BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) _ Live Nation Entertainment Inc. (LYV) on Wednesday reported a second-quarter loss of $567.5 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

The Beverly Hills, California-based company said it had a loss of $2.67 per share.

The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of $2.10 per share.

The ticket seller and concert promoter posted revenue of $74.1 million in the period, which also missed Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $300.6 million.

Live Nation shares have fallen 33% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $47.63, a decrease of 30% in the last 12 months.

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