NIVA’s “Live Independent” Presents the Mile High Stage as the Premier Craft Beer Event Moves to Levitt Pavilion in Denver, October 10–11

New Partnership Will Grow Kentucky’s Music Ecosystem, Boost Jobs And Tourism, And Offer A Model For States Across The Country

The Bill Is A First Step Toward Helping Drive Tourism To Independent Stages, Which Accounts for $10.6 Billion in Annual Visitor Spending and 9.2% of All U.S. Travel and Tourism Revenue

Band to Embark on 19-City Tour, Playing Only at Independent Venues as Part of NIVA’s Live Independent Program

Proposed Settlement’s Flaws Include an 8,000-Seat or Above Threshold for Live Nation’s Ticketing Monopoly - a Gerrymandered Definition That Writes Festivals and Most Venues Out Entirely - and a Penalty Equal to Roughly 1.7 Hours of Live Nation's Revenue

Comments of the National Independent Venue Association

Senator Ben Ray Luján’s New GHOST Act Builds on Growing Federal Momentum for Meaningful Ticket Resale Reform Backed by Independent Small Business

Fans, Artists, & Independent Stages Urged To Tell Governor Newsom To Veto The Bill

California’s State Senate and Assembly Disregarded the Concerns of Small Businesses and Arts Communities by Passing AB 1349 Last Night

Corporate Middlemen Driving Live Entertainment Further Out Of Reach For Many Americans; Report Proposes Limiting Ticket Resale To Face Value And Capping Service Fees At 10%

New Data Highlights Minneapolis’ Stages $2.2 Billion Impact on Economy and Important Role in Supporting Tourism and Jobs

Re: Small Businesses and Nonprofits Oppose The BOSS and SWIFT Act Discussion Draft

Massachusetts joins a growing number of states advancing resale price limitations to make live performance affordable and accessible

Live Industry Veterans David Weingarden of Z2 Entertainment; Cassie Dickson of Audiotree, Lincoln Hall, and Schubas Tavern; and Shayna Melgaard of Hennepin Arts Center Join NIVA’s Board of Directors

RESALE Act establishes a 10% resale price cap, bans speculative ticket sales, increases accountability for professional resellers, and delivers comprehensive consumer protections for live entertainment fans across the District

The Tunney Act Comment Period Is Open. NIVA Calls On Independent Stages, Artists, And Fans To Speak Up.

New Data Highlights Denver Venues’ $1.5 Billion Impact on Economy and Important Role in Supporting Tourism and Jobs

In a letter sent to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Stephen Parker, Executive Director of the National Independent Venue Association, and Donald Cohen, Executive Director of Fan Alliance, offered nearly two dozen exhibits of World Cup fans being foiled by the practice.

The National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) and Fan Alliance today sent a joint letter to House and Senate leadership calling on Congress to ban the sale of speculative, or "ghost," tickets and to enact price gouging protections on all resale tickets sold in the United States in the wake of countless fans paying thousands of dollars for World Cup tickets and not making it into the matches.