Live Nation to Operate Bayfront Park Amphitheater

The renovations by Live Nation are almost done at the Bayfront Park Amphitheater:

LIVE NATION CONTINUES TOP 20 MARKET EXPANSION WITH AGREEMENT TO
OPERATE BAYFRONT PARK AMPHITHEATER IN MIAMI, FLORIDA -- 16TH LARGEST
MARKET IN THE UNITED STATES

MIAMI, FL August 12, 2008 Live Nation (NYSE: LYV) announced today that the City of Miami and the Bayfront Park Management Trust have awarded the company a long-term contract to operate, manage and exclusively book one of the country’s most beautiful outdoor venues, Miami’s 6,000 capacity Bayfront Park Amphitheater. Located within Bayfront Park in the heart of downtown Miami, the Bayfront Park Amphitheater overlooks the city skyline as well as Biscayne Bay.

“With its location right on Biscayne Bay, the Bayfront Park Amphitheater is a beautiful and unique place to see concerts,” said Neil Jacobsen, President of Live Nation Miami. “The amphitheater perfectly complements our Florida venue portfolio which now enables us to nurture bands at all stages of their career as they grow from the 2,700 capacity Fillmore at Jackie Gleason to the 2,800 capacity Pompano Beach Amphitheatre and our 3,400 capacity Mizner Park Amphitheater in Boca Raton, through to Bayfront Park and finally to our 19,000 capacity Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach and 20,000 capacity Ford Amphitheatre in Tampa. We have been aggressive in our strategy to build a diverse venue portfolio in this area, which is the number 16 market in the United States according to Nielsen Media. I want to thank the Bayfront Park Management Trust and the City of Miami for placing their trust in Live Nation. We look forward to bringing the people of Miami an eclectic variety of world class musical talent for many years to come.”

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