

Bandsintown and Songkick have each built up communities of active users, over 10 million members each, who use the apps to track artists and get notified when they come to town (via push notifications and customized emails). Even if you don’t, you need to add your shows to these sites. You can embed a Bandsintown or Songkick calendar to your website. Once you have the ticket link and Facebook event links, create trackable, smartURL links so you can see how your promo efforts are going. Once the show is booked, here are 11 things that you should do right away to make sure you are set up for success and that nothing slips through the cracks. Negotiated, signed, sealed, delivered, I’m yours! Ok, but your work has only just begun. Over 15 million music fans use Songkick across the globe to discover concerts and buy tickets! We’ll see you down the front.This is an excerpt from Ari Herstand’s book How to Make It in the New Music Business (second edition).Ĭongratulations! You just secured a date at your dream venue. Some awards we’ve won: Cult of Mac Must-Have app, Billboard App of the Month, UK iTunes App of the Week.

Instantly track your favorite artists with imports from your music library, Apple Music, Spotify and Facebook.Whether you’ve been to 1 concert or 100, Songkick makes live music infinitely easier for everyone. We’ll build a personalized local concert guide just for you, so you can add shows to your plans and easily set reminders to buy tickets. Our free app lets you track artists in one tap, connecting with services like Apple Music, Spotify, Facebook and Deezer.

Track your favorite artists and we’ll notify you as soon as they announce tour dates nearby, with everything you need to buy tickets. Songkick makes it so easy to go to concerts.
