Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Berchtold Joe
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/08/2012
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. [LYV]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC., 9348 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Operating Officer
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 10,000
D
 
Common Stock 34,700 (1) (4)
D
 
Common Stock 33,446 (2) (4)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (buy)   (3) 07/15/2021 Common Stock 126,100 (4) $ 11.44 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Berchtold Joe
C/O LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
9348 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210
      Chief Operating Officer  

Signatures

Kathy Willard, Attorney-in-Fact for Joe Berchtold 06/15/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents a restricted stock award. These shares will vest in four equal annual installments on the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date which was July 15, 2011.
(2) Represents a restricted stock award. One-third of the award will vest on each of March 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015, subject to forfeiture of all or a portion of the award if certain financial and/or operational performance targets for the year of grant (2012) established by the company's Compensation Committee are not achieved.
(3) Only vested shares may be exercised. These options will vest in four equal annual installments on the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date which was July 15, 2011.
(4) Reporting person received the award under the Amended and Restated Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. 2008 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan.

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