TAKE ACTION, SUPPORT INDIE VENUES

Ninety percent of independent venues report they will have to close within months without federal funding. With live events providing 75% of all artists' income, the loss of live events and music venues will affect each and every person in the music industry.

TAKE ACTION: Head to SaveOurStages.com and sign a letter today letting your representatives know you support the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA), the Save Our Stages Act and the RESTART Act. The hope is for Congress to have a resolution by the end of this week, before recess.

More info on the legislation:

The RESTART Act (S. 3824)

• Finances payroll, benefits, and fixed operating costs
• Expands eligibility, giving access to small businesses with part-time employees
• Up to 90% loan forgiveness for certain businesses
• Includes a generous 7-year payback schedule

Save Our Stages Act (S. 4258)

• $10 billion grant program for live venue operators, promoters, and others
• Supplemental grants available to certain businesses at the end of the year
• Can be used for payroll, rent, utilities, PPE, payments to 1099 employees, and more.

The ENCORES Act (H.R. 7735)

• Provides tax credit for refunded tickets to certain businesses that promote, produce, or manage live concerts, comedy, sporting events, and live theatrical productions.
  
  

We need your help to keep independent venues, promoters, and festivals alive - Even if you've done it before, head to https://t.co/k8KooZH6Q1 to tell Congress to support the RESTART Act. It takes 30 seconds, it's free and it's urgent. Thanks for supporting #SaveOurStages! pic.twitter.com/MNlwsCSsJn

— National Independent Venue Association (@nivassoc) July 9, 2020