Industry · promoter
Insomniac Events
Insomniac identifies Pasquale Rotella as its founder and dates the business to 1993. Its official festival archive includes Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas among its productions. The producer relationship does not establish the current percentage of any investor’s interest in the business.
- Current relationships
- 2
- Historical
- 0
- Publishers cited
- 2
- Latest evidence check
- 2026-10-03
Who owns Insomniac Events, and what does it promote?
- Insomniac Events produces Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas. Festival production · Confirmed · verified 2026-10-03
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operator of recordlisted as operator of record for | Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas | Unknown | reported | Unknown | 2026-08-23 | Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas |
| Producerproduces | Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas | Unknown | confirmed | Unknown | 2026-10-03 | Insomniac Events2 sources
|
| Producerproduces | Life is Beautiful | Unknown | reported | 2015-06-15unstated | 2026-08-20 | Las Vegas Review-Journal1 source
|
| Founderfounded (inbound) | Pasquale Rotella | Unknown | historical | 1993unstated · year only | 2026-10-03 | Insomniac1 source
|
The record
- Type
- Promoter
- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Founded
- 1993
- Official site
- www.insomniac.com
Evidence for this record
- Live Nation to acquire Electric Daisy Carnival producer — Los Angeles Times. News report. Published 2013-05-02. Retrieved 2026-08-20.States: The 2 May 2013 report describes Live Nation acquiring an interest in Insomniac, the producer of Electric Daisy Carnival.
- About Insomniac — Insomniac. Official website of the entity. Retrieved 2026-10-03.States: The About page identifies Pasquale Rotella as founder and states the company was founded in 1993.
Operation, booking and promotion
| Relationship | Type | Period | Status | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insomniac Events produces Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas. | Festival production | — | Confirmed | 2026-10-03 | Insomniac Events |
| Insomniac Events produces Life is Beautiful. Life is Beautiful | 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 Insomniac Events
- Live Nation vs AEG: What Each Company Actually Owns, Operates and Controls
A side-by-side comparison of the two dominant concert-promotion families, built from the Live Index industry register — exact relationship verbs, documented holdings, and no invented market shares.
- Does Live Nation Own Insomniac? What the Record Documents, and What It Doesn't
Live Nation's ownership of Insomniac is not documented by the companies. A 2013 partnership was announced; a roughly 50% stake was reported, not confirmed.
- 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 Insomniac Events in its text. A mention is not a relationship: recorded relationships are the tables above.
Cite this reference
- Plain
- Live Index, "Insomniac Events — industry register record", Live Index, https://liveindex.io/industry/promoters/insomniac-events
- APA
- Live Index (n.d.). Insomniac Events — industry register record [Reference guide]. Live Index. https://liveindex.io/industry/promoters/insomniac-events
- Chicago
- Live Index. "Insomniac Events — industry register record." Live Index. https://liveindex.io/industry/promoters/insomniac-events.
- BibTeX
- @online{industry-promoters-insomniac-events, author = {{Live Index}}, title = {Insomniac Events — industry register record}, organization = {Live Index}, url = {https://liveindex.io/industry/promoters/insomniac-events} }
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