Everyone loves music, but some just can’t get enough of it. If live, local music is what you love, let Bandsintown be your guide. Bandsintown does just what the name implies by detecting your location and showing you all the upcoming shows in your area. You can even add favorite artists and Bandsintown will let you know when they’re touring in your area or give you recommendations based on the genre type.
Once the service has found your concert, it can then help you locate the perfect set of tickets. In fact, it compiles a list of tickets for the show from all the most popular ticket sales sites. This way, you’ll get the best seat for the best price every time.
If you can’t make it to your concert of choice, that’s not a problem: Bandsintown will make you feel like you’re there. People at the concert can tweet and post pictures from their seats, so if people are uploading pictures or sharing the current song, you’ll know. You can do this at the concert as well, and it will keep track of everything you share.
Practical Uses:
- Find new live music venues close by featuring local artists
- Follow your favorite bands all on one site
- Compare prices for tickets in a section between multiple ticket-sale sites
Insider Tips:
- Import favorite bands from last.fm and Pandora
- Scroll down the home page to see recently added shows in your area
- Sign up for a profile (or sign in with your Twitter user name) to get advanced search preferences
What we liked:
- Auto-detects your location and shows off the sites features from the very first time you visit it
- Free iPhone and iPod Touch application which scans your iTunes and recommends local shows based on genre
- Import upcoming recommended concerts into your RSS reader or iCal
What we didn’t like:
- No way to make your profile private
- Some artist names are misspelled in the Concert Cloud
Alternatives:
- tourfilter – http://www.tourfilter.com
- JamBase – http://www.jambase.com
Company Info:
- Founded: 2007
- Privately Held
- Founded by: Todd Cronin and Phil Sergi
- Web site: http://www.bandsintown.com
Costs:
- Free to use
All articles are curated and personally reviewed by Dave Onkels. Dave is tech addict and has a passion for rich web applications. He has cultivated several tech startups and runs