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25/12/2024

Merry Christmas! 🎄

24/12/2024

Andy Gensler’s latest reporting for Pollstar examines the mounting challenges facing small and mid-size music venues as they navigate an uncertain future.

The recent closure of NYC’s iconic Rockwood Music Hall after 19 years highlights the mounting pressures on independent venues. Rising costs—including rent, artist fees, and labor—combined with shifting audience behaviors and competition from larger venues with skyrocketing ticket prices, are making it harder than ever for small clubs to survive. As NIVA - National Independent Venue Association Executive Director Stephen Parker explains, “The clubs are hanging on, but the future, particularly the immediate future, is scary for a lot of them.”

NIVA-member venues The Rebel Lounge in Phoenix and Troubadour in Los Angeles also shared insights in the article that paint a sobering picture. The Rebel Lounge owner Stephen Chilton highlighted how rising ticket prices at large-scale events are reducing fans’ ability to support smaller shows. Meanwhile, Troubadour talent buyer Jordan Anderson noted that while 2024 was a strong year for bookings, the club isn’t immune to wider industry trends like declining alcohol sales, which remain a key revenue source for many venues.

To better understand these challenges and the economic contributions of the independent live sector, NIVA is launching the Economic Research Study. This groundbreaking effort will begin with a survey opening on January 7th, aimed at independent venues, festivals, promoters, and performing arts centers. The data collected will measure the sector’s contributions to jobs, tax revenue, and local economies while providing crucial insights to strengthen advocacy efforts at every level. The findings will help quantify the value of these spaces and develop solutions to secure their future.

This article underscores the urgency of these efforts. Together, we can better support the independent live sector and the communities they serve.

📖 Be sure to read the full article: https://news.pollstar.com/2024/12/20/the-club-market-in-2024-the-future-is-scary

17/12/2024

JUST ANNOUNCED 🔴 Hard rock outfit RED is bringing the ‘of Beauty and Rage’ 10th Anniversary Tour to the southeast next spring w/ special guests ADELITAS WAY, and Kingdom Collapse! 🤘🏻

Thurs, April 17th | Victory North | Savannah, GA
Fri, April 18th | The Ranch | Fort Myers, FL
Tues, April 22nd | Club L.A. | Destin, FL

Presale: Wednesday, December 18th at 10AM - Use code OBAR10YEAR

General On Sale: Friday, December 20th at 10AM

Savannah 🎟 → bit.ly/RedSav
Fort Myers 🎟 → seetickets.us/RedFM
Destin 🎟 → bit.ly/RedDestin

17/12/2024

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Listen up in the 9 am hour for "Roach 🪳" to give you another concert announcement exclusively on Inferno Rock Radio! Good news ....you won't have to travel far unless you want to visit SW Florida! Share the news!

16/12/2024

JUST ANNOUNCED 🌫️ Rising country artist Wesko is coming to Open Chord in Knoxville, TN on Saturday, March 29th, 2025! 🔥

Tickets are on sale now!
🎟 → seetickets.us/WeskoKnox

14/12/2024

TONIGHT! 👋🏻

🎙️ Goodbye June w/ and
📍 Open Chord • Knoxville, TN
🚪 7PM | 🎶 8PM | 🎟️ $25 | All Ages

13/12/2024

TONIGHT! 🔥

🎙️ Matt Schuster w/
📍 Open Chord • Knoxville, TN
🚪 7PM | 🎶 8PM | 🎟️ $25 | All Ages

13/12/2024

TONIGHT! 👋🏻

🎙️ Goodbye June w/ and
📍 40 Watt Club • Athens, GA
🚪 7PM | 🎶 8PM | 🎟️ $25 | All Ages (Under 18 must have guardian)

13/12/2024

🚨 LOW TICKET ALERT 🚨

Only a few tickets remain for J.R. Carroll at Open Chord in Knoxville, TN on May 3rd!

13/12/2024

Looking forward to having old friends 10 Years at Club L.A. in Destin, FL on Sunday, May 18th w/ Citizen Soldier!
TIX -> rockdestin.com

Official Visualizer Video for 10 Years "Gravity". From the EP, Inner Darkness, add to your music library or download the EP at https://lnk.to/10YearsMusicKee...

12/12/2024

TONIGHT! 👋🏻

🎙️ Goodbye June w/ and
📍 The Radio Room • Greenville, SC
🚪 7PM | 🎶 8PM | 🎟️ $25 | All Ages (Under 16 must have guardian)

11/12/2024

JUST ANNOUNCED ⛓️‍💥 Southern hip-hop artist RITTZ comes to Open Chord in Knoxville, TN on Wednesday, March 12th w/ special guest ! 🔨

Tickets go on sale Friday, December 13th at 10AM!
🎟 → seetickets.us/RittzKnox

11/12/2024

JUST ANNOUNCED 🥀 Punk-folk artist Chuck Ragan is coming to Open Chord in Knoxville, TN on Tuesday, April 1st w/ special guest Cory Branan!

Tickets go on sale Friday, December 13th at 10AM!
🎟 → seetickets.us/ChuckRaganKnox

11/12/2024

TONIGHT! 🤘🏻

🎙️ A Killer's Confession w/ "J Mann", Aaron Nordstrom of Gemini Syndrome, LYLVC and
📍 The Masquerade (Purgatory) • Atlanta, GA
🚪 6:30PM | 🎶 7:30PM | 🎟️ $25 | All Ages

10/12/2024

10/12/2024

JUST ANNOUNCED 🎙️ Folk singer-songwriter duo Jonathan & Abigail Peyton are coming to Open Chord in Knoxville, TN on Friday, March 14th, 2025 w/ special guest Zach Russell! ✍🏻

Tickets are on sale now!
🎟 → seetickets.us/PeytonKnox

10/12/2024

TONIGHT! 🎭

🎙️ A Killer's Confession w/ "J Mann", Aaron Nordstrom of Gemini Syndrome, LYLVC and
📍 Open Chord • Knoxville, TN
🚪 6:30PM | 🎶 7:30PM | 🎟️ $25 | All Ages

09/12/2024

JUST ANNOUNCED 🐂 Oklahoma country singer-songwriter Josh Meloy is coming to The Ranch in Fort Myers, FL on Saturday, March 29th, 2025! 🤠

Tickets are on sale now!
🎟 → bit.ly/JoshMeloyFM