Live Nation and Microsoft to Offer Content to Music Fans Through Windows(R) Internet...

Live Nation and Microsoft to Offer Content to Music Fans Through Windows(R)
Internet Explorer(R) 8

INTERNET EXPLORER 8 SPONSORS NICKELBACK TOUR AND THE BAMBOOZLE MUSIC FESTIVAL

LOS ANGELES, June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Live Nation (NYSE: LYV) today
announced it has entered into a sponsorship deal with Microsoft to provide
music fans access to exclusive digital content when they download new
customized versions of the recently launched Windows(R) Internet Explorer(R) 8
web browser. The deal designates Internet Explorer 8 as a sponsor of
Nickelback's Dark Horse 2009 tour and Live Nation's The Bamboozle Music
Festival.

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Music fans who download Internet Explorer 8 at www.ie8-nickelback.com will
have exclusive access to a never-before-issued live version of Nickelback's
hit single "Something in Your Mouth," along with behind-the-scenes videos of
the band from the road, and a series of Nickelback Web picks of the week. The
Bamboozle version of Internet Explorer 8 available at
www.ie8-thebamboozlefestival.com/ will give fans access to frequently updated
interviews from more than 50 Bamboozle bands, including All Time Low, 3OH!3,
and We The Kings.

Microsoft introduced easy-to-use new features in Internet Explorer 8,
including Web Slices and Accelerators, that make browsing the Internet faster
and easier. These are some of the features available in the new Live Nation
custom browsers, providing music fans quick and easy access to find local
on-sale dates and show times without multiple clicks across different web
pages.

"Microsoft recognizes the power of tapping into Live Nation's integrated
platform and unique ability to connect bands with millions of consumers
through live music. Likewise, we recognized the value of leveraging the
innovative, timesaving features in Internet Explorer 8 to provide a positive
experience to our music fans through the optimized browser," said Russell
Wallach, President of North American Alliances at Live Nation. "This
relationship utilizes our artists, festivals, and digital platforms to connect
fans with exclusive content from artists they love with this new customized
browser."

"Our customers have told us that entertainment is one of the big draws for
being online, and they want a browsing experience that makes that content more
personal and easier to access," said Amy Barzdukas, General Manager for
Internet Explorer at Microsoft. "We are excited to work with Live Nation to
provide an exclusive entertainment experience for our customers that builds on
the unique features in Internet Explorer 8."

Nickelback views the Internet Explorer 8 customized browser as an opportunity
to get closer to fans: "We are always interested in delivering our music to
our fans in brand new ways."

The Live Nation-optimized Internet Explorer 8 browsers for music fans can be
downloaded at:
http://www.livenation.com or
www.ie8-nickelback.com or
www.ie8-thebamboozlefestival.com

ABOUT LIVE NATION
Live Nation's mission is to maximize the live concert experience. Our core
business is producing, marketing and selling live concerts for artists via our
global concert pipe. Live Nation is the largest producer of live concerts in
the world, annually producing over 22,000 concerts for 1,600 artists in 33
countries. During 2008, the company sold over 50 million concert tickets and
drove over 70 million unique visitors to LiveNation.com. Live Nation is
transforming the concert business by expanding its concert platform into
ticketing and building the industry's first artist-to-fan vertically
integrated concert platform. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles,
California and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, trading under the
symbol LYV. For additional information about the company, please visit
www.livenation.com/investors

SOURCE Live Nation

Jennifer Gery-Egan, +1-212-986-6667, gery@braincomm.com, for Live Nation; or
John Vlautin of Live Nation, +1-310-867-7127, johnvlautin@livenation.com