Sep 14, 2022 / 06:30PM GMT
Stephen Neild Laszczyk - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division - Research Analyst
All right. Great. Let's get started with our next session today. Thanks, everyone, for joining us. My name is Stephen Laszczyk. I'm the lead analyst for the music, sports and live events sector, here at Goldman Sachs. We're excited to welcome back to Communacopia this year. Joe Berchtold, the President and CFO of Live Nation. Joe, thanks for joining us today.
Joe Berchtold - Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. - President & CFO
Well, thanks for having me.
Questions and Answers:
Stephen Neild Laszczyk - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division - Research AnalystGreat. So I wanted to start off high level. Live Nation's off to a record start this year, every one of your key operating metrics, including concert ticket sales, fee-bearing tickets, committed sponsorship revenue are at all-time highs through your second quarter. At the same time, the economic backdrop has changed a little bit over the last number of months. I