Live Nation,
the world's largest live music company, announced today that it has
launched an exciting new initiative to sell general admission lawn tickets
for the 2008 amphitheatre concert season in 263 Costco retail stores
nationwide, extending the company's ticket distribution channel into the
national retail arena for the first time ever. The first program of its
kind, the Amphitheatre Concert Pack card, which retails for $39.99 and
began selling this past weekend in Costco stores across the United States,
includes two general admission lawn tickets to any 2008 concert in Live
Nation's owned and operated amphitheatres, subject to availability. In
addition, music fans will get six MP3 downloads from the Live Nation music
download page supplied by Puretracks, Inc.
"For the first time ever, consumers can give the gift of live music
this holiday season and provide their friends and family tickets to some of
the greatest concerts in the world," said Nathan Hubbard, President of Live
Nation Ticketing. "This is an exciting new way for music fans to come see
their favorite artists play live, and a great opportunity for Live Nation
to extend the live concert experience to a brand new audience."
Libby Biason, Vice President of National Alliances at Live Nation,
commented, "Costco should be commended for embracing this innovative
approach to selling concert tickets and serving the millions of music fans
who pass through their doors every day."
After purchasing or receiving an Amphitheatre Concert Pack card as a
gift, consumers simply register as Live Nation ticket club members at
http://www.livenation.com/amppack, and sign up to receive regular email
notifications when new concerts are scheduled in their local area for the
2008 season. When a show of interest pops up, registered music fans simply
enter their PIN code on the back of the card to redeem their two general
admission lawn tickets. Music fans will also use this PIN code to download
six of their favorite tracks from the Live Nation music download page.
LIVE NATION
Live Nation is the future of the music business. With the most live
concerts, music venues and festivals in the world and the most
comprehensive concert search engine on the web, Live Nation is
revolutionizing the music industry: onstage and online. Headquartered in
Los Angeles, California, Live Nation is listed on the New York Stock
Exchange, trading under the symbol "LYV.".
SOURCE: Live Nation
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