Songkick why

The labels are wholly behind it. Songkick might end up having to do a similar paid advance to wrestle tickets away from TicketMaster and Ticketfly. Until then it will be competing with everyone from startups like Dice and Eventful , to ticket holders like TicketMaster, to secondary marketplaces like StubHub. Big musicians like Coldplay or Taylor Swift occasionally make a stink in the press about low streaming royalties and pull their music from services like Spotify.

They hope to earn more money from album and MP3 sales on iTunes, which they think get cannibalized by streaming. Second, the money in music is increasingly coming from concert tickets and merchandise that hardcore fans buy. The way artists get discovered, turn radio hit listeners into fans, and turn fans into fanatics is through extended listening on streaming services. Seventeen Sun 14 November. Seventeen Sun 21 November. Lizzo Sun 05 December. Mr V Thu 11 November. Seether Thu 11 November.

ISY Thu 11 November. Calista Garcia Fri 12 November. Meishi Smile Fri 12 November. GrayBeat Fri 12 November. We love feedback Our friendly customer support team are always on hand to help you get the most out of Songkick, answer any questions or debate the definitive performances of Prince. Head to Songkick support Contact Songkick support. Everything else PR enquiries Work with us Check out our values. Get your tour dates seen everywhere. Sign up as an artist.

Official merchandise partner. After enough pledges are gathered, Songkick works with promoters to organise the venue and other logistics. Once confirmed, fans are notified and the tickets are purchased. Thursday's launch sees the site become available to arrange shows in London - with the rest of the UK being added soon. It is potentially an effective way for smaller acts to make more money from their fans, according to Mark Mulligan, an analyst from Midia Consulting.

He added: "If a band was to find out that they had a big pocket of fans in Inverness but no-one in-between - they might consider that one-off trip. It's a win-win - fans get to see the artists they want to see.