| Bandsintown | |
| Type: | Private |
| Industry: | Live music |
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| Hq Location: | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Num Locations: | 6 offices |
| Num Locations Year: | 2017 |
| Area Served: | Worldwide |
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| Num Employees: | 80 |
Bandsintown is a music website that allows users to receive notifications about tours and bands playing in the user's area. It also has tools for artists to manage tour dates.[1]
Bandsintown was included in Business Insider’s 2014 list of world's greatest apps.[2]
Bandsintown was founded in 2006 by Todd Cronin and Phil Sergi[3] and officially launched in 2007 as a concert discovery service. In 2011, it was acquired by a mobile and social application publisher, Cellfish, which is known today as Bandsintown Group.[4] [5]
Bandsintown Concerts is a concert discovery app. It pulls data from a user's iTunes library, Facebook Likes, Spotify, Rdio, Google Play and Twitter accounts to pre-populate a customized list of tracked artists and local concert recommendations. Tour dates are collected from more than 200 primary ticket providers and booking agencies, as well as the artists directly.[6]
Bandsintown Manager is a collection of concert marketing applications for performers that allows them to list tour dates, promote events and facilitate direct contact with their fans.[7] [8]
Bandsintown Promoter offers promoters, venues and labels marketing data and direct access to concert-goers based on their music taste and location. The platform identifies the number of “Trackers,” or Bandsintown users following a specific artist in certain geographic locations, that can be contacted via Bandsintown's email marketing program.[9]
Bandsintown Amplified is a multi-screen advertising platform that connects brands with fans and artists through a network of music publishers.[10]