diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
index 5235143..93bfa15 100644
--- a/app/main.py
+++ b/app/main.py
@@ -174,6 +174,22 @@ def ensure_schema():
             updated_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
         )
         """,
+        """
+        ALTER TABLE venues
+        ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS is_verified BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT FALSE
+        """,
+        """
+        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS venue_aliases (
+            id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+            venue_id INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES venues(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+            alias VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+            UNIQUE (venue_id, alias)
+        )
+        """,
+        """
+        CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_venue_aliases_alias
+        ON venue_aliases (LOWER(alias))
+        """,
     ]
 
     with get_db_connection() as connection:
@@ -610,6 +626,11 @@ def resolve_venue(
     longitude: str,
 ):
     selected_venue_id = None
+    venue_name = venue_name.strip()
+    city = city.strip()
+    street = street.strip()
+    postal_code = postal_code.strip()
+    country = country.strip()
 
     if venue_id:
         if venue_id.startswith("nominatim:"):
@@ -619,11 +640,11 @@ def resolve_venue(
                 """
                 SELECT id
                 FROM venues
-                WHERE external_id = %s
+                WHERE external_id IN (%s, %s)
                   AND source = 'nominatim'
                 LIMIT 1
                 """,
-                (external_id,),
+                (external_id, external_id.rsplit(":", 1)[-1]),
             )
             existing_venue = cursor.fetchone()
 
@@ -651,7 +672,7 @@ def resolve_venue(
                         street or None,
                         postal_code or None,
                         city or None,
-                        country or "Deutschland",
+                        country or None,
                         float(latitude) if latitude else None,
                         float(longitude) if longitude else None,
                         external_id,
@@ -700,7 +721,7 @@ def resolve_venue(
                     street or None,
                     postal_code or None,
                     city or None,
-                    country or "Deutschland",
+                    country or None,
                     float(latitude) if latitude else None,
                     float(longitude) if longitude else None,
                 ),
@@ -719,6 +740,48 @@ def require_admin(request: Request):
     return user
 
 
+def get_admin_venues():
+    with get_db_connection() as connection:
+        with connection.cursor() as cursor:
+            cursor.execute(
+                """
+                SELECT
+                    venues.id,
+                    venues.name,
+                    venues.street,
+                    venues.postal_code,
+                    venues.city,
+                    venues.country,
+                    venues.source,
+                    venues.is_verified,
+                    COALESCE(string_agg(venue_aliases.alias, ', ' ORDER BY venue_aliases.alias), ''),
+                    COUNT(DISTINCT concerts.id)
+                FROM venues
+                LEFT JOIN venue_aliases ON venue_aliases.venue_id = venues.id
+                LEFT JOIN concerts ON concerts.venue_id = venues.id
+                GROUP BY venues.id
+                ORDER BY venues.is_verified ASC, venues.name ASC, venues.city ASC
+                """
+            )
+            rows = cursor.fetchall()
+
+    return [
+        {
+            "id": row[0],
+            "name": row[1],
+            "street": row[2] or "",
+            "postal_code": row[3] or "",
+            "city": row[4] or "",
+            "country": row[5] or "",
+            "source": row[6] or "manuell",
+            "is_verified": bool(row[7]),
+            "aliases": row[8],
+            "concert_count": row[9],
+        }
+        for row in rows
+    ]
+
+
 @app.get("/admin", response_class=HTMLResponse)
 def admin_page(request: Request):
     user = require_admin(request)
@@ -750,7 +813,12 @@ def admin_page(request: Request):
     ]
 
     template = templates.get_template("admin.html")
-    return template.render(user=user, users=users, invite_url=None)
+    return template.render(
+        user=user,
+        users=users,
+        venues=get_admin_venues(),
+        invite_url=None,
+    )
 
 
 @app.post("/admin/invites", response_class=HTMLResponse)
@@ -808,11 +876,108 @@ def create_invite(request: Request):
     return template.render(
         user=user,
         users=users,
+        venues=get_admin_venues(),
         invite_url=f"{str(request.base_url).rstrip('/')}/register/{token}",
         invite_id=invite_id,
     )
 
