See below for the full statement from Songkick CEO Matt Jones.īefore I say anything, let me say thank you. It seems that Songkick is fighting this uphill battle on all fronts. Songkick also has their own Concerts app on Facebook and has a similar app called Tourbox that works with Spotify, Bandcamp, and Hype Machine. In other somewhat-related though possibly coincidental news, Songkick competitor Bandsintown has announced a partnership with Facebook that will allow them to scan Bandsintown once a day to auto-generate Facebook events for any new tour dates. Ticketmaster Will Now Be Selling Their Tickets Through Spotify That brand will “continue uninterrupted under the WMG umbrella.” Eventually, Songkick filed a lawsuit against Ticketmaster/Live Nation, claiming antitrust violations and anticompetitive practices, a suit that Jones insists “will continue unabated.” The other side of Songkick’s business-a concert discovery app and calendar-recently split off from Songkick and was purchased by Warner Music Group. The giant ticketing conglomerate seemingly did everything they could to block the upstart company from making an impactful entry into the U.S. Songkick worked with artists to sell tickets directly to fans before they went on sale on major ticketing platforms like Ticketmaster/Live Nation. After a long-running lawsuit with Ticketmaster/Live Nation, the company has essentially been put out of business by its ultra-powerful market competition. In a press release, Songkick CEO Matt Jones made clear that the company is being blocked from doing business by Ticketmaster/Live Nation, and that, while Songkick is now being forced to close its doors, the legal battle will rage on. U.K.-based artist-to-fan ticketing service Songkick has announced that it will close its doors on October 31st.
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