Concerts Calendar
How to build a reliable live-music calendar - tour dates, venue schedules, presales, and alerts.
A concerts calendar merges three feeds: your favorite artists’ tour dates, your local venues’ upcoming shows, and ticketing presale alerts. Combined, they mean you hear about a show at announcement time instead of after it sells out.
How Tour Dates Work
Most acts announce a whole tour at once, with dates grouped by region. The gap between announcement and on-sale is often just days, and popular shows can sell out in the first weekend. If you wait until you see a poster, you are usually too late. A small tracking habit fixes that.
Three Feeds, One Calendar
| Feed | Source | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Artist tours | Artist sites, streaming artist pages, newsletters | Announcements before locals post them |
| Venue schedules | Venue websites and social pages | Finds opening acts and smaller shows |
| Presales & alerts | Fan clubs, ticketing platforms, resale markets | Early access before public on-sale |
Setting Your Presale Alerts
- Create an account on your main ticketing platform and set alerts for artists and genres you like.
- Follow venues in your city on social media - they post on-sale dates directly.
- Join artists’ fan clubs or mailing lists for presale codes (often offered at weekly or monthly news intervals).
- Add the on-sale date to your calendar the moment you see the announcement.
Concerts Across Time Zones
If you like live-streamed shows, international tours, or venue announcements in another region, times get confusing fast. Convert the show time before you commit using a time zone converter, and watch out for daylight saving differences on either side of the Atlantic.
Keep a Rolling Schedule
Print a weekly planner and block out show nights, or build your own blank monthly calendar marking every on-sale date. Six months out, you will have a personal concert season plotted well in advance.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find out about concerts in my city first?
Follow your local venues directly, enable artist alerts on ticketing apps, and join mailing lists. Venue social pages usually post on-sale dates days before general advertising.
What is a presale and how do I get access?
A presale is an earlier ticket window, often for fan-club members, cardholders, or platform users, using a code. Sign up with the venue/ticketing platform and join artist communities to receive codes.
When do tickets usually go on sale?
Public on-sale is typically 2-6 weeks before the show, but high-demand tours can sell out the same weekend they go on sale. Track the announcement, not the show date.
Do venues announce schedules months in advance?
Larger venues book 1-6 months ahead. Festivals and arena tours are announced earliest; small club line-ups often appear only 2-4 weeks out.