Robert Fishman
MoffettNathanson LLC

All right. Thank you, everyone, for being here. We are very excited to have Live Nation here for the first time at our conference. So -- thank you.

Joe Berchtold
President & CFO

Thank you.

Robert Fishman
MoffettNathanson LLC

Joe, for being here, President and CFO.

Robert Fishman
MoffettNathanson LLC

So, Joe, there's a lot to unpack right now going on in your business, both from the operations side and of course, the legal updates following the recent verdict. But before we go there, let's start with the big picture. Stepping back first, if you can just talk -- what are you most excited about? I mean there's been a lot going on over the past few years. We've obviously come out of the pandemic very strong. Live Nation's position continues to improve within that. So as you think about the broader live entertainment ecosystem, talk to us about where Live Nation sits today.

Joe Berchtold
President & CFO

Yes. I think what's amazing about our business is just every day, it's more and more global, right? This is something that is universal, right? Music, going to concerts is truly universal, and we're now at a point that's accelerated post-COVID, both the supply and the demand operating on a global basis. So the first thing you always love in any business that you operate in is do I have structural headwinds or tailwinds? What am I working with to start out here?

And we have long had tailwinds in our business in terms of just the continued focus on experiences as