Connect your Humanitix event music lovers worldwide who use Bandsintown to discover new artists, follow their favourites, and get tailored suggestions on events happening in their area.
How does the Bandinstown integration work?
By tagging your performing artist(s), your event will be promoted on the artists' Bandinstown profile and the artist profiles of Bandsintown partners, including Spotify, Shazam, Apple Maps, Google and more!
Users will find your ticket link in searches and get notifications when an artist they're following is performing nearby!
Create and publish your event
Tag the artists performing
Your event syncs with Bandsintown. Your Humanitix ticket/event link appears in the artist's Bandsintown profile - and their partners - as an upcoming event
Artists must have an active Bandsintown profile. A profile is not created for them.
A full list of Bandsintown partners:
Your event link will appear as an upcoming event in the artist's Spotify profile. Followers of artists will receive alerts and notifications when the artist is performing in their area.
When a user searches for a venue, your event link will appear under the 'Tickets' tab
Your event link will appear in the artist's profile when a user Shazams one of their songs
When users search for an artist, events synced with Bandsintown appear in the 'events' tab with a link to purchase tickets
Amazon Alexa
All About Jazz
Celebrity Access
CitySpark
Concerty
Evvnt
Indie on the Move
How to get your events featured in Bandsintown
To get your events and artists featured in Bandsintown, you’ll need to tag your artists on your Humanitix event and reach out to the Humanitix team to get your account approved for our music integration.
Tag your artists
Manage your event
Navigate to event information
Select an appropriate event type and category, e.g. festival and fair > music
Scroll down to discoverability
Under the artist section, search for the artist’s name. You can tag multiple artists.
Searching for artists
The artist search is powered by Spotify. If an artist does not have a Spotify profile, they will not appear as a suggestion.
You can manually enter and tag their name. Ensure it is spelled and formatted exactly the same as their Bandsintown artist profile.
Do not tag artists that are represented by tribute acts
Do not tag artists whose music is played at your event, but who are not physically present
Any user found violating these terms will have their approval denied and/or permanently revoked on their Humanitix account
Request your Humanitix account to be Bandinstown verified
Your account will need to be approved by the Humanitix support team for your event artist information to integrate with Bandsintown. You can still tag artists; however, without this approval, your events will not be featured via Bandsintown and their partners.
Click request approval to submit a request to the Humanitix support team. You'll be notified once this has been actioned, typically within the next business day.
Commonly asked questions
The artists section is not appearing on my event
If the artists section does not appear under discoverability, you need to select an appropriate event type and category, e.g. festival or fair > music
Will I need to apply for approval for each event?
No, you will not need to seek approval for the Bandsintown integration for each event. Your request will apply to your account and all events created under it. Please notify us if you run events under multiple accounts.
Does the artist require a Bandsintown account?
Yes, each artist requires a (free) Bandsintown Artist account. Within the account, the artist can connect various social media and streaming services for maximum reach.
Why doesn't the artist appear in the dropdown list?
If the artist does not have a Spotify artist profile, they will not appear as a suggestion. You can still manually enter and tag their name - ensuring it is entered exactly the same as their Bandsintown Artists profile name.