Overview

Songkick provides concert and live music event data including tour dates, venues, and artist lineups. You can search events by artist, location, or venue, making it great for building gig-finder apps. An API key is required and must be requested by contacting Songkick directly.

Beginner Tip

Songkick no longer grants new API keys to general developers; if you already have one, always use the artist/search endpoint first to get an artist's Songkick ID before fetching their upcoming events.

Available Data

The kind of data this API exposes, based on its documentation. We could not call the endpoint to confirm the exact field names.

track name and artist
album metadata
audio preview URLs
popularity score
genre classification
event dates and names

Example Response

Illustrative shape only — we were not able to call this endpoint (it requires credentials or exposes no public sample URL), so the fields below show the kind of data this API returns rather than a recorded response.

JSON Response · Illustrative
{
  "name": "Bohemian Rhapsody",
  "artist": "Queen",
  "album": "A Night at the Opera",
  "duration_ms": 354000,
  "popularity": 92,
  "preview_url": "https://p.scdn.co/mp3-preview/..."
}

Field Reference

id Unique Songkick identifier for the event.
displayName Human-readable name for the event, typically the artist name and tour name.
start Object containing date, time, and datetime fields for when the event starts.
venue Venue details including name, city, and geographic coordinates.
status Current status of the event, e.g. "ok" (confirmed) or "cancelled".
performance List of artists performing at the event with their billing order.

Implementation Example

Calls a real endpoint of this API. Replace any placeholder credentials with your own key.

Request
const url = "https://api.songkick.com/api/3.0/events.json?artist_name=Radiohead&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY";
// Replace headers or query params with the values required by this API.
const response = await fetch(url, {
  headers: {
  "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
  }
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

What Can You Build?

Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.

Common Errors & Troubleshooting

Generated guidance based on this API's documentation, not observed by us. Treat it as a starting point and check against the provider's own error reference.

401 Unauthorized Invalid or missing API key.
Include your API key as the apikey query parameter in every request.
403 Forbidden API key not approved for the requested endpoint or access has been revoked.
Check your developer agreement; some endpoints require explicit permission from Songkick.
Empty resultsPage No events found for the given artist or location.
Verify the artist's spelling or use the artist search endpoint to find their correct Songkick ID first.

Metadata Score Breakdown

Estimated from metadata — endpoint not independently tested

This score is estimated from observable metadata — HTTPS support, authentication model, declared CORS, and documentation reachability — because the API requires authentication or exposes no publicly testable endpoint. The five-signal breakdown is only shown for live-tested APIs.

Metadata estimate · endpoint not independently tested

Technical Specifications

Auth API Key
HTTPS REQUIRED
CORS UNKNOWN
Category Music
Difficulty Intermediate
Listing details not endpoint-verified

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