VIVA VERA 2026

Tickets are now available for VIVA VERA 2026, our premier party bringing together more than a quarter-century of VERA community. We’ll remember each beautiful and raucous show; laugh over stories of our friends; dream about what can be in the decades to come and then make it real.

The night will bring together more than two decades of alumni, leaders, artists, supporters, and young people of all ages to revel in all that their hard work has built for our community – from those first shows in IBEW Local 46’s basement to establishing our long-term home at the Seattle Center and reviving the culturally significant Black Lodge punk space. It will be a night of storytelling, surprise performances, and building capacity for the next 25 years.

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EARLY BIRD TICKETS $125 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 12

VV26 will be the largest milestone of our 25th Anniversary Comprehensive Campaign, a $2.5 million community-led effort funding:

• A new 400-capacity, mutual-aid focused venue in Georgetown – VERA’s boldest investment yet in the future of independent music and arts
• Free, all-ages shows that keep music accessible to everyone
• DIY education programs that train the next wave of artists, engineers, and show organizers

We’re building something the status quo won’t: a Seattle where culture isn’t a luxury, and community isn’t for sale. We can have the DIY-driven city we want, de-commodified and built together.

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Hosted by Sounds of Survivance on KEXP’s Kevin Sur

Performances by punk rock circus act The Rat Utopia Experiment, pinoygaze indie rockers Manila Folder, and special guests [•R•E•D•A•C•T•E•D•] 👀

Auctions • Good Times • Loud Music

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PRESENTED BY SUB POP

 With help from: Caffe VITA • Gatefolded • Georgetown Brewing • KEXP • Pearl Jam Ten Club • Sleight of Hand Cellars • Sound Transit • Tito’s • Yonder Cider

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