Industry · festival
Life is Beautiful
Life is Beautiful is a music and arts festival staged in downtown Las Vegas since 2013. Penske Media Corporation acquired a controlling interest in February 2022, and Insomniac Events has served as a producing partner since 2015.
- Current relationships
- 2
- Historical
- 0
- Publishers cited
- 1
- Latest evidence check
- 2026-08-20
Who owns and produces Life is Beautiful?
- Penske Media Corporation holds a majority stake in Life is Beautiful. Majority ownership · since 2022-02-04 · Confirmed · verified 2026-08-20
- Insomniac Events produces Life is Beautiful. Festival production · since 2015-06-15 · Reported · verified 2026-08-20 · record
Relationship evidence
Each row is one sourced assertion. Ownership, operation, booking, promotion, ticketing, management and roles are recorded separately and never merged. "Unknown" means the cited source does not state it.
| Relationship | Counterparty | Scope / territory | Status | Date / basis | Checked | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producerproduces (inbound) | Insomniac Events | Unknown | reported | 2015-06-15unstated | 2026-08-20 | Las Vegas Review-Journal1 source
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The record
- Type
- Festival
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Founded
- 2013
- Official site
- www.lifeisbeautiful.com
Evidence for this record
- Penske Media, Rolling Stone Invest in the Future of Live Music with Acquisition of Life is Beautiful — Penske Media Corporation. Company press release. Published 2022-02-04. Retrieved 2026-08-20.States: The 4 February 2022 announcement states PMC acquired a controlling interest in the festival.
Ownership
| Relationship | Type | Period | Status | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penske Media Corporation holds a majority stake in Life is Beautiful. | Majority ownership | 2022-02-04 | Confirmed | 2026-08-20 | Penske Media Corporation |
Operation, booking and promotion
| Relationship | Type | Period | Status | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insomniac Events produces Life is Beautiful. Insomniac Events | Festival production | 2015-06-15 | Reported | 2026-08-20 | Las Vegas Review-Journal |
Changes in the record
2022-02-04 · Festival ownership change · announcement date
Penske Media Corporation acquired a controlling interest in the Las Vegas festival Life is Beautiful.
Source
- Penske Media Acquires Controlling Interest in Life is Beautiful — Penske Media Corporation. Company press release. Published 2022-02-04. Retrieved 2026-08-20.States: PMC announced the acquisition of a controlling interest.
Research mentioning Life is Beautiful
- The Festival Cancellation Register: 2025–2027
A maintained, dated register of verified U.S. festival cancellations, hiatuses and discontinuations for 2025–2027 — organiser statements on record, exclusions published, no invented cancellation rate.
Published Live Index research that names Life is Beautiful in its text. A mention is not a relationship: recorded relationships are the tables above.
Cite this reference
- Plain
- Live Index, "Life is Beautiful — industry register record", Live Index, https://liveindex.io/industry/festivals/life-is-beautiful
- APA
- Live Index (n.d.). Life is Beautiful — industry register record [Reference guide]. Live Index. https://liveindex.io/industry/festivals/life-is-beautiful
- Chicago
- Live Index. "Life is Beautiful — industry register record." Live Index. https://liveindex.io/industry/festivals/life-is-beautiful.
- BibTeX
- @online{industry-festivals-life-is-beautiful, author = {{Live Index}}, title = {Life is Beautiful — industry register record}, organization = {Live Index}, url = {https://liveindex.io/industry/festivals/life-is-beautiful} }
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