What Is Songkick Tourbox for Artists?

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Songkick Tourbox is the artist- and industry-facing side of Songkick, separate from the fan concert-discovery features. It is aimed at artists, promoters, and others who want tour dates seen by a large live-music audience. On the Songkick site, the artist entry point is labeled "Tourbox for artists," and the pitch to artists is: "Get your tour dates seen by one billion fans: Sign up as an artist." If you are a fan looking for concerts near you, Tourbox is not the tool you need — that is what the main Songkick concert search and artist-tracking features are for.

What Tourbox is for

Songkick describes itself as a place "where artists and fans get more out of live music." Tourbox sits on the artist side of that equation. Based on the site's own framing, its purpose is to let artists and their teams get tour dates in front of Songkick's audience rather than only browsing concerts as a fan.

The site groups Tourbox under both artist and industry navigation, alongside "Campaigns for promoters" and "API information." That placement tells you who it is built for:

  • Artists and their teams who want upcoming shows listed and discoverable.
  • Promoters and industry users who work with live events and want to reach Songkick's audience.
  • Developers or partners interested in Songkick data through the API, which is listed separately from Tourbox.

How it differs from the fan side of Songkick

Songkick's fan-facing features and Tourbox serve opposite directions of the same live-music flow.

Fan-facing Songkick Tourbox for artists
Primary user Concert-goers Artists, promoters, industry
Main action Find concerts, track artists, get alerts Get tour dates seen by fans
Entry point Search events or artists, "Concerts near you" "Sign up as an artist"
Goal Discover and attend shows Reach audiences for live shows

If your goal is to track an artist and be notified about their shows, you want the fan features. If your goal is to make your own dates discoverable, you want Tourbox.

How artists get started

The site's own call to action is the clearest starting point: "Get your tour dates seen by one billion fans: Sign up as an artist." From there, the flow implied by the site is:

  1. Sign up as an artist through the Tourbox for artists entry.
  2. Get your tour dates listed so they can appear to Songkick's audience.
  3. Reach fans who are already using Songkick to find live music.

The site also notes that you must enable JavaScript to view parts of the page, so if the sign-up or event views do not load, check that JavaScript is enabled in your browser.

What the site does not specify

Songkick's page does not state pricing, fees, or login requirements for Tourbox, so do not assume it is free or that no account is needed. It also does not detail the exact steps, dashboard features, or approval process inside Tourbox. For those specifics, you would need to sign up as an artist or check Songkick's Help & FAQ and API information pages.

Who should use it

  • Use Tourbox if you are an artist or work with artists and want your live dates discoverable by Songkick's audience.
  • Skip it if you are a fan — use Songkick's concert search, artist tracking, and alerts instead.
  • Check the API page if you want programmatic access to Songkick data rather than listing your own dates.