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Frank Productions
Frank Productions is a Madison, Wisconsin concert-promotion company whose official history traces its origins to Herb and Sylvia Frank in 1964. The company distinguishes the parent business from its operating companies, including FPC Live and National Shows 2. Its timeline describes a 2018 partnership with Live Nation; Reuters reported the acquisition of a majority stake on January 11, 2018. Those sources establish the recorded relationship without disclosing a current equity percentage. FPC Live is not simply another name for every legal entity or venue in the group. Likewise, operating a venue, promoting its shows and owning its real estate remain separate claims. The record therefore preserves the company history and reported investment, rather than turning a group portfolio into an unsupported list of directly owned buildings.
- Current relationships
- 1
- Historical
- 0
- Publishers cited
- 1
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-20
Who owns Frank Productions, and what does it promote?
- Live Nation Entertainment holds a majority stake in Frank Productions. Majority ownership · since 2018-01-11 · Reported · verified 2026-08-20 · record
The record
- Type
- Promoter
- Location
- Madison, Wisconsin
- Founded
- 1964
- Official site
- frankproductions.com
Evidence for this record
- About Frank Productions — Frank Productions. Official website of the entity. Retrieved 2026-08-20.States: The company states it was founded in 1964 and promotes concerts and operates venues.
- Frank Productions — timeline — Frank Productions. Official website of the entity. Retrieved 2026-10-02.States: The official timeline traces the company to Herb and Sylvia Frank in Madison, Wisconsin in 1964, names FPC Live and National Shows 2 as operating companies, and describes a 2018 partnership with Live Nation.
Ownership
| Relationship | Type | Period | Status | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Nation Entertainment holds a majority stake in Frank Productions. Live Nation Entertainment | Majority ownership | 2018-01-11 | Reported | 2026-08-20 | Reuters |
Changes in the record
2018-01-11 · Stake purchase · announcement date
Reuters reported that Live Nation Entertainment acquired a majority stake in Frank Productions; no closing date or percentage was published.
Source
- Live Nation Entertainment acquires majority stake in Frank Productions — Reuters. News report. Published 2018-01-11. Retrieved 2026-10-02.States: The 11 January 2018 report states Live Nation acquired a majority stake in Frank Productions.
Research mentioning Frank Productions
- 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 Frank Productions in its text. A mention is not a relationship: recorded relationships are the tables above.
Cite this reference
- Plain
- Live Index, "Frank Productions — industry register record", Live Index, August 20, 2026 (updated August 20, 2026), https://liveindex.io/industry/promoters/frank-productions
- APA
- Live Index (2026, August 20). Frank Productions — industry register record [Reference guide]. Live Index. https://liveindex.io/industry/promoters/frank-productions
- Chicago
- Live Index. "Frank Productions — industry register record." Live Index, August 20, 2026. https://liveindex.io/industry/promoters/frank-productions.
- BibTeX
- @online{industry-promoters-frank-productions-2026, author = {{Live Index}}, title = {Frank Productions — industry register record}, organization = {Live Index}, date = {2026-08-20}, urldate = {2026-08-20}, url = {https://liveindex.io/industry/promoters/frank-productions} }
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