support NYC venues while they're closed during the coronavirus

Music venues in NYC and beyond are temporarily closed to help stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, and like musicians and bands, who are suffering financially while their tours get cancelled, venue staff from bartenders, bouncers, sound technicians and beyond are also going without paychecks while the places they work are closed. We’ve compiled a list of fundraising initiatives that are raising money to lend a hand to staff at your favorite venues during this difficult time. Here they are, in alphabetical order:

ADHOC PRESENTS

AdHoc Employee Relief Fund GoFundMe

ARLENE’S GROCERY

Arlene’s Grocery Staff Relief Fund GoFundMe

BABY’S ALL RIGHT

Baby’s “Chain of Love”
Baby’s Turntable Slipmats

BELL HOUSE

The Bell House & Union Hall Staff Fund GoFundMe

BOWERY BALLROOM

Help the Bowery Ballroom and Mercury Lounge Staff GoFundMe

BOWERY ELECTRIC

The Bowery Electric Staff Fundraiser GoFundMe

BROOKLYN BOWL

Brooklyn Bowl Staff Relief Fund IndieGoGo

C’MON EVERYBODY

C’mon Everybody Virtual Drinks & Community Support GoFundMe

CITY WINERY

City Winery Employee Relief Fund GoFundMe

COBRA CLUB

ELSEWHERE

Help the Elsewhere Staff – Community Relief GoFundMe
Elsewhere gift cards

UPDATE (4/7): Elsewhere revealed a new custom shoe from Vans, and proceeds go to their staff fundraiser.

GOOD ROOM

HOUSE OF YES

Support for House of Yes Staff GoFundMe

KINGS THEATRE

Kings Theatre donations on Goldstar.

KNITTING FACTORY

Knitting Factory Brooklyn – Employee Fund GoFundMe

KNOCKDOWN CENTER

Help The Knockdown Center & Basement Staff GoFundMe

LE POISSON ROUGE

Support LPR Staff | Drinks for your future self GoFundMe

UPDATE: Save LPR Kickstarter

LITTLEFIELD

Littlefield and Parklife Staff Relief GoFundMe

MARKET HOTEL

Help the Market Hotel staff in crisis GoFundMe

MERCURY LOUNGE

Help the Bowery Ballroom and Mercury Lounge Staff GoFundMe

NOWADAYS

Virtually Nowadays memberships

OUR WICKED LADY

Support Our Wicked Lady & Staff GoFundMe
Our Wicked Lady gift cards.

PIANOS

Pianos NYC Staff Relief Fund GoFundMe

ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL

Support Rockwood Music Hall Staff GoFundMe

SAINT VITUS

Saint Vitus merch

UPDATE (4/7): A Saint Vitus Relief Fund has been launched on Kickstarter. Rewards for donating include Saint Vitus stickers, free livestreams, limited edition koozies, limited edition medical mask tees, free concert tickets, other free shirts, and more. Read much more about the fund and donate here.

SONY HALL

Sony Hall Employee Support Fund GoFundMe

TRANS-PECOS

UNION HALL

The Bell House & Union Hall Staff Fund GoFundMe

UNION POOL

Union Pool Employee Fund GoFundMe

WHITE EAGLE HALL

White Eagle Hall Venue Staff Relief Fund GoFundMe