Corporate
Joe Berchtold
President and Chief Financial Officer, Live Nation Entertainment
$23.2B
Live Nation Entertainment's fiscal 2024 revenue, the company he serves as president and CFO
Fiscal year 2024
Live Nation's Form 10-K, which Berchtold certifies as the company's president and chief financial officer, reports fiscal 2024 total revenue of $23.2 billion. It is a company-wide, audited revenue figure, not his personal income.
Source: Live Nation Entertainment — 2026 Form 10-K (retrieved 2026-09-16)
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President and chief financial officer of Live Nation Entertainment, the company's senior finance and operating executive.
Last updated 2026-09-16
In short
Joe Berchtold is President and Chief Financial Officer at Live Nation Entertainment. Serves as Live Nation's top financial officer and a lead public voice defending the company during its Department of Justice antitrust case. Joe Berchtold is president and chief financial officer of Live Nation Entertainment.
Quick facts
- Current role
- President and Chief Financial Officer
- Organisation
- Live Nation Entertainment
- Primary category
- Corporate
- Known for
- Live Nation corporate finance; Public defense of Live Nation in antitrust litigation; Investor communications
Executive summary
Joe Berchtold is president and chief financial officer of Live Nation Entertainment. He signs the company's SEC certifications in that capacity, including the Section 906 certification on Live Nation's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 and its most recent Form 10-K. [1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1335258/000133525826000035/lyv-20260630xqex322.htm) [2](https://investors.livenationentertainment.com/sec-filings/annual-reports/content/0001335258-26-000009/lyv-20251231xex312.htm)
In that role he is a lead financial officer for a business built on three segments — Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship — and a principal spokesperson for the company on investor calls. Live Nation's press materials continue to describe him as president and CFO through 2026. [4](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/live-nation-entertainment-to-participate-in-morgan-stanleys-technology-media--telecom-conference-2026-302689858.html)
Berchtold has also been a prominent public voice defending Live Nation's structure amid the US Department of Justice's antitrust case, including 2025 investor-call remarks on ticketing exclusivity that were directly contrasted with AEG chief executive Dan Beckerman's public comments on the same subject. [3](https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2025/09/16/aegs-beckerman-thinks-non-exclusive-ticketing-can-help-the-sports-industrys-future/)
Why Joe Berchtold matters in live music
As Live Nation's president and CFO, Berchtold has direct oversight of the company's reported financial results and a lead role in shaping how it presents its structure to investors and regulators.
His public commentary on ticketing exclusivity places him at the centre of live debate over how Live Nation's integrated promotion-venue-ticketing model should be judged, particularly during the company's ongoing federal antitrust litigation.
Career record
- Prior to president/CFO titleHeld other senior Live Nation finance and operating positions before being named to the combined role, according to the company's SEC filings.
- 2026Certifies Live Nation's SEC filings, including its Form 10-K and quarterly reports, as president and chief financial officer.
Sphere of influence
Levels are categorical — Core, Major, Significant, Limited — and each is stated with the evidence it rests on. No numeric score is published, because none would be defensible.
- Corporate finance Core
- He is Live Nation's chief financial officer and signs the company's audited financial certifications.
- Investor and regulatory communications Major
- He speaks publicly for Live Nation on financial results and on its antitrust litigation.
- Ticketing policy Significant
- His public remarks on ticketing exclusivity address Ticketmaster's operating practices, though he is not Ticketmaster's operating chief.
Entity relationships
Current
Joe Berchtold is president and chief financial officer of Live Nation Entertainment.
Joe Berchtold reports within the company led by Michael Rapino.
Timeline
- 2026Certified Live Nation's Form 10-K and subsequent quarterly reports as president and CFO.
- 2025–2026Publicly addressed ticketing-exclusivity policy amid the company's federal antitrust case.
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References and sources
- Form 10-Q Section 906 CFO certification — U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR). Primary corporate source. Retrieved 2026-09-16.Cited for: Primary filing certifying his current title, president and chief financial officer, as of the quarter ended June 30, 2026.
- 2026 Form 10-K CFO certification — Live Nation Entertainment. Primary corporate source. Retrieved 2026-09-16.Cited for: Certification confirming his role and Live Nation's fiscal 2024 financial disclosures.
- Live Nation Entertainment to Participate in Morgan Stanley's Technology, Media & Telecom Conference 2026 — PR Newswire / Live Nation Entertainment. Company source. Retrieved 2026-09-16.Cited for: Confirms his current title as of February 2026 company communications.
- AEG's Beckerman thinks non-exclusive ticketing can help the sports industry's future — Sports Business Journal. Trade press. Retrieved 2026-09-16.Cited for: Reports his investor-call remarks on ticketing exclusivity and is the source of the portrait image.