 
+@app.post("/admin/venues/{venue_id}")
+def update_venue(
+    request: Request,
+    venue_id: int,
+    name: str = Form(...),
+    street: str = Form(""),
+    postal_code: str = Form(""),
+    city: str = Form(""),
+    country: str = Form(""),
+    aliases: str = Form(""),
+    is_verified: str = Form(""),
+):
+    if not require_admin(request):
+        return HTMLResponse("<h1>Nicht erlaubt</h1>", status_code=403)
+
+    name = name.strip()
+    if not name:
+        return HTMLResponse("<h1>Der Name darf nicht leer sein.</h1>", status_code=400)
+
+    normalized_aliases = sorted({
+        alias.strip()
+        for alias in aliases.split(",")
+        if alias.strip() and alias.strip().casefold() != name.casefold()
+    })
+
+    with get_db_connection() as connection:
+        with connection.cursor() as cursor:
+            cursor.execute(
+                """
+                UPDATE venues
+                SET name = %s, street = %s, postal_code = %s, city = %s,
+                    country = %s, is_verified = %s
+                WHERE id = %s
+                """,
+                (
+                    name,
+                    street.strip() or None,
+                    postal_code.strip() or None,
+                    city.strip() or None,
+                    country.strip() or None,
+                    is_verified == "on",
+                    venue_id,
+                ),
+            )
+            cursor.execute("DELETE FROM venue_aliases WHERE venue_id = %s", (venue_id,))
+            cursor.executemany(
+                "INSERT INTO venue_aliases (venue_id, alias) VALUES (%s, %s)",
+                [(venue_id, alias) for alias in normalized_aliases],
+            )
+        connection.commit()
+
+    return RedirectResponse("/admin#venues", status_code=303)
+
+
+@app.post("/admin/venues/{venue_id}/merge")
+def merge_venue(
+    request: Request,
+    venue_id: int,
+    target_venue_id: int = Form(...),
+):
+    if not require_admin(request):
+        return HTMLResponse("<h1>Nicht erlaubt</h1>", status_code=403)
+    if venue_id == target_venue_id:
+        return HTMLResponse("<h1>Ein Ort kann nicht mit sich selbst zusammengeführt werden.</h1>", status_code=400)
+
+    with get_db_connection() as connection:
+        with connection.cursor() as cursor:
+            cursor.execute("SELECT id FROM venues WHERE id IN (%s, %s)", (venue_id, target_venue_id))
+            if len(cursor.fetchall()) != 2:
+                return HTMLResponse("<h1>Veranstaltungsort nicht gefunden.</h1>", status_code=404)
+            cursor.execute(
+                """
+                INSERT INTO venue_aliases (venue_id, alias)
+                SELECT %s, name FROM venues WHERE id = %s
+                ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING
+                """,
+                (target_venue_id, venue_id),
+            )
+            cursor.execute(
+                """
+                INSERT INTO venue_aliases (venue_id, alias)
+                SELECT %s, alias FROM venue_aliases WHERE venue_id = %s
+                ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING
+                """,
+                (target_venue_id, venue_id),
+            )
+            cursor.execute(
+                "UPDATE concerts SET venue_id = %s WHERE venue_id = %s",
+                (target_venue_id, venue_id),
+            )
+            cursor.execute("DELETE FROM venues WHERE id = %s", (venue_id,))
+        connection.commit()
+
+    return RedirectResponse("/admin#venues", status_code=303)
+
+
 @app.post("/admin/users/{user_id}")
 def update_user_role(
     request: Request,
@@ -1423,7 +1588,7 @@ async def create_concert(
     city: str = Form(""),
     street: str = Form(""),
     postal_code: str = Form(""),
-    country: str = Form("Deutschland"),
+    country: str = Form(""),
     latitude: str = Form(""),
     longitude: str = Form(""),
     start_datetime: str = Form(...),
@@ -1552,7 +1717,7 @@ async def edit_concert(
     city: str = Form(""),
     street: str = Form(""),
     postal_code: str = Form(""),
-    country: str = Form("Deutschland"),
+    country: str = Form(""),
     latitude: str = Form(""),
     longitude: str = Form(""),
     start_datetime: str = Form(""),
@@ -1839,8 +2004,7 @@ async def add_photo(
 # Venue search
 # ============================================================
 
-@app.get("/api/venues/search")
-def search_venues(q: str):
+def legacy_search_venues(q: str):
 
     q = q.strip()
 
@@ -1968,7 +2132,7 @@ def search_venues(q: str):
             "User-Agent": "PinguConcerts/1.0"
         }
 
-        external_query = re.sub(r"\bhall\b", "halle", q, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
+        external_query = q
 
         params = {
 
@@ -1978,9 +2142,7 @@ def search_venues(q: str):
 
             "addressdetails": 1,
 
-            "limit": 20,
-
-            "countrycodes": "de"
+            "limit": 20
 
