MusicGigs is a free directory of local bands, solo acts, live shows and open mics. Watch an act play, see where they're on next, and book them, with payment handled from quote to gig.
There are brilliant musicians playing local venues, open mics and private events every night, and almost no simple way to find them or book them. We started MusicGigs to close that gap.
The film is six minutes on how it started, and who it's for.
Whether you want a jazz trio for a dinner, a rock band for the backyard, or just a good show on Friday, MusicGigs puts the whole local scene in one place, with real profiles, real video and a direct line to the artist.
For the players it's a free professional stage. Show what you do, list your dates, and get found by people who are actively looking to book somebody.
Three steps whichever side of the stage you're on.
Find the right act
Browse by city, genre or budget, and watch them play before you get in touch.
Ask for a booking
Tell them the date, the place and your budget. It's free to ask, and they reply with a quote.
Book and pay in one place
Accept the quote and pay through MusicGigs. The date is held for you, and we hold the payment until the gig is done.
Make your profile
Add a video, your genres, your rates and the cities you'll play. It's free and takes about ten minutes.
Answer requests
Clients send the date, place and budget. You reply with a quote, all inside MusicGigs.
Get paid
The client pays upfront and 95% of the fee comes to you through Stripe. We keep 5% and nothing else.
A free professional page that does the selling for you.
Put your stage on the map, and fill it.
Tonight's show, or the band for the wedding.
Nothing replaces a room with a band in it. Every feature starts from that and works outward.
Players and the people who book them shape what we build next.
Great players are everywhere, not only in cities with a famous scene. We help you find the ones around the corner.
Listing and being found are free, and every fee is shown before anyone pays.
Something else on your mind? Ask us.
Browsing, listing your act or venue, and asking for a booking are all free. When a booking is paid through MusicGigs, the client pays a service fee of about 8.3% (at least $7.02, card processing included) on top of the act's price, and 5% comes out of the act's payout. Both are shown before anyone pays.
Find an act in the directory, open their profile and choose Request a booking. Tell them the date, the place and your budget, and they reply with a quote. Accept it and pay, and the date is yours.
The client pays upfront: The full fee, when they book. No invoices, no chasing anyone for money. We hold it until the gig is done. It's kept safe until 2 days after the event, once the window for reporting a problem has closed. Then 95% goes to the act. Sent to their Stripe account, which pays it into their bank. We keep 5% and nothing else.
Report it from the booking page and we work through it with both sides. Anything that hasn't been paid out stays where it is until it's settled. Each act also sets a cancellation policy, which is shown with their quote before you pay.
Create a free account and set up your profile with a video, your genres, rates and the cities you'll play. It takes about ten minutes, and you can start answering booking requests straight away.
Yes. Add your venue and its open mics with the day, start time and sign-up time. They appear on your venue page and in the open mics directory, next to your upcoming shows.
Austin, Texas. Acts, venues and shows are listed across the United States.
MusicGigs stays free to list with help from people who believe in live music. What comes in keeps the lights on and the platform growing. Anything at all makes a difference.
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