A New and Exclusive Live Music Service - 'ticketrush.co.uk' Launched by Nokia

and Live Nation

LONDON, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The world leader in mobile
communications, Nokia, has joined forces with the world's leading
music promoter, Live Nation, (NYSE: LYV) to launch an exclusive new
live music service ticketrush.co.uk.

ticketrush.co.uk allows music fans the chance to buy tickets to their
favourite gigs, events and festivals. Opportunities will exist to be
first to buy tickets to customers favourite gigs, events and festivals
online, with potential access to last minute tickets for shows that
have been declared as 'sold out'. ticketrush.co.uk is an absolute must
for music fans who enjoy live music.

Once music fans have signed up to ticketrush.co.uk, they can
personalise this service and receive SMS or email alerts notifying
them of the latest news and ticket information about events and gigs
in their chosen music genres.

Over the next few months, ticketrush.co.uk will develop into a fully
mobile music service, which will allow users to buy tickets directly
from their mobile phone. Using the handset to access ticketrush.co.uk,
users will then have the option of purchasing tickets at the touch of
a button, anytime, anywhere!

Nokia's Head of UK Marketing, Simon Lloyd said today "Music is one of
the key areas where Nokia products have led the mobile industry, to
the extent that we are now the largest manufacturer of digital music
players in the world. This great new service will allow us to reach
out to not only our own, but all handset users to bring them together
with the music they love.

2006 will be another exciting year for Nokia and music, with great new
handsets hitting the shelves, which will complement our continuing
involvement in the music scene from major festivals like Nokia Isle of
Wight right through to local activity with Nokia RAW."

Jenni Cairns, Marketing Director at Live Nation, commented "We are
looking forward to working with Nokia on this exciting new marketing
partnership. Mobile phones will not only become even more integral to
people's lives, but will also contribute to the evolution of the music
industry. ticketrush.co.uk provides mobile access to the latest
ticketing offers, which will revolutionise the way we purchase
tickets."

ticketrush.co.uk officially launched on February 1st and tickets are
available for Girls Aloud's and The Darkness' UK tours, plus Simply
Red, Westlife, Bryan Adams, Robin Gibb, Il Divo and Status Quo all
appearing at the Summer Nights Festival, as well as tickets to the
Download Festival at Donnington. Furthermore, last minute tickets are
on offer during our launch week for Trivium and Depeche Mode.

ticketrush.co.uk - don't miss another gig

About Nokia

Nokia is a world leader in mobile communications, driving the growth
and sustainability of the broader mobility industry. Nokia connects
people to each other and the information that matters to them with
easy-to-use and innovative products like mobile phones, devices and
solutions for imaging, games, media and businesses. Nokia provides
equipment, solutions and services for network operators and
corporations.

Nokia is the world's largest manufacturer of digital music devices and
shipped over 40 million devices with an integrated digital music
player in 2005. Nokia and music have been inseparable since 1997, from
incorporating the latest musical technology into its handsets to
supporting new music talent and live events ranging from the Urban
Music Festival in partnership with the Prince's Trust to the Nokia
Isle of Wight Festival and The Carling Weekend: Reading and Leeds.
Nokia is title sponsor of the 2006 Isle of Wight festival.

About Live Nation

Live Nation is the leading global live content and venue operator
creating superior experiences for all clients be they performers,
ticket-buyers or marketing partners. Live Nation owns or operates 150
venues worldwide and promoted/produced over 20,000 events in 2005.
Live Nation headquarters are in Los Angeles, USA and is listed on the
New York Stock Exchange (trading symbol "LYV"). For more information
about Live Nation go to www.LiveNation.com SOURCE Live Nation