What Is Songkick and What Can You Do on It?

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Songkick is a live music discovery platform for finding concerts near you, tracking artists you care about, and buying tickets to upcoming shows worldwide. It fits two main audiences: fans who want a single place to follow their music taste and catch shows before they sell out, and artists or promoters who want their tour dates in front of a large audience. The site requires JavaScript to display events, so a modern browser is needed to browse listings.

What Songkick Does

The platform centers on connecting live music to your location and taste. Its homepage tagline, "Your city, your music," describes the core idea: instead of browsing generic listings, you get concerts tailored to where you are and what you listen to.

Core functions visible on the site:

  • Find concerts near you — browse upcoming shows by changing your location
  • Discover by genre — Indie & Alt, Electronic, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Metal, Pop, R&B, Rock, and more
  • Track your artists — follow favorites so their tour dates surface for you
  • Get concert alerts — instant notifications when tracked artists announce shows
  • Buy tickets — purchase tickets for upcoming concerts worldwide
  • Explore festivals — a dedicated festivals section alongside regular tour dates

For Fans: Discovery and Alerts

The fan-facing side is built around personalization. You sign up, indicate your location and the artists you follow, and the platform surfaces relevant shows. Popular and trending artists are highlighted for browsing — the site lists names like Coldplay, Rihanna, The Weeknd, Eminem, Drake, Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Maroon 5, and Lady Gaga among the most popular worldwide.

A mobile app is available on both the App Store and Google Play, which is the practical route if you want alerts pushed to your phone rather than checking the site manually. Live streams are also listed as a category, useful when a tour isn't coming to your city.

For Artists and Promoters

Songkick runs a separate side for the industry. Artists can sign up to have their tour dates seen by what the site describes as one billion fans. There's a "Tourbox for artists" tool, plus campaigns for promoters and API information for developers who want to build on the data. If you're managing a tour, this is the path to getting dates listed rather than a fan account.

Practical Notes Before You Start

  • JavaScript is required. The site explicitly states you must enable JavaScript to view event pages. If listings appear blank, that's usually the cause.
  • Location matters first. Set your city before browsing, or results won't reflect what's actually near you.
  • Language options include English, French, Spanish, German, and Portuguese, so the interface adapts if English isn't your preference.
  • Signing up unlocks the useful parts. Tracking artists and receiving alerts depends on having an account; browsing is possible without one, but the personalization is the point.

Where to Go Next

If your goal is catching more live music, start by creating an account, setting your location, and following a handful of artists — then let alerts do the work. If you're an artist or promoter, look at Tourbox and the API information instead. Either way, confirm JavaScript is enabled so the concert listings load properly.