Industry · venue
The Independent
The Independent is a 500-capacity general-admission club on Divisadero Street in San Francisco's NOPA district, open since 2004. Its tickets page states that online tickets are sold through TicketWeb, and Another Planet's events group lists the room in its published venue portfolio at a capacity of up to 500.
- Current relationships
- 4
- Historical
- 0
- Publishers cited
- 2
- Latest evidence check
- 2026-10-03
Who owns and operates The Independent?
- Another Planet Entertainment operates The Independent, described by the source as exclusive. Operation · Confirmed · verified 2026-10-03 · record
- Another Planet Entertainment promotes at The Independent, described by the source as exclusive. Promotion · Confirmed · verified 2026-10-03 · record
- TicketWeb sells tickets for The Independent. Ticketing platform in use · Confirmed · verified 2026-08-24 · record
- The Independent is listed in the published venue portfolio of Another Planet Entertainment. Portfolio listing · Confirmed · verified 2026-08-24 · record
Relationship evidence
Each row is one sourced assertion. Ownership, operation, booking, promotion, ticketing, management and roles are recorded separately and never merged. "Unknown" means the cited source does not state it.
| Relationship | Counterparty | Scope / territory | Status | Date / basis | Checked | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio listingis listed in the published venue portfolio of | Another Planet Entertainment | UnknownLimitation: A portfolio listing only. The page does not state who owns, leases or operates the room, so no ownership or operating edge is recorded. | confirmed | Unknown | 2026-08-24 | Another Planet Events Group1 source
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| Ticketing suppliersells tickets for (inbound) | TicketWeb | UnknownLimitation: Online sales channel as stated by the venue. The venue also sells at its own box office on show nights. | confirmed | Unknown | 2026-08-24 | The Independent1 source
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| Operatoroperates (inbound) | Another Planet Entertainment | UnknownLimitation: Publisher-stated scope; duration and contract terms undisclosed. | confirmed | Unknown | 2026-10-03 | Another Planet Entertainment1 source
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| Promoterpromotes at (inbound) | Another Planet Entertainment | UnknownLimitation: Publisher-stated scope; duration and contract terms undisclosed. | confirmed | Unknown | 2026-10-03 | Another Planet Entertainment1 source
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The record
- Type
- Venue
- Venue type
- Club
- Location
- San Francisco, California
- Region
- West (U.S. Census region)
- Address
- 628 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, CA
- Founded
- 2004
- Capacity
- 500 (maximum published)
- Capacity qualifier
- Up to 500, as published by the operator's venue portfolio; the venue describes itself as an intimate 500-capacity room.
- Official site
- www.theindependentsf.com
Evidence for this record
- Venue info — The Independent — The Independent. Official website of the entity. Retrieved 2026-08-24.States: The venue page gives 628 Divisadero Street in the NOPA district and states the room has operated since opening in 2004.
- All venues — Another Planet Events Group — Another Planet Events Group. Official website of the entity. Retrieved 2026-08-24.States: The portfolio page lists The Independent, San Francisco, at square footage 3,000+ and capacity up to 500, and states the room has been a staple of the city's music scene since opening in 2004.
- Tickets — The Independent — The Independent. Official website of the entity. Retrieved 2026-08-24.States: The tickets page states that tickets to shows at The Independent are sold online through TicketWeb, alongside an in-person box office open on show nights.
Operation, booking and promotion
| Relationship | Type | Period | Status | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Another Planet Entertainment operates The Independent, described by the source as exclusive. Another Planet Entertainment | Operation | — | Confirmed | 2026-10-03 | Another Planet Entertainment |
| Another Planet Entertainment promotes at The Independent, described by the source as exclusive. Another Planet Entertainment | Promotion | — | Confirmed | 2026-10-03 | Another Planet Entertainment |
Ticketing
| Relationship | Type | Period | Status | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TicketWeb sells tickets for The Independent. TicketWeb | Ticketing platform in use | — | Confirmed | 2026-08-24 | The Independent |
Other recorded relationships
| Relationship | Type | Period | Status | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Independent is listed in the published venue portfolio of Another Planet Entertainment. Another Planet Entertainment | Portfolio listing | — | Confirmed | 2026-08-24 | Another Planet Events Group |
Research mentioning The Independent
- What Percentage of Ticket Sales Goes to the Artist?
No fixed percentage of a concert ticket goes to the artist. Guarantees, versus deals, net receipts, expenses and ticketing fees shape the final settlement.
- The Biggest Concert Promoters in America: A 2026 Ownership and Market Map
Who actually promotes American concerts in 2026: the Live Nation and AEG families mapped by recorded relationship, plus the documented independents — with sources and dates.
- The 2010–2017 Festival Acquisition Wave
Independent festival operators were bought by two corporate groups across roughly seven years. This records what was reported, what was not disclosed, and what changed afterwards.
- The Touring Middle Is Getting Crushed
Clubs and theaters between 500 and 5,000 capacity carry rising fixed costs against a ticket price ceiling. What public data shows, and the margin dataset that does not exist.
- Who Owns the Fan?
Nobody owns a fan. What differs between integrated and independent operators is who can observe, retain and act on the transaction record — and that difference is contractual.
- America’s Broken Venue Ladder
Whether an artist can graduate from 300 to 5,000 capacity in a market depends on which rooms exist. There is no national capacity census, and that absence is the story.
Published Live Index research that names The Independent in its text. A mention is not a relationship: recorded relationships are the tables above.
Cite this reference
- Plain
- Live Index, "The Independent — industry register record", Live Index, https://liveindex.io/industry/venues/the-independent-sf
- APA
- Live Index (n.d.). The Independent — industry register record [Reference guide]. Live Index. https://liveindex.io/industry/venues/the-independent-sf
- Chicago
- Live Index. "The Independent — industry register record." Live Index. https://liveindex.io/industry/venues/the-independent-sf.
- BibTeX
- @online{industry-venues-the-independent-sf, author = {{Live Index}}, title = {The Independent — industry register record}, organization = {Live Index}, url = {https://liveindex.io/industry/venues/the-independent-sf} }
Live Index industry register. Each relationship cites the document it was read from. Latest evidence check: 2026-10-03; this is not a review date for every claim.
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