         }
 
@@ -2310,3 +2472,173 @@ def search_venues(q: str):
 
 
     return results
+
+
+def venue_search_tokens(value: str):
+    return [token for token in re.findall(r"[^\W_]+", value.casefold()) if len(token) >= 2]
+
+
+def venue_result_key(venue):
+    return (
+        (venue.get("name") or "").strip().casefold(),
+        (venue.get("city") or "").strip().casefold(),
+        (venue.get("country") or "").strip().casefold(),
+    )
+
+
+@app.get("/api/venues/search")
+def search_venues(q: str):
+    query = q.strip()
+    if len(query) < 2:
+        return []
+
+    tokens = venue_search_tokens(query)
+    token_clauses = []
+    token_values = []
+    for token in tokens:
+        token_clauses.append(
+            """(
+                venues.name ILIKE %s OR venues.city ILIKE %s OR venues.country ILIKE %s
+                OR EXISTS (
+                    SELECT 1 FROM venue_aliases
+                    WHERE venue_aliases.venue_id = venues.id
+                      AND venue_aliases.alias ILIKE %s
+                )
+            )"""
+        )
+        token_values.extend([f"%{token}%"] * 4)
+    token_match = " AND ".join(token_clauses) or "FALSE"
+
+    with get_db_connection() as connection:
+        with connection.cursor() as cursor:
+            cursor.execute(
+                f"""
+                SELECT venues.id, venues.name, venues.street, venues.postal_code,
+                       venues.city, venues.country, venues.latitude, venues.longitude,
+                       venues.external_id, venues.source, venues.is_verified
+                FROM venues
+                WHERE venues.name ILIKE %s OR venues.city ILIKE %s
+                   OR venues.country ILIKE %s OR venues.street ILIKE %s
+                   OR EXISTS (
+                       SELECT 1 FROM venue_aliases
+                       WHERE venue_aliases.venue_id = venues.id
+                         AND venue_aliases.alias ILIKE %s
+                   )
+                   OR ({token_match})
+                ORDER BY venues.is_verified DESC,
+                    CASE WHEN LOWER(venues.name) = LOWER(%s) THEN 0
+                         WHEN venues.name ILIKE %s THEN 1 ELSE 2 END,
+                    venues.name
+                LIMIT 15
+                """,
+                [f"%{query}%"] * 5
+                + token_values
+                + [query, f"{query}%"],
+            )
+            rows = cursor.fetchall()
+
+    ranked_results = []
+    for row in rows:
+        ranked_results.append({
+            "id": row[0],
+            "name": row[1],
+            "street": row[2],
+            "postal_code": row[3],
+            "city": row[4],
+            "country": row[5],
+            "latitude": row[6],
+            "longitude": row[7],
+            "external_id": row[8],
+            "source": row[9],
+            "local": True,
+            "verified": bool(row[10]),
+            "_score": 300 + (50 if row[10] else 0),
+        })
+
+    try:
+        response = httpx.get(
+            "https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search",
+            params={
+                "q": query,
+                "format": "jsonv2",
+                "addressdetails": 1,
+                "namedetails": 1,
+                "limit": 25,
+            },
+            headers={"User-Agent": "PinguConcerts/1.0"},
+            timeout=8,
+        )
+        response.raise_for_status()
+
+        venue_types = {
+            "music_venue", "concert_hall", "stadium", "sports_centre", "theatre",
+            "arts_centre", "exhibition_hall", "conference_centre", "events_venue",
+            "nightclub", "community_centre", "festival", "arena", "auditorium",
+            "cinema", "event_venue", "recreation_ground",
+        }
+        venue_keywords = {
+            "arena", "club", "festival", "halle", "hall", "stadion", "stadium",
+            "theater", "theatre", "concert", "konzert", "music", "venue", "centre",
+            "center", "festivalgelände", "festivalterrein",
+        }
+        excluded_types = {
+            "street", "road", "residential", "postcode", "house", "bus_stop", "person",
+        }
+
+        for item in response.json():
+            address = item.get("address") or {}
+            display_name = (item.get("display_name") or "").strip()
+            name = (item.get("name") or display_name.split(",", 1)[0]).strip()
+            osm_type = (item.get("type") or "").casefold()
+            osm_class = (item.get("class") or item.get("category") or "").casefold()
+            if not name or osm_type in excluded_types:
+                continue
+
+            searchable = " ".join((name, display_name)).casefold()
+            matched_tokens = sum(token in searchable for token in tokens)
+            score = matched_tokens * 35
+            if name.casefold() == query.casefold():
+                score += 120
+            elif name.casefold().startswith(query.casefold()):
+                score += 90
+            elif query.casefold() in searchable:
+                score += 60
+            if osm_type in venue_types:
+                score += 80
+            if any(keyword in name.casefold() for keyword in venue_keywords):
+                score += 35
+            if osm_class in {"amenity", "leisure", "tourism"}:
+                score += 20
+            if score < 50:
+                continue
+
+            osm_id = item.get("osm_id")
+            osm_kind = (item.get("osm_type") or "object").casefold()
+            external_id = f"{osm_kind}:{osm_id}" if osm_id is not None else None
+            ranked_results.append({
+                "id": f"nominatim:{external_id}" if external_id else None,
+                "name": name,
+                "street": address.get("road") or address.get("pedestrian"),
+                "postal_code": address.get("postcode"),
+                "city": address.get("city") or address.get("town") or address.get("village")
+                        or address.get("municipality") or address.get("county"),
+                "country": address.get("country"),
+                "latitude": float(item["lat"]) if item.get("lat") else None,
+                "longitude": float(item["lon"]) if item.get("lon") else None,
+                "external_id": external_id,
+                "source": "nominatim",
+                "local": False,
+                "verified": False,
+                "_score": score,
+            })
+    except (httpx.HTTPError, ValueError) as error:
+        print(f"Nominatim search failed: {error}")
+
+    unique_results = {}
+    for venue in sorted(ranked_results, key=lambda item: item["_score"], reverse=True):
+        key = venue_result_key(venue)
+        if key not in unique_results:
+            venue.pop("_score", None)
+            unique_results[key] = venue
+
+    return list(unique_results.values())[:10]
diff --git a/app/static/css/style.css b/app/static/css/style.css
index 33cbfc3..010a072 100644
--- a/app/static/css/style.css
+++ b/app/static/css/style.css
@@ -264,10 +264,7 @@ form .button {
 }
 
