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Two new live music mobile apps launch
By Andy Malt | Published on Monday 7 April 2014
Two new live music focussed mobile apps have launched this week – London gig discovery tool Gig Sq and event planning app Gig Buddy.
Gig Sq – the easier of the two to explain – helps users to locate live shows of interest in London through a mixture of editorial curation and location tools.
Dave Grenfell of live firm Feedme Music, which is a launch partner on the app, told CMU: “This is definitely a chance to rewrite the entertainment rule book for new music discoverers”.
Gig Buddy, meanwhile, provides ticket sell-through, as well as offering help with planning transport, accommodation and pre-gig dining. There will also be content from artists too – though at launch only Universal Music is signed up to this – which will provide exclusive content and the ability to buy tour merch. It will apparently also help you to “capture and share moments from the show itself”, which I think means encouraging users to take photos and make videos at the gig, thus meaning we can’t condone its use at all.
Nick Gallon, Head Of Mobile at Gig Buddy developer RE:SYSTEMS says: “Gig Buddy presents a really exciting opportunity for music lovers of any description to hear about, plan, attend and enjoy gigs from their favourite artists. At RE:SYSTEMS, we are delighted to have developed a cross-platform app that encompasses many layers of functionality and the latest mobile technologies from supporting partners – to deliver a seamless user experience”.
Those supporting partners, in addition to Universal, are See Tickets, Paypal, D2F platform Sandbag and restaurant bill-paying app MyCheck. See Tickets does not own the app, as has been implied online, a rep confirmed to CMU.
