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Nashville’s independent music venues—widely understood as a core part of the city’s identity—are threatened. Nashville Metro Council requested an inventory of venues to understand better what’s happening and what can be done. This year, Metro Planning Department staff, with project partners PennPraxis, VibeLab, and Culture Shift Team, have inventoried venues and spoken with community members to understand better the challenges independent venues face. 

This project’s core purpose is to understand better the ecosystem of independent music venues (IMVs). In the process, the project will detail the threats Independent music venues face, seek to understand the needs and aspirations of the region’s creative community, and propose policy approaches for preserving and growing Independent Music venues and the businesses, neighbourhoods, and districts around them.

If you missed the Open House event in May, there are still opportunities to get involved! Please fill out this brief form to receive periodic project updates or share your interest in getting involved. We also welcome you to share the form with family and friends. 

We will conduct some supplemental interviews and research throughout the summer of 2023.

As we continue to work through this study, we anticipate publishing our findings in Spring 2024.

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Metropolitan Nashville Planning Department and the Nashville Independent Venues Study team are inviting locals to participate in their upcoming Open House on May 23, 2023. The Nashville Independent Venues Study aims to better understand the independent music venues ecosystem in Nashville and to aid local government and the community in supporting, preserving, and promoting these important spaces.

The Open House will be an opportunity for participants to discuss the challenges that independent venues in Nashville are facing, as well as to share their experiences and ideas for the future of these spaces and their communities. The event will feature interactive activities, discussions related to venue operations, real estate, funding, and themes related to Nashville’s music culture and ecosystem.

The Open House is a free, drop-in event from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., and attendees are encouraged to sign up for a specific session to help organizers manage attendance. Light refreshments will be provided.

To access event parking locations, participants can visit this link. The organizers encourage invitees to share the invitation with friends, colleagues, or anyone who may be interested.

If you have any questions, you can direct them to Gabrielle Solair at gabrielle.solair@cultureshiftteam.com. To reach Metro Nashville directly, please contact Special Projects Planner Miranda.Clements@nashville.gov.

PennPraxis, VibeLab & Culture Shift Team warmly welcome all to attend the Open House and contribute their valuable insights and opinions.

More info about the Nashville Independent Venue Study here

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Over the past 10 years, that moniker has become synonymous with Nashville’s explosive growth and the influx of new money and new people into the city. 
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The majority of the people who addressed the council called for an additional $30 million dollars for the Metro Arts Commission.

“Investing in the arts is always good business, but especially in Nashville where we need to live up to our name,” added another resident.

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“Exit/In has become one of Music City’s most influential music venues, as it has created a welcoming place for artists that span all genres and therefore honouring an accurate representation of Nashville’s music history”

AJ Capital’s vice president of government affairs and community relations Pablo David.

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