It’s Independent Venue Week!
OASIS is proud to jois Independent Venue Week – #IVW22 for its fifth annual celebration in the United States.
Independent Venue Week runs nationwide July 11 - 17, 2022. Join us for one of our fabulous shows this week:
BALONEY: 7/14-16
MEAT MARKET: 7/14
LEGACY PARTY: ABBA VS ARIANA: 7/15
PRINCESS DRAG KING TAKEOVER W/ LANDON CIDER: 7/16
SUNSATION SUNDAYS: 7/17
This summer, Independent Venue Week brings together venues, fans, rising and established artists, promoters, labels, media, and tastemakers for a series of shows curated by hundreds of independent venues and promoters. Celebrating its fifth year stateside, 2022’s program highlights the locally-owned and operated live performance spaces that serve as the cultural and economic backbone of major cities and small towns across the country. OASIS joins hundreds of stages from across all 50 states and Washington, D.C. to showcase the sector’s crucial role in the global music industry. These are the local stages that give performing artists a place to hone their craft, develop their stage presence, and launch careers.“I wouldn’t be here without the independent venue. After performing in local clubs for years, it was the independent venues that were the first to book me to play for audiences beyond New Orleans,” explains 2022 Independent Venue Week Artist Ambassador Big Freedia. “Live music is still recovering from a tough few years. We need to support independent venues now more than ever.”
“There are no global artists without independent venues providing the first opportunity for them to shine,” explains Cecilie Nielsen, Senior Director of Special Projects at Marauder, the firm that runs Independent Venue Week in the U.S. “These businesses are the cultural touchstones of their communities and essential to the global music industry.”
About Independent Venue Week
Independent Venue Week brings together venues, rising and established artists, promoters, labels, media, and tastemakers for an international series of shows. The event has grown rapidly since Marauder brought it to the U.S. in 2018. Independent Venue Week 2021 featured more than 450 Shows, in more than 350 venues in all 50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico. Founded in the UK by Sybil Bell in 2014, Independent Venue Week is a celebration of independently owned music, comedy, and performing arts venues. The event runs across the U.S. from July 11 - 17, 2022.
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