Live Nation doubles number of Festival Passports for sale, expands program

April 9, 2018

Live Nation
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The following is a press release from Live Nation:

Live Nation announces the return of its one of a kind Festival Passport, and also reveals major expansions to the program for 2018.

After selling out in its inaugural year, Live Nation is expanding the epic experience by more than doubling the number of Festival Passports available for 2018 to 2,500 passes, granting purchasers GA access to the 100+ participating festivals around the globe. Additionally, Live Nation is excited to offer music enthusiasts the first ever VIP Festival Passport, granting 100 lucky purchasers VIP entry. The GA tier of the Festival Passport is priced at $999 USD, while the VIP tier is $5,000 USD.

Festival Passport holders will have access to more festivals this year than ever before, with unlimited admission to over 100 of Live Nation’s unique festivals around the world including Austin City Limits Music Festival (US), Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival (US), Download (UK, SpainFranceAustralia), Electric Daisy Carnival (US), Falls Festival (Australia), Firenze Rocks (Italy), Governors Ball Music Festival (US), Lollapalooza (GermanyFrance, US), Rock Werchter (Belgium), Sasquatch! Music Festival (US), and many more. In addition, Sydney City Limits (Australia), Creamfields (China), RedFestDXB (UAE), Impact Festival (Poland), Openair Frauenfeld (Switzerland), and Edinburgh Summer Sessions (UK) are new festivals added to the Festival Passport for 2018. For a full map of participating festivals around the world, click HERE.

Last year’s Festival Passport passes sold out within 24 hours, and purchasers were so thrilled with the experience that they created their own Official Live Nation Festival Passport Holders community to share stories and plan out festival trips together.

“Music festivals are all about the experience and we created Festival Passport as an innovative way to amplify that for music fans across all of our 100+ festivals worldwide,” said Lisa Licht, CMO, Live Nation U.S. Concerts. “Festival Passport is Live Nation’s tribute to our incredible festival community, and we’re excited to continue to build on the program this year by increasing the number of Festival Passports available and adding a brand new VIP tier. Those who purchased the Festival Passport last year have become part of the Live Nation family. Their passion for Live Nation and our festivals is awesome!”

Live Nation will utilize Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan™ platform to assure all Festival Passports get into the hands of fans, rather than scalpers or bots. Verified Fan™ Registration begins today, Monday, April 9 at 8am PDT and closes Thursday, April 12 at 8pm PDT at http://festivalpassport.tmverifiedfan.com/. Live music fans who receive a code then have the chance to purchase a GA or VIP Festival Passport when they go on sale beginning Tuesday, April 17 at 8am PDT at LiveNation.com/Passport (while supplies last, limited quantities of each available.)

NOTE: In an effort to avoid scalpers and ensure fans are the only ones getting access to this special program, purchasers’ full legal names must match their photo ID for entry to be granted at each festival. Transportation, airfare, hotel accommodation, parking or any other expenses are not included with any of the Festival Passports and will be the purchaser’s responsibility to organize. On-site camping is not included unless otherwise detailed here for the GA tier or here for the VIP tier. Festival Passport holders must contact the International Festival Concierge at [email protected] or the U.S. Festival Concierge at [email protected] two weeks before the event for assistance reserving a spot. Only one General Admission or VIP Festival Passport will be available for purchase per person. The Festival Passport is not transferable or refundable. See full Terms of Use for the Festival Passport here. Festival Passports are valid from April 2018 through April 2019.

About Live Nation Entertainment
Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Sponsorship. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com.

Live Nation offers The Festival Passport for more than 90 festivals in 2017

May 18, 2017

Live Nation Festival Passport
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The following is a press release from Live Nation:

Live Nation is home to the largest and most diverse festival portfolio on the planet, and today the company is unveiling The Festival Passport, a revolutionary experience that gives fans GA access to 90+ festivals for $799. For the remainder of 2017, The Festival Passport will provide admission to nearly every Live Nation festival, even if the event is already sold out. This includes Austin City Limits Music Festival, Bonnaroo, Creamfields, EDC (Las Vegas and Orlando), Falls Festival, Governors Ball, Isle of Wight, Lollapalooza (Chicago, Paris, and Berlin), V Festival and many more.

Each Festival Passport is equipped with a unique ID and powered by Front Gate Tickets, a group within Ticketmaster specializing in festival ticketing, making it a breeze for fans to hop around the world visiting the Live Nation festivals of their choosing. The process is simple: show up at the event, take the Festival Passport to will call with a valid ID to get a designated wristband for that festival, then enter and enjoy the show.

This exclusive experience will only be available to 1,000 fans. Live Nation’s Festival Passports will go on sale May 22 at 10am PT at FestivalPassport.com. To combat scalpers and make sure fans are the ones taking this epic journey, these passports will be issued in the original buyer’s name and are non-transferable. With that in mind, only one Festival Passport purchase is allowed per person.

