Live Nation Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Live Nation full-time for more than a year

Pros – Ticket purchase benefits. Some exposure to entertainment industry.

Cons – Heavy workloads, management practices not up to date. Unrealistic understanding of projects, and timelines. Insider's game. On the marketing side, vision of management seems limited to carving profits out of standard partnerships (e.g. more ticketing channels) and maximizing revenue on trinkets (coke & tshirt revenue). LiveNation could be a much bigger influence for good in the music world. Why not build your own brand?

Advice to Senior Management – Update management practices. Try to really see what managers are really getting things done, and which ones a sliding through. Try to look past the middle management tier and see the talented employees that are really getting the job done.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Live Nation full-time

Pros – Competitive Salary. Top of the line equipment. Fully expensed travel. Flexible hours.

Cons – Huge egos. Big company bureaucracy and politics. Friends-hiring-friends leads to inconsistent employee treatment.

Advice to Senior Management – Find out who is actually doing the work.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Live Nation as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Laid back, great staff, comfortable working environment

Cons – Salaries are up to par but do not exceed.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Live Nation part-time

Pros – Some of the best co-workers. Everyone lived for their job and loved it. I even had the chance to brush elbows with celebrities.

Cons – The pay was not equal to the work done. I frequently felt as I should have been paid more and they removed the yearly raise in salary the year I began working.

Advice to Senior Management – You're doing a great job!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Live Nation as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Great environment to work in. This is a great way to get your foot in the door and is a fun industry to work in. I was able to meet a lot of people and make some great contacts.

Cons – Unpaid internship. Most internships do not lead to jobs so be prepared to make sacrifices that may not pay off in the future.

Advice to Senior Management – Offer paid internships

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Live Nation full-time for more than a year

Pros – It's a great, growing company that is constantly changing, so day-to-day brings different challenges and opportunities are explored.

Cons – Feels like there is a disconnect between upper management and branch offices. Can be stressful during show season and new opportunities can be sticky situations for awhile.

Advice to Senior Management – Hold more town hall style meetings and keep the lower employees in the loop better.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Live Nation full-time for more than a year

Pros – Good ability to travel. Many locations nationwide.

Cons – Poor health coverage. Poor internal advancement opportunities.

Advice to Senior Management – Listen to the people actually doing the work. Trust the people you hire.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Live Nation full-time for less than a year

Pros – Great location. Decent mid-range software developer salary. Willingness to invest in sound development methodology and testing. The talent pool in other groups are friendly and appear focused on doing well in their jobs.

Cons – Big egos, especially in technology. Passive aggressive behavior when communicating, and as a result, will complain to management behind your back.

Advice to Senior Management – Be supportive to all your team members.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Live Nation as an intern for less than a year

Pros – I was able to take on a lot of responsibility and work closely with the Sponsorship Coordinator. I got to do something different every day which was a nice change of pace.

Cons – It wasn't paid and during the interview process I was told that there would be perks like free concert tickets, but when I asked for tickets to a show they said they weren't able to get them for me.

Former Employee – worked at Live Nation full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Smart people. Great salary and benefit package.

Cons – No consistent direction. Poor utilization of expensive resources. Lots of direction change with no responsiveness to technical expertise and advice.

Advice to Senior Management – Listen to your technical people and share strategy. They can help you more than you think.