The Grove-KY

12/10/2024

If you care about live entertainment in your area, this is for you! ⬇️

Amrita Khalid’s deep dive for Sherwood takes a hard look at Live Nation Concerts’s sweeping dominance in the live entertainment industry and how their monopolistic practices impact independent venues, festivals, promoters, artists, and fans. From ticketing and venue ownership to parking, food and beverage, VIP experiences, sponsorships, and more, Live Nation’s grip extends into nearly every aspect of the live music ecosystem—ensuring they profit at every turn while making it harder for independents to compete.

In the article, NIVA - National Independent Venue Association Executive Director Stephen Parker offers a critical perspective, highlighting the struggles faced by independent venues and promoters who are left to navigate a market stacked against them. Khalid’s reporting underscores how Live Nation’s practices ripple across the industry, resulting in fewer opportunities for competition, rising costs for fans, and shrinking space for independent operators to thrive.

This isn’t just about tickets and fees—it’s about protecting the heart of live entertainment and ensuring that artists, venues, and fans have a fair and competitive ecosystem.

🔗 Dive into this thoughtful analysis to better understand the stakes and the fight to level the playing field at the link below! https://sherwood.news/business/its-not-just-tickets-and-fees-how-live-nation-quietly-takes-your-money-at/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0wd6UmZY9PeXsZ_qTPo-5hgJwEXEU9cPO4GUVo-zOAbZryQjLZqC3KwRE_aem_afvpAfmNUZeQqI6kKxxPhw

12/07/2024

TONIGHT! 🎄✨🎶

Did you know that Glasgow has the biggest Christmas parade in the entire state of Kentucky?! Join us THIS Saturday, December 7th, to see it for yourself! 🤩🎄✨

⏰ 6PM CST

📸: Nelson Glass

12/05/2024

When we started our Grove journey four years ago, it was nothing more than a crazy dream. Something that had never been done, something our community desperately craved. As a locally owned, independent venue or small business of any kind, the odds are automatically stacked against you, it’s just a fact.

Despite the odds, The Grove Team has been endlessly dedicated to enriching and investing in the community we love. With a little old fashioned elbow grease and a lot of creative energy, The Grove itself rose like a phoenix through the ashes of COVID to offer an enchanted, wooded oasis where for just a little while, folks can escape from life’s demands. ✨

This past year, you all showed up and showed out like never before. We saw record breaking attendance numbers, you came from near and far, you came and you listened, you laughed, you danced…and that means the world to us. 🤍

We are endlessly grateful to our community partners from local businesses to non-profits, to every artist that has graced our stage. From the Grammy award winners to our local independent artists, every single person plays a key role in weaving the extraordinary cultural fabric that has become The Grove. ✨

Seeing your faces beaming up from the crowd, watching a child’s eyes light up standing in front of the stage, taking in the sounds and sights of their first live shows…that is why we do what we do. ✨

It’s all for you Grove Fam. We can’t wait to dance with you again. ✨🌳🎶

12/04/2024

🎶sing-along with us Grove Fam....✨🎶

12/02/2024

🔌 unplug
✨ unwind
🫶🏻 stay a while

11/29/2024

Don't miss this HUGE deal from Ralphie's Fun Center's with $20 gift cards for only $10 today only! 🎳🎮

Just across the parking lot from The Grove, Ralphie's offers a variety of activities for the whole family including bowling, skating, inflatables, arcade and more! 🎊

Offer available until midnight in-store or via phone! Call (270) 629-4263 for yours today! 📲

11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving Grove Family! 🫶🌳🎶

We are endlessly grateful for our incredible community and for every soul that has ever walked through our gates and gathered to celebrate the magic of live music and fellowship. ✨

We can't wait to celebrate with you all again in 2025! 🧡

📸: Rob Taber Photography & Kentucky Road Trips (top left)

11/27/2024

Friendly reminder ✨🎶🌳

Show your favorite local artists some love in the comments! 🫶

11/26/2024

Counting down the days until banjo strings are ringing through the trees again...🌳✨🎶

📸: Rob Taber Photography

11/22/2024

Ralphie's Fun Center across the parking lot is a donation spot for Socks for Seniors! 🧦❤️

Donations can be dropped off anytime, please help if you can. 🙏🏼

We are a collection location for Socks for Seniors, please donate if you can. ❤️🧦

Thanks to Christian Family Radio for facilitating this for the senior community! 🫶

11/21/2024

👀🌳✨🎶

11/20/2024

The most magical jam sessions break out in this little patch of woods. 🌳✨🎶

What an incredible moment with The Del McCoury Band and Wyatt Ellis over the summer! 🪕🔥🎻

Who was there?!

📸: Rob Taber Photography

11/15/2024

Grove Family Photo 🫶🌳✨

❤ y'all, mean it.

📸: Rob Taber Photography

11/13/2024

Bowling Green Rock Band Academy was the very first sponsorship we ever did, and we will continue to support them as long as we’re in existence. 🎶

As an all ages venue, one of our top priorities has been to give the youth of our area access to live music. That’s why kids 12 and under always receive free at The Grove. Music changes lives, plain and simple.✨

The work this team is doing is nothing short of a legacy in the making. If your child or a child you know takes interest in an instrument, we cannot recommend BGRBA enough! 🤘🏼❤️

11/13/2024

Notice anything different? 🪵🎶 🪵

Missin’ y’all big already, Grove Fam! 🫶🏻🎶

11/12/2024