Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) reported Q2 earnings late Thursday of $1.05 per diluted share, up from $0.41 a year earlier.
Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $0.66.
Revenue for the quarter ended June 30 was $7.67 billion, up from $7.01 billion a year earlier.
Analysts polled by FactSet expected $7.56 billion.