 .venue-results {
-    position: absolute;
-    top: 100%;
-    left: 0;
-    right: 0;
+    position: relative;
 
     background: var(--surface);
     border: 1px solid var(--border);
@@ -279,6 +276,31 @@ form .button {
     z-index: 50;
 }
 
+.venue-manual-details {
+    margin-top: 10px;
+}
+
+.venue-manual-details small {
+    color: var(--muted);
+}
+
+.venue-address-grid {
+    display: grid;
+    grid-template-columns: 2fr 0.7fr 1.4fr 1.2fr;
+    gap: 8px;
+    margin-top: 6px;
+}
+
+.venue-result-manual {
+    background: rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.08);
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 700px) {
+    .venue-address-grid {
+        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
+    }
+}
+
 .venue-result {
     width: 100%;
     display: flex;
diff --git a/app/templates/admin.html b/app/templates/admin.html
index 8e9f9c6..67c223c 100644
--- a/app/templates/admin.html
+++ b/app/templates/admin.html
@@ -14,7 +14,16 @@
         .role-form, .delete-form { margin: 0; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; }
         .role-form select { padding: 9px; background: #0b0f19; color: var(--text); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 8px; }
         .delete-button { padding: 9px 12px; color: #fecaca; border: 1px solid #7f1d1d; background: #450a0a; border-radius: 8px; cursor: pointer; }
+        .venue-list { display: grid; gap: 14px; }
+        .venue-card { padding: 16px; background: #0f1420; border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 10px; }
+        .venue-fields { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 2fr 2fr .8fr 1.4fr 1.2fr; gap: 8px; }
+        .venue-fields input, .merge-form select { min-width: 0; width: 100%; }
+        .venue-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: 12px; margin-top: 10px; }
+        .venue-actions label { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; }
+        .venue-aliases { margin-top: 8px; }
+        .merge-form { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(180px, 1fr) auto; gap: 8px; margin-top: 10px; padding-top: 10px; border-top: 1px solid var(--border); }
         @media (max-width: 700px) { .user-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .role-form, .delete-form { width: 100%; } }
+        @media (max-width: 900px) { .venue-fields { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } }
     </style>
 </head>
 <body>
@@ -64,6 +73,46 @@
             {% endfor %}
         </div>
     </section>
+    <section class="admin-section" id="venues">
+        <h2>Veranstaltungsorte</h2>
+        <p>Namen und Adressen korrigieren, Such-Aliase ergänzen oder Dubletten zusammenführen.</p>
+        <div class="venue-list">
+            {% for venue in venues %}
+                <div class="venue-card">
+                    <form method="post" action="/admin/venues/{{ venue.id }}">
+                        <div class="venue-fields">
+                            <input name="name" value="{{ venue.name }}" aria-label="Name" required>
+                            <input name="street" value="{{ venue.street }}" placeholder="Straße" aria-label="Straße">
+                            <input name="postal_code" value="{{ venue.postal_code }}" placeholder="PLZ" aria-label="PLZ">
+                            <input name="city" value="{{ venue.city }}" placeholder="Ort" aria-label="Ort">
+                            <input name="country" value="{{ venue.country }}" placeholder="Land" aria-label="Land">
+                        </div>
+                        <input class="venue-aliases" name="aliases" value="{{ venue.aliases }}" placeholder="Aliase, durch Komma getrennt" aria-label="Aliase">
+                        <div class="venue-actions">
+                            <label><input type="checkbox" name="is_verified" {% if venue.is_verified %}checked{% endif %}> bestätigt</label>
