So we launched a new version of Songkick a few weeks ago, on June 9. We worked hard on this brand new Songkick for about a year, and we hope you love it as much as we do! We’ve had some great write-ups about our launch, so check it out:
There’s plenty more where that came from, but we don’t wanna brag. We wanted to create the ultimate live music resource, putting every concert online. This is all so you can share your concerts: upcoming and past, and your memories of that gig, all your photos, videos, posters, the setlist, reviews, etc. That means you can create your own personal “gigography” of every concert you’ve ever been to and see who else was there. You can track other people to see what gigs your friends are going to and share yours.
We spent the last year collecting complete tour histories for thousands of artists, like Radiohead, Sonic Youth, AC/DC, and The Ramones. We launched 1 million concerts, and with your help we’re adding more every day! You can see which band an artist has played with the most, which city they’ve played in the most, etc.
We’ve listened to your feedback.
- You can track as many locations as you want, so if an artist comes to any of your tracked metro areas, we’ll let you know.
- You can also track venues, festivals, and other people!
- You can add and edit all concert info, including ticket links!
- You can add photos, YouTube videos, posters, and links to reviews about the show.
- And we’re still building a lot more stuff you’ve asked for, just keep your eyes peeled.
We’ve been really overwhelmed by some of the gigs you guys have been to. Here are some of our legendary users around the world; you guys have been to some incredible gigs and we’re flabbergasted that some of you have kept ticket stubs for them all.
raysgigs, 3804 past events at time of post. Ray has been to the most gigs out of everyone on Songkick, and I’m mighty envious of many of them! Check out this BBC article about Ray’s legendary gig-going life!
Anikainlondon, 223 past events at time of post. Anika is near and dear to our heart. She started out as a superuser when we were in private beta, and we loved her enthusiasm so much, she’s now our intern! She goes to so many gigs, I’m agog (HA!), and she takes some great photos, so even if we can’t be there, we can still enjoy.
Chromewaves, 16 past events at time of post. I’m a big fan of Frank’s blog, Chromewaves, so it’s great to see some of his gorgeous photos on Songkick.
Iheartmusic, 347 past events at time of post. Shara’s been our NYC cheerleader. She’s responsible those great artist photos holding “We <3 Songkick” signs. See if you can find out who loves us! She diligently finds YouTube gems to add to Songkick and has added some great posters, too.
gloomboy, 441 past events at time of post. I can spend hours getting lost in the ticket stubs gloomboy’s added. I love that there are others out there like me who keep every single ticket stub. I just wish I’ve been to as many gigs!
mahoney, 469 past events at time of post. Couldn’t mention gloomboy without mahoney! Mahoney’s collection of ticket stubs is equally impressive.
We’ve also created a Facebook fan page, so follow us over there if you want to be keep up to date on all the exciting Songkick news that happens.
At Songkick we’ve spent a lot of time gathering data about live music, and now we want to see what you can do with it. Along with several other music companies, we’re taking part in Music Hack Day, taking place over the weekend of July 11th-12th 2009 at the Guardian offices here in London.
