Does Songkick list live streams and let you browse concerts by genre?

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Yes to both. Songkick's site includes a Live streams section alongside its in-person concert listings, and it offers genre-based browsing covering Indie & Alt, Electronic, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Metal, Pop, R&B, and Rock. You can use either path to find shows without searching for a specific artist first.

Browsing concerts by genre

Songkick groups its discovery options under a "By genre" heading, so genre is a first-class way to browse rather than something you can only reach through an artist page.

The genres listed on the site are:

  • Indie & Alt
  • Electronic
  • Hip-Hop
  • Jazz
  • Metal
  • Pop
  • R&B
  • Rock

A separate genre list in the site footer adds Country and Comedy, so those categories exist on Songkick too — though they sit outside the main "By genre" block on the homepage.

How to use it: pick a genre, then combine it with your location. The homepage is built around a "Your city, your music" idea — you set or change your location, and results are tailored to that area. Genre browsing narrows what you see; your location setting determines where.

When genre browsing is the right entry point

Genre browsing works best when you don't have a specific artist in mind — for example, you want to know what jazz or metal shows are happening near you this month. If you already know who you want to see, going straight to the artist is faster, since Songkick also maintains most-popular and trending artist charts (Coldplay, Rihanna, The Weeknd, Eminem, Drake, Taylor Swift, and others appear on the homepage).

Live streams on Songkick

Songkick lists Live streams as its own section, reachable from the main navigation and repeated in the footer. This means online performances are presented as a distinct category rather than being mixed invisibly into the concert feed.

The practical difference for you:

In-person concerts Live streams
Location matters Yes — results are tied to your city Not in the same way; the performance is online
Typical use Planning to attend Watching from wherever you are
How to reach Concerts near you, genre browse, artist pages Live streams section

If an artist you follow is doing an online performance, the live streams area is where that kind of listing lives — separate from the "concerts near you" flow that assumes you'll physically show up.

Other discovery paths on the same site

Beyond genre and live streams, Songkick's homepage surfaces:

  • Concerts near you — with a "Change location" control
  • Popular Artists and Trending artists worldwide
  • Festivals
  • Tourbox for artists — the artist-side tool

For fans who want alerts rather than browsing, the site also supports tracking your favorite artists and getting concert notifications, which is a different mode from actively browsing by genre or checking the live streams section.

One thing to know before you start

Songkick's pages require JavaScript to render — the site explicitly states you must enable JavaScript to view the page. If you land on Songkick and see only a notice instead of listings, that's the cause, not a missing event. The site also offers an app via the App Store and Google Play, and supports English, French, Spanish, German, and Portuguese.

Bottom line: if you want to browse by taste, use the genre list; if you want online performances, use the Live streams section; if you want shows you can physically attend, set your city first and then filter by genre.