+                            <span class="user-meta">Quelle: {{ venue.source }} · {{ venue.concert_count }} Konzert(e) · ID {{ venue.id }}</span>
+                            <button class="button" type="submit">Ort speichern</button>
+                        </div>
+                    </form>
+                    {% if venues|length > 1 %}
+                        <form class="merge-form" method="post" action="/admin/venues/{{ venue.id }}/merge" onsubmit="return confirm('Dieser Ort wird gelöscht und alle Konzerte werden dem Zielort zugeordnet. Fortfahren?');">
+                            <select name="target_venue_id" required aria-label="Zielort">
+                                <option value="">Mit anderem Ort zusammenführen …</option>
+                                {% for target in venues %}
+                                    {% if target.id != venue.id %}
+                                        <option value="{{ target.id }}">{{ target.name }}{% if target.city %}, {{ target.city }}{% endif %}</option>
+                                    {% endif %}
+                                {% endfor %}
+                            </select>
+                            <button class="delete-button" type="submit">Zusammenführen</button>
+                        </form>
+                    {% endif %}
+                </div>
+            {% else %}
+                <p>Noch keine Veranstaltungsorte vorhanden.</p>
+            {% endfor %}
+        </div>
+    </section>
 </main>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/app/templates/edit_concert.html b/app/templates/edit_concert.html
index 7d7ec57..40b463a 100644
--- a/app/templates/edit_concert.html
+++ b/app/templates/edit_concert.html
@@ -41,7 +41,11 @@
                     <input type="text" name="city" value="{{ concert.venue.city or '' }}" placeholder="Ort">
                     </label>
                 </p>
-                <input type="hidden" name="country" value="{{ concert.venue.country or 'Deutschland' }}">
+                <p>
+                    <label>Land<br>
+                        <input type="text" name="country" value="{{ concert.venue.country or '' }}" placeholder="Land">
+                    </label>
+                </p>
                 <input type="hidden" name="latitude" value="{{ concert.venue.latitude or '' }}">
                 <input type="hidden" name="longitude" value="{{ concert.venue.longitude or '' }}">
                 <p>
diff --git a/app/templates/new_concert.html b/app/templates/new_concert.html
index a15ccbd..8917f88 100644
--- a/app/templates/new_concert.html
+++ b/app/templates/new_concert.html
@@ -138,8 +138,10 @@
                 <input
                     type="text"
                     id="venue-search"
+                    name="venue_name"
                     autocomplete="off"
                     placeholder="z. B. Turbinenhalle"
+                    required
                 >
 
                 <div
@@ -153,6 +155,16 @@
                     class="selected-venue"
                 ></div>
 
+                <div class="venue-manual-details">
+                    <small>Optional für eine bessere Zuordnung:</small>
+                    <div class="venue-address-grid">
+                        <input type="text" name="street" id="venue-street" placeholder="Straße">
+                        <input type="text" name="postal_code" id="venue-postal-code" placeholder="PLZ">
+                        <input type="text" name="city" id="venue-city" placeholder="Ort / Stadt">
+                        <input type="text" name="country" id="venue-country" placeholder="Land">
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+
 
                 <input
                     type="hidden"
@@ -160,36 +172,6 @@
                     id="venue-id"
                 >
 
