Art Quote by Barry Diller

In early days of Live Nation, we really believed it was important to be a direct-to-consumer business, which the labels aren't and no promoter…

— Michael Rapino

When I give concerts, the tickets sell for five dollars to one hundred dollars, but for my concerts the five-dollar seats are down in…

— Jack Benny

I think looking at as, "Bands that release their music for free online only make their money from playing live," is not seeing the…

— Jeff Rosenstock

As a promoter, of course, you'd really want the people who pay for the tickets to come into your venue to really be even…

— Kristian Bush

The great thing about Ticketmaster is that it's seen as the comprehensive site for ticketing, artist information, venue information. We're a marketing platform, not…

— Irving Azoff

We can't say to a Ticketmaster venue that says they want to use a different ticketing platform, 'If you do that, we won't put…

— Michael Rapino

I've been meeting with Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino for years, trying to figure out how to fix the concert industry. We're all so…

— Kid Rock

A concert is not a live rendition of our album. It's a theatrical event.

— Freddie Mercury

We have a lot of secondary market problems in the U.K.; it's really bad there. And lots of artists are starting to participate in…

— Mick Jagger

I've heard that Oasis or Coldplay will sell tickets, but they can't sell records. They sold out Madison Square Garden in three hours. And…

— Jez Williams

A concert is not a live rendition of our album. It's a theatrica! event.

— Freddie Mercury

Ultimately, musicians make their money in live concerts.

— John Popper