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# NIVA independent venue conference wraps
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/niva-independent-venue-conference-wraps/
- Published: 2022-07-13T11:52:54.000Z
- Updated: 2022-07-13T11:52:56.000Z
- Description: The first National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) Conference wrapped on Tuesday in Cleveland, OH. This week’s convention was a celebration of pandemic survival and a hard look at what’s next. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2022/07/niva-independent-venue-conference-wraps.html
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Conventions & Awards, Live & Ticketing, Bandsintown, music, Music Business, music industry, musician, musicians, NIVA, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:48

The first National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) Conference wrapped on Tuesday in Cleveland, OH.

![NIVA logo representing the National Independent Venue Association, supporting independent music venues, promoting live music, and industry advocacy.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/3a/95/3a957c06-c825-4057-9939-0a274cc16d23/content/images/www-hypebot-com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/niva.png)

This week’s convention was a celebration of pandemic survival and a hard look at what’s next for independent venues and independent live music. NIVA and its partners including the National Independent Talent Organization (NITO) successfully lobbied for $16 billion in much-needed Shuttered Venue Operating Grants.

Many independent venues are still struggling to recover and are now pressured by inflation, show postponements, supply-side issues, and labor shortages. Over the last two days, panels and workshops on marketing, sponsorships, safety concerns, and more were designed to offer practical solutions.

A major [partnership between NIVA and Bandsintown](https://www.hypebot.com/niva-independent-venue-conference-day-1-celebration-education-and-a-partnership-with-bandsintown/) was announced at the conference to offer indie venues and promoters some relief. The partnership gives NIVA members unprecedented access to reach Bandsintown’s 70 million registered live music fans and sell more tickets.

NITO also held its first-ever in-person membership meeting in Cleveland on Tuesday.

#### MORE: [NIVA Independent Venue Conference Day 1: Celebration, education, and a partnership with Bandsintown](https://www.hypebot.com/niva-independent-venue-conference-day-1-celebration-education-and-a-partnership-with-bandsintown/)

**Bruce Houghton* is Founder and Editor of [Hypebot](https://www.hypebot.com/) and [MusicThinkTank](http://www.musicthinktank.com/?ref=hypebot.com) and serves as a Senior Advisor to [Bandsintown](https://www.bandsintown.com/?ref=hypebot.com) which acquired both publications in 2019\. He is the Founder and President of the[ Skyline Artists Agency](https://skylineonline.com/?ref=hypebot.com) and a professor for the [Berklee College Of Music](https://online.berklee.edu/courses/touring-101?ref=hypebot.com).*