-                <input
-                    type="hidden"
-                    name="venue_name"
-                    id="venue-name"
-                >
-
-                <input
-                    type="hidden"
-                    name="city"
-                    id="venue-city"
-                >
-
-                <input
-                    type="hidden"
-                    name="street"
-                    id="venue-street"
-                >
-
-                <input
-                    type="hidden"
-                    name="postal_code"
-                    id="venue-postal-code"
-                >
-
-                <input
-                    type="hidden"
-                    name="country"
-                    id="venue-country"
-                >
-
                 <input
                     type="hidden"
                     name="latitude"
@@ -396,7 +378,6 @@ function clearVenueSelection() {
 
     [
         "venue-id",
-        "venue-name",
         "venue-city",
         "venue-street",
         "venue-postal-code",
@@ -433,7 +414,6 @@ venueSearch.addEventListener(
 
         clearVenueSelection();
 
-
         if (query.length < 2) {
 
             return;
@@ -482,7 +462,7 @@ async function searchVenues(
 
 
         if (!response.ok) {
-
+            appendManualVenueResult(query, true);
             return;
 
         }
@@ -496,28 +476,6 @@ async function searchVenues(
             "";
 
 
-        if (!venues.length) {
-
-            const empty =
-                document.createElement(
-                    "div"
-                );
-
-            empty.className =
-                "venue-result";
-
-            empty.textContent =
-                "Keine Veranstaltungsorte gefunden";
-
-            venueResults.appendChild(
-                empty
-            );
-
-            return;
-
-        }
-
-
         venues.forEach(
             venue => {
 
@@ -583,6 +541,8 @@ async function searchVenues(
             }
         );
 
+        appendManualVenueResult(query, venues.length === 0);
+
 
     } catch (error) {
 
@@ -595,11 +555,38 @@ async function searchVenues(
             error
         );
 
+        venueResults.innerHTML = "";
+        appendManualVenueResult(query, true);
+
     }
 
 }
 
 
+function appendManualVenueResult(query, isOnlyResult) {
+    const result = document.createElement("button");
+    result.type = "button";
+    result.className = "venue-result venue-result-manual";
+    result.innerHTML = `
+        <strong>✏️ „${escapeHtml(query)}“ verwenden</strong>
+        <span>${isOnlyResult ? "Keine passenden Treffer – Eingabe trotzdem speichern" : "Als eigenen Veranstaltungsort anlegen"}</span>
+    `;
+    result.addEventListener("click", () => {
+        selectVenue({
+            id: "",
+            name: query,
+            street: document.getElementById("venue-street").value,
+            postal_code: document.getElementById("venue-postal-code").value,
+            city: document.getElementById("venue-city").value,
+            country: document.getElementById("venue-country").value,
+            latitude: "",
+            longitude: ""
+        });
+    });
+    venueResults.appendChild(result);
+}
+
+
 /* ============================================================
    VENUE SELECT
    ============================================================ */
@@ -614,12 +601,6 @@ function selectVenue(
         venue.id ?? "";
 
 
-    document.getElementById(
-        "venue-name"
-    ).value =
-        venue.name ?? "";
-
-
     document.getElementById(
         "venue-city"
     ).value =
diff --git a/db/init/01_initial.sql b/db/init/01_initial.sql
index 246a619..72402b1 100644
--- a/db/init/01_initial.sql
+++ b/db/init/01_initial.sql
@@ -37,9 +37,17 @@ CREATE TABLE venues (
     longitude DOUBLE PRECISION,
     external_id VARCHAR(255),
     source VARCHAR(50),
+    is_verified BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT FALSE,
     created_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
 );
 
+CREATE TABLE venue_aliases (
+    id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+    venue_id INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES venues(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    alias VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+    UNIQUE (venue_id, alias)
+);
+
 CREATE TABLE concerts (
     id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
     artist VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
@@ -96,6 +104,9 @@ CREATE INDEX idx_venues_name
 CREATE INDEX idx_venues_external_id
     ON venues(external_id);
 
+CREATE INDEX idx_venue_aliases_alias
+    ON venue_aliases (LOWER(alias));
+
 CREATE INDEX idx_concert_comments_concert
     ON concert_comments(concert_id, created_at);
 
diff --git a/db/migrations/04_venue_curation.sql b/db/migrations/04_venue_curation.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd8294d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrations/04_venue_curation.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+ALTER TABLE venues
+ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS is_verified BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT FALSE;
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS venue_aliases (
+    id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+    venue_id INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES venues(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    alias VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+    UNIQUE (venue_id, alias)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_venue_aliases_alias
+    ON venue_aliases (LOWER(alias));