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Founders Entertainment
Founders Entertainment is a New York festival promoter whose public portfolio includes Governors Ball. Its official site identifies the business as Founders Entertainment, LLC. A 2016 New York Times report recorded Live Nation’s acquisition of a majority stake; that historical report does not disclose a present-day ownership percentage. The promoter record and the festival record answer different questions: the company is the operating business, while the festival is the event in its portfolio. Listing a festival does not establish ownership of its venue or the terms of its ticketing arrangement. This page separates the reported investment from the documented festival-production relationship and preserves the source date for each. Portfolio descriptions are not treated as independently measured attendance or proof that every previously listed festival continues to operate.
- Current relationships
- 2
- Historical
- 0
- Publishers cited
- 2
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-20
Who owns Founders Entertainment, and what does it promote?
- Live Nation Entertainment holds a majority stake in Founders Entertainment. Majority ownership · since 2016-04-11 · Reported · verified 2026-08-20 · record
- Founders Entertainment produces Governors Ball Music Festival. Festival production · Reported · verified 2026-08-20
The record
- Type
- Promoter
- Location
- New York, New York
- Also published as
- Founders Entertainment, LLC
- Official site
- www.foundersent.com
Evidence for this record
- Founders Entertainment — Founders Entertainment. Official website of the entity. Retrieved 2026-10-02.States: The official site names the business Founders Entertainment, LLC with an address in New York, NY.
- Portfolio — Founders Entertainment. Official website of the entity. Retrieved 2026-10-02.States: The portfolio page lists Governors Ball among the company's music festivals.
- Live Nation Adds Governors Ball to Its Music Festival Lineup — The New York Times. News report. Published 2016-04-11. Retrieved 2026-08-20.States: The 11 April 2016 report states Live Nation acquired a majority stake in Founders Entertainment, producer of Governors Ball.
Ownership
| Relationship | Type | Period | Status | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Nation Entertainment holds a majority stake in Founders Entertainment. Live Nation Entertainment | Majority ownership | 2016-04-11 | Reported | 2026-08-20 | The New York Times |
Operation, booking and promotion
| Relationship | Type | Period | Status | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founders Entertainment produces Governors Ball Music Festival. | Festival production | — | Reported | 2026-08-20 | The New York Times |
Research mentioning Founders Entertainment
- The Biggest Concert Promoters in America: A 2026 Ownership and Market Map
Who actually promotes American concerts in 2026: the Live Nation and AEG families mapped by recorded relationship, plus the documented independents — with sources and dates.
- What Does Live Nation Actually Own? A Company-by-Company Map
Owns, operates, leases, books, tickets: Live Nation's relationships are five different verbs, not one. The 2025 filing quoted exactly, plus the documented record.
Published Live Index research that names Founders Entertainment in its text. A mention is not a relationship: recorded relationships are the tables above.
Cite this reference
- Plain
- Live Index, "Founders Entertainment — industry register record", Live Index, August 20, 2026 (updated August 20, 2026), https://liveindex.io/industry/promoters/founders-entertainment
- APA
- Live Index (2026, August 20). Founders Entertainment — industry register record [Reference guide]. Live Index. https://liveindex.io/industry/promoters/founders-entertainment
- Chicago
- Live Index. "Founders Entertainment — industry register record." Live Index, August 20, 2026. https://liveindex.io/industry/promoters/founders-entertainment.
- BibTeX
- @online{industry-promoters-founders-entertainment-2026, author = {{Live Index}}, title = {Founders Entertainment — industry register record}, organization = {Live Index}, date = {2026-08-20}, urldate = {2026-08-20}, url = {https://liveindex.io/industry/promoters/founders-entertainment} }
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