Bandsintown is a music website, which 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.
Bandsintown was included in ''
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History
Bandsintown was founded in 2006 by Todd Cronin and Phil Sergi and officially launched in 2007 as a concert discovery service. It was acquired by what is known today as Bandsintown Group in 2011.
Brands
''Bandsintown Concerts'' is a concert discovery app. It pulls data from a user's
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library,
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Likes,
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,
Rdio
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,
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and
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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.
''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.
''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.
''Bandsintown Amplified'' is a multi-screen advertising platform that connects brands with fans and artists through a network of music publishers.
References
External links
* {{Official website, https://www.bandsintown.com
IOS software
Android (operating system) software
Internet properties established in 2007
2011 mergers and acquisitions