Chris Castle on how ticket and scalper financing inflates prices and make it harder for real fans to buy. As resellers get millions in credit to hoard tickets, fans are left paying more – or missing out entirely.
NIVA Day 3: The third and last day of the NIVA ’25 independent live music conference included actionable insights, a major award and the announcement of NIVA 2026.
NIVA ’25 Day 2 was filled with actionable insights, community building and meaningful discussions about the future of independent live music. The annual convention of the National Independent Venue Association continues in Milwaukee through Wednesday.
From the start of NIVA 25, a new ticketing law setting the bar in Maine, to why gatekeeping can be a good thing, here is this week’s live music industry news roundup.
Next week Hypebot will be reporting from Milwaukee at NIVA ’25. the National Independent Venue Association’s important annual gathering of the independent live music community.
A new Maine concert ticket law is the toughest in America. If other states or Congress use the Maine law as a template, it will revolutionize event ticketing and kill the ticket resale market as it exists today.
The All-American Rejects play house parties to help fix what’s broken in live music. Their backyard concerts and pop shows come during a summer when the band is also opening for the Jonas Brothers in major venues.
MIDiA Research’s important annual music creator survey has opened and will run until the 25th of July. All musicians and music creators are urged to take the MIDiA Music Creator Survey now.
More artists are turning private channels, tight-knit fan communities and live music gatekeeping to drive lasting success. “Success takes time, and filling a venue is not just about the numbers,” writes MIDiA’s Hanna Kahlert.
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