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In a Letter to Congress, the National Independent Venue Association Calls for a Hearing to Investigate the Proliferation of Deceptive Practices Defrauding Fans
NIVA writes on behalf of the nation’s independent venues, festivals, promoters, artists, and fans to share evidence of widespread deceptive practices by predatory brokers and resale platforms ahead of the official on sale of the Oasis U.S. Tour
CEO Julia Hartz Joins Independent Venue Association Advisory Board
NIVA's response to a Live Nation music venue planned for the Central Eastside in Portland urges the Portland City Council to require that the venue be operated and booked by a local independent promoter or venue operator.
The Iconic Punk Rock and Alternative Music Festival Joins the Leading Organization Advocating for Independent Venues, Promoters, and Festivals
The Groundbreaking Certification Program In Partnership with Bandsintown Identifies and Supports the Independent Live Entertainment Community
NIVA issued a letter to Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman calling for the immediate cessation of deceptive ticket sales practices facilitated on the Yelp platform. The letter comes after multiple attempts by NIVA and its members to reach Yelp to discuss the disconcerting issue and underscores the harm these practices inflict on consumers, artists, and small businesses.
NIVA's letter to Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman calling for the immediate cessation of deceptive ticket sales practices facilitated on the Yelp platform.
Artists including Billie Eilish, Finneas, Graham Nash, Underoath, and more mobilized fans to participate
Following House Ticketing Bill Passage, the Senate Should Act on Fans First Act to End Anti-Competitive and Predatory Practices in the Resale Market
SB 785 will ban deceptive and predatory ticketing resale practices and scams on unfettered secondary market
NIVA ‘24 Concludes with Announcement of Milwaukee as Host City for NIVA ‘25 Presented in a Video Montage Featuring Alice Cooper, Jim Gaffigan, Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, and Rufus Wainwright
Milwaukee Local Venues Will Play Host to NIVA’s Fourth Annual Conference Next June
“NIVA is in full support of actions that level the competitive playing field for all those in the live music and entertainment industry.”
The Live Independent Entertainment Industry Will Gather in The Big Easy for its Third Annual Conference Featuring Members of Eventbrite, National Independent Talent Organization, Wasserman, United Talent Agency, Live Music Society, Spotify, Meta, Rolling Stone, Lyte, Billboard, Pollstar, and Hundreds of Independent Venues and Promoters from Across the Country
The bill can be a vehicle for the strongest ticketing consumer protections in the Bipartisan Cornyn-Klobuchar Fans First Act to become law
Media Contact: niva@luckybreakpr.comMore than 9,000 tickets for Oasis’s North American tour are available on Stubhub and Vivid Seats. There’s only one problem: tickets for those shows aren’t on sale yet. The National Independent Venue Association says it’s yet another reason the U.S. Senate should move forward with the Fans First Act.
The National Independent Venue Association (NIVA), with support from Bandsintown, has launched “Live Independent,” a groundbreaking certification program that elevates and safeguards independent venues, promoters, and festivals nationwide.
The program, which has support from Bandsintown, will allow venues, promoters and festivals to claim their independent status.
The National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) and leading live music discovery platform Bandsintown have partnered to launch Live Independent.
Welcome to the secondary ticket market, a barely regulated wild west where digital bandits use predatory practices to rob from music venues, bands and fans. And it isn’t an isolated problem or the work of a few bad actors.
The state of independent live venues and music festivals in the U.S. is uncertain, but the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) intends to strengthen that segment of the live ecosystem through collaboration, communication and research.
NIVA is bringing its fourth conference to Milwaukee next June. The conference destination was revealed at the conclusion of NIVA's third-annual conference in New Orleans Monday, via a video featuring Alice Cooper, Jim Gaffigan, Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, Rufus Wainwright and Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson.
The “Milwaukee hosting big events in 2025” trend continues: On Monday, the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) announced that it will hold its fourth annual conference in Milwaukee in June 2025.
With ticketing issues top of mind during NIVA ’24, conference partner Eventbrite released Eventbrite’s Music Edit 24 offering a look into the evolving music taste and behavior patterns of concertgoers and music enthusiasts.
The National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) unfurled the indie flag in the Big Easy this week during NIVA ’24, the third annual gathering of the independent live concert, comedy, promoter and festival industry held Monday through Wednesday in New Orleans.
How to simplify the costly and difficult process? Nyshka Chandran examines solutions proposed by immigration and music industry professionals, including NIVA and their executive director, Stephen Parker.
Billboard — Julia Hartz, co-founder, CEO, and executive board chair of Eventbrite, and Stephen Parker, executive director of NIVA, shared a guest column. Together, they outline why this moment is critical for the live event industry. The #FansFirstAct is more than just legislation; it's transparency, fairness, and respect for fans, artists, and venues alike.
New York Daily News — Hundreds of musicians including Billie Eilish, Dave Matthews, Duran Duran, Cyndi Lauper, the Pixies and Blue Oyster Cult petitioned Congress on Thursday to regulate concert ticket pricing.
Billboard Canada — Billie Eilish, Green Day and Cyndi Lauper, as well as Canadian artists Blue Rodeo, The Sadies and Le Ren, are amongst the signees of a new letter in support of the Fans First Act, which would ban fake tickets and mandate clearer ticket pricing.
Billboard — The open letter supports a bill advocating for ticket sale transparency and consumer protection against bots.
The Hollywood Reporter — Hundreds of musicians signed a letter in support of The Fans First Act, which aims to address flaws in the current live event ticketing system.