With festivals spanning 15 countries and every music genre from country to EDM, Live Nation is excited to offer fans this one of a kind festival experience. Festival Passport holders will have access to the following Live Nation festivals through the end of 2017:

Austin City Limits Music Festival

U.S. – Austin, TX

Barcelona Beach Festival

Spain – Barcelona

Billboard Hot 100 Music Festival

U.S. – NY

Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival

U.S. – Manchester, TN

Camp Bisco

U.S. – Scranton, PA

CBC Music Festival

Canada – Toronto

Center of Gravity Festival

Canada – Kelowna

Chasing Summer Music Festival

Canada – Calgary

Chicago Open Air

U.S. – Chicago, IL

Citadel Festival

England – London

Community Festival

England – London

Contact Winter Music Festival

Canada – Vancouver

Copenhell

Denmark – Copenhagen

Countdown NYE

U.S. – San Bernardino, CA

Country LakeShake

U.S. – Chicago, IL

Creamfields

England – Daresbury

Creamfields Steel Yard

England – London

Crystal Coast Music Festival

U.S. – Atlantic Beach, NC

DCODE Festival

Spain – Madrid

Down the Rabbit Hole

Holland – Ewijk

Download Festival

England – Leicestershire

Download Festival Paris

France – Paris

Download Festival Spain

Spain – Madrid

Dreams Music Festival

Canada – Toronto

Dreamstate San Francisco

U.S. – San Francisco, CA

Electric Daisy Carnival

U.S. – Las Vegas, NV

Electric Daisy Carnival

U.S. – Orlando, FL

Electric Forest Festival

U.S. – Rothbury, MI

Electric Picnic Music and Arts Festival

Ireland – Stradbally

Escape Halloween

U.S. – San Bernardino, CA

Faster Horses Country Music Festival

U.S. – Brooklyn, MI

Field Trip Music & Arts Festival

Canada – Toronto

Findings Festival

Norway – Oslo

Firenze Rocks Festival

Italy – Florence

Forecastle Festival

U.S. – Louisville, KY

Free Press Summer Festival

U.S. – Houston, TX

FVDED in the Park

Canada – Surrey

Glasgow Summer Sessions

Scotland – Glasgow

Governors Ball Music Festival

U.S. – New York, NY

Graspop Metal Meeting

Belgium – Dessel

HARD Summer Music Festival

U.S. – Los Angeles, CA

Heartland Festival

Denmark – Kværndrup

I Love Techno Europe

France – Montpellier

Independent Days Festival

Italy – Milan

Jamboree in the Hills

U.S. – Morristown, OH

Latitude Festival

England – Suffolk

Leeds Festival

England – Leeds

Lollapalooza Berlin

Germany – Berlin

Lollapalooza Chicago

U.S. – Chicago, IL

Lollapalooza Paris

France – Paris

Lovebox Festival

England – London

Lowlands Festival

Holland – Biddinghuizen

Main Square Festival

France – Arras

Music Midtown

U.S. – Atlanta, GA

Nocturnal Wonderland

U.S. – San Bernardino, CA

North Sea Jazz Festival

Holland – Rotterdam

Ohana Festival

U.S. – Dana Point, CA

One Love Music Festival

Canada – Calgary

Paradiso Festival

U.S. – George, WA

Parklife

England – Manchester

Popaganda Music Festival

Sweden – Stockholm

Reading Festival

England – Reading

Rock am Ring

Germany – Nürburgring

Rock im Park

Germany – Nürnberg

Rock im Pott

Germany – Gelsenkirchen

Rock Werchter

Belgium – Werchter

Roots Picnic

U.S. – Philadelphia, PA 

Route 91 Harvest

U.S. – Las Vegas, NV

Sasquatch! Music Festival

U.S. – George, WA

Sloss Music & Arts Festival

U.S. – Birmingham, AL

Summerburst Göteborg

Sweden – Gothenburg

Summerburst Stockholm

Sweden – Stockholm

The Falls Music & Arts Festival

Australia – Lorne, Marion Bay, Byron Bay and Fremantle

The Isle of Wight Festival

England – Newport

The Meadows Music & Arts Festival

U.S. – Queens, NY

The Peach Music Festival

U.S. – Scranton, PA

The Warehouse Project

England – Manchester

Trackside Music Festival

Canada – Ontario

TRNSMT Festival

Scotland – Glasgow

TW Classic

Belgium – Werchter

V Festival

England – Chelmsford & Staffordshire

Voodoo Music + Arts Festival

U.S. – New Orleans, LA

Watershed Music Festival

U.S. – George, WA

Way Out West

Sweden – Gothenburg

We Are Electric Weekender

Holland – Eindhoven

Werchter Boutique

Belgium – Werchter

Wilderness Festival

England – Oxfordshire

Wireless Festival

Germany – Frankfurt

Wireless Festival

England – London

Woo-Hah! Festival

Holland – Tilburg

NOTE: Transportation, airfare, hotel accommodation, etc. is not included with Festival Passport and will be the purchaser’s responsibility to organize. Onsite camping/parking is not included in the Festival Passport. However, if there is a festival where GA admission already includes camping and parking in your Festival Passport, pass holders can contact Live Nation two weeks before the event for assistance reserving a spot.

 

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