{"id":236,"date":"2022-05-29T15:47:02","date_gmt":"2022-05-29T15:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/independentvenueweek.com\/us\/?page_id=236"},"modified":"2023-05-05T15:45:43","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T15:45:43","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/independentvenueweek.com\/us\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"236\" class=\"elementor elementor-236\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-591e74e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"591e74e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cc76e2\" data-id=\"4cc76e2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e90fd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e90fd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Independent venues are the backbone of the live music scene. These are the stages that continue to give artists the early experience of playing live. For fans, these are places to get up close to artists that, one day, may well be playing stadiums. For the music industry, this is where new talent gets discovered and behind-the-scenes careers are fostered.<\/p>\n<p>Independent Venue Week annually brings together venues all over the country, celebrating the spirit of independence with a nationwide series of venue-curated programming. It\u2019s a unique live music event with a national impact, but a completely local feel \u2014 all to power American independents.<\/p>\n<p>Originating in the UK, Independent Venue Week was brought to the United States in 2018. The 2022 iteration featured 400+ venues in 200+ cities across 50 states + Washington DC.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How does it work for Venues?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Independent Venue Week is FREE for promoters and venues to participate in.<\/li>\n<li>The week is venue-curated and supported by a national campaign.<\/li>\n<li>Events featured must be ticketed&nbsp;and artists must be paid.<\/li>\n<li>Independent Venue Week will have an in-venue presence (physical or digital signage, staff t-shirts, etc.) at select shows<\/li>\n<li>Shows that Independent Venue Week features are to be listed as \u201cpart of Independent Venue Week\u201d in programming.<\/li>\n<li>Read more in the <b><a href=\"https:\/\/independentvenueweek.com\/us\/venue-and-promoter-code-of-conduct\/\">Venue &amp; Promoter 2023 Code of Conduct<\/a><\/b>.<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );font-size: 1rem\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/form.jotform.com\/221984023856158\">Venues can sign up for Independent Venue Week 2023 here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50bb3f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50bb3f9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21b5f8c\" data-id=\"21b5f8c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15e7573 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"15e7573\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/independentvenueweek.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-768x512.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2026\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/independentvenueweek.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/independentvenueweek.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/independentvenueweek.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/independentvenueweek.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Alanna Royale, EXIT\/IN, Nashville, 2021 \u2013 by Matt West<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f82d30 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f82d30\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0d5622\" data-id=\"b0d5622\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfff0b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfff0b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Created by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilikethesoundofthat.com\/\">I Like The Sound Of That Ltd<\/a>, Independent Venue Week is a trademarked initiative.<\/p><p>I Like The Sound Of That Ltd (registered address), 41 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 7LA<\/p><p>IVW is run in the UK by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.canyoucicit.com\/\">CAN YOU CIC IT<\/a>?\u00a0 and run in the US in partnership with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.maraudergroup.com\/\">Marauder<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Independent venues are the backbone of the live music scene. 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