Independent Music Venues Aotearoa (IMVA) is a collective of local grassroots music venues.
IMVA is driven by its members to advocate for and support independent live music venues across the country.
Evolving from the Save Our Venues initiative, our mission is to celebrate and sustain Aotearoa’s diverse and vibrant array of venues — essential cultural infrastructure and the home of live music.
IMVA MEMBER VENUES ≈
IMVA MEMBER VENUES ≈
The awesome venues listed here are members of IMVA.
To be a part of this vital network apply here.
To find out more about our member venues, select any venue here to be taken to their website.
Te Tai Tokerau / Northland
Beer and Loathing • ONEONESIX!
Tāmaki Makaurau Region / Auckland
Audio Foundation • Big Fan • The Button Factory • Ding Dong Lounge • Double Whammy • Hollywood Avondale • Il Brutto • Kāhui St David’s • Leigh Sawmill Cafe • Mothership • MoveSpace • Neck of the Woods • Ponsonby Social Club • The Tahi Bar + Kitchen • Whammy Bar
Waikato
Biddy Mulligan’s • Last Place • Monkey House Lounge and Cabaret • Nivara Lounge • Rosemary’s
Te Moana-a-Toi / Bay of Plenty
The Jam Factory • Totara St
Te Tairāwhiti / Gisborne
Smash Palace
Te Matau-a-Māui / Hawkes Bay
The Cabana
Taranaki
Asgard • Butlers Reef
Manawatū / Whanganui
Creative Sounds – The Stomach • Porridge Watson
Te Whanganui-a-Tara / Wellington
Abandoned Petone • Lovelands Music Club LMC • Meow • Meow Nui • Moon • The Rogue and Vagabond • The Shed • Valhalla Tavern • Volgelmorn Upstairs • Welsh Dragon Bar
Te Tai o Aorere / Tasman
The Mussel Inn
Whakatū / Nelson
WAA! Club
Te Tauihu-o-te-waka / Marlborough
House of Pluto
Te Tai Poutini / West Coast
Barrytown Hall
Waitaha / Canterbury
The Assembly • Darkroom • Space Academy • Wunderbar
Ōtākou / Otago
The Crown • Dunedin Musicians Club • Inch Bar • Pearl Diver • Port Chalmers Pioneer Hall• Sherwood Queenstown
Murihiku / Southland
Southland Musicians Club • Threes & Sevens Records