Theater and surrounding

Continued from Page 2: performances continuing to inno- June 14 at 10:00 am through Friday, vate the concert experience and set June 17 at 10:00 pm. Continuing “Brilliant,” raved the New York new standards for the visual medi- its commitment to bring fans closer Post. “The Yeezus tour is more than um, THE SAINT PABLO TOUR is to their favorite artists, TIDAL just a concert. It’s an extravaganza the most anticipated concert event members will have access to a of music and theater…a combina- of the year. Tickets go on sale Sat- special presale beginning on Thurs- tion which makes him the most fas- urday, June 18 at www.livenation. day, June 16th at 10:00 am local cinating musical figure of our time com. time. Members can find details for and makes this tour an unmissable purchasing tickets by logging in spectacle.” American Express® Card Members to their TIDAL accounts via web can purchase tickets before the browser, desktop app or mobile With Kanye’s history-making live general public beginning Tuesday, app. Page 4