Adele tickets partner Songkick raises new $10m funding round
British company says it plans to continue developing its technology for barring touts from ticketing pre-sales
June 2015
Songkick and Crowdsurge merge to make a splash in live music market
Music-tech startups are coming together to help fans go to more gigs, and musicians to sell more tickets directly to them
May 2014
Songkick hits 10 million users and generates $100m in ticket revenue
Live performances providing a crucial revenue stream to bolster low streaming royalties. By Samuel Gibbs
November 2013
Songkick hits 8.5m users and starts selling tickets within its iPhone app
'We can get to a place where the concert industry is twice the size it is today,' says CEO Ian Hogarth
October 2013
How Spotify and its digital music rivals can win over artists: 'Just include us'
Musician Zoe Keating in debate with Amanda Palmer, Imogen Heