NAMM, NITO, NIVA, OVG, and We Make Events Partner in Support of Public Health
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ In a letter to President Biden today AEG, Bandit Lites, Broadway League, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM), Live Nation, the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), the National Independent Talent Organization (NITO), the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA), Oak View Group (OVG), and We Make Events formally offered their venues, staff, and expertise to the COVID-19 vaccination effort. The live event industry is in a unique position to help – the pandemic has fully shuttered operations, leaving venues empty and the furloughed crowd-management oriented staff who operate them eager to help out and get back to work.
US live events industry offers to help with coronavirus vaccination effort in letter to Joe Biden
A number of organisations have come together to offer their venues, staff, and expertise
US president Joe Biden. CREDIT: Alex Wong/Getty Images
A number of organisations in the US live events industry have come together in a bid to help with the coronavirus vaccination effort.
In a letter to President Joe Biden today (January 26), the likes of the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA), Live Nation, AEG and others have formally offered their venues, staff, and expertise to the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
The live events industry is in a unique position to help – the pandemic has fully shuttered operations, leaving venues empty and the furloughed crowd-management oriented staff who operate them eager to help out and get back to work.
Live-Event Industry Offers COVID-19 Vaccination Infrastructure, Venues and Staff in Letter to President Biden
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letter to President Biden on Tuesday, major live-entertainment organizations AEG, Bandit Lites, Broadway League, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM), Live Nation, the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), the National Independent Talent Organization (NITO), the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA), Oak View Group (OVG), and We Make Events formally offered their venues, staff, and expertise to the COVID-19 vaccination effort. As noted by the announcement, the live event industry is in a unique position to help: the pandemic has fully shuttered operations, leaving venues empty and the furloughed crowd-management oriented staff who operate them eager to help out and get back to work.
Since the pandemic began last March, Strickland has cut something of a “Mr. Smith Goes To Washington” figure, fiercely advocating for the industry, sending out daily updates on the progress and challenges facing the industry and meeting with Senators and Congressional representatives. On Dec. 15, he testified on Capitol Hill at a hearing entitled “Examining the Impact of COVID-19 on the Live Event Entertainment Industry” overseen by the Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade, and Consumer Protection in which he spoke of the great need facing the entire live industry.
Michael Strickland“The independents venues, promoters and managers make up only a portion of the live industry,” Strickland told