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New Evidence from Independent Stages Refutes StubHub CEO’s Claim that Speculative Tickets Are Just “Business as Usual”
The Program Will Provide Much Needed Training, Resources, and Life-Saving Treatments for Independent Venues to Help Prevent Overdose and Save Lives
NIVA strongly opposes the proposed Illinois 7% amusement tax in SB 2111, which would impose a tax on live performance and concert tickets for venues with capacities of 1,500 or more.
National and State Live Leaders Resolve to Take Ticket Resale Price Caps, Accountability for Local Leaders Investing in the Live Nation Monopoly, and Live Music and Performance Funds Back to the States to Create Policy Change
Statement from NIVA in response to Live Nation’s Congressional letter, which was filed following the FTC’s recent action against the company for violations of the BOTS Act and deceptive practices.
Groundbreaking Research Reveals the Outsized Economic and Cultural Impact of Independent Stages, While Highlighting Financial Strains Due to Inflation, Live Nation, and Predatory Ticket Resale
“Today’s lawsuit has given credibility to what fans, artists, and independent stages have believed for years: Live Nation and Ticketmaster exploit their dominance not just in concert promotion and primary ticketing, but in the resale market as well.”
NIVA’s Leadership Alongside Maine’s Independent Venues, Promoters, and Artists Delivers a United Message Protecting the State’s $550 Million Live Entertainment Economy; A Case Study Every City, County, and State Across the Country Should Follow
Two-Day Summit Brings Together Industry Leaders, Policymakers, and Stakeholders to Explore Legislative, Regulatory, and Policy Solutions Strengthening the Independent Live Entertainment Ecosystem
Calls on Portland City Council to Pass Moratorium Today to Protect Local Jobs, Culture, Nonprofits, and Small Businesses from the Live Nation Monopoly
The National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) submitted formal comments this week to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) in response to their joint request for public input on unfair practices in the live entertainment marketplace. NIVA’s submission outlines a comprehensive set of remedies to restore competition, protect consumers, and support independent venues, promoters, and festivals.
Monumental Moments from NIVA ‘25 included the Debut of the State of Live Economic Impact Study, the Announcement of Minneapolis as the Host City for NIVA ‘26, and Discussions on How to Address the Live Nation Monopoly, PROs Not Paying Songwriters and More
Communications Leader Audrey Fix Schaefer Elected Board President Pabst Theater Group's Gary Witt and SBG Productions’ Courtney McClaryYug Join NIVA Board of Directors
Study, Out Today, Reveals 64% of Independent Stages Are Struggling with Unprofitability Due to Inflation, Anti-competitive Practices, and Predatory Resale.
The National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) and the Fix the Tix Coalition applaud the Maine Legislature for passing S.P. 403/L.D. 913—an extraordinary piece of legislation that sets a national standard for consumer protection in the live event ticketing marketplace.
NIVA ‘25 to Highlight the Vital Role Artists Play in the Live Independent Community, Featuring A Special Conversation with Jim James at the Opening Party Presented by Eventim on Sunday, June 22 and Jimmy Jam’s Fireside Chat on Tuesday, June 24
Media Contact: niva@luckybreakpr.comEnd Overdose, a national nonprofit that aims to end drug-related overdose deaths, announced it has partnered with NIVA to provide its members with the tools needed to save lives.
Many indie venues are struggling to make ends meet as costs rise, alcohol sales drop and venues compete with people’s phones and couches for time and attention.
In a post-pandemic world, people are resuming their outdoor activities and reconnecting with one another. Instead of attending mainstream events and huge stadiums like before, they rely on smaller venues and local haunts to get their social fix.
Independent music venues in Florida generated $7.8 billion in economic output and added $4.2 billion to the state GDP, per a first-of-its-kind report.
A group of live entertainment venue owners and promoters are urging Pittsburgh officials to help them stay afloat, pitching ideas like an exemption from the city’s 5% amusement tax.
A new lawsuit alleges that Ticketmaster’s SafeTix mobile ticketing platform’s rotating barcode technology infringes on another company’s patent.
This week, the venerable venue marks the occasion with a slate of 11 show dates that show the breadth of musicians who have graced its stage, including The Hoyle Brothers, Osees, Melkbelly, Whitney and more.
Organizers of Chicago’s largest music festival, Lollapalooza, and a group representing smaller independent venues are sounding the alarm about a proposed statewide 7% amusement tax on tickets for concerts and sporting events.
Independent music venues contributed $86 billion to the U.S. economy in 2024, according to a first-of-its-kind report released this month.
Indiana's independent music venues contributed more than $578 million to the state economy in 2024, according to a first-of-its-kind report released this month.
In a letter to the US Congress, the powerful concert ticket seller Ticketmaster boasts about its own business practices. According to the letter, the company employs numerous measures to combat fraudsters and bots, ensuring that "real fans" get tickets. Independent promoters and agents have criticized these claims.
The D.C. Council is set to hold a pivotal hearing Wednesday on proposed legislation that would impose some of the strictest limits in the nation on ticket resale prices. The measure, known as the RESALE Act, has sparked intense debate between concert promoters and ticket platforms over how best to protect fans from inflated prices.
The National Independent Venue Association's "State of Live" report explores the profound economic impact of independent venues - and the challenges standing in their way.
Ticketmaster's CEO says that concert tickets are underpriced. But from inflation to bots to unscrupulous resellers, the market for tickets feels out of control to many fans. Can anything be done?
Not surprisingly, independent venue and touring organizations were quick to criticize the claims made in the letter. In a statement, the National Independent Venue Assn. wrote: “Live Nation’s ‘actions’ on resale detailed in a letter to Congress are too little and too late to get back the trust of fans, artists, and stages.”
NIVA is calling on Live Nation to do more after the company announced the changes in a letter sent to U.S. senators amid its legal battle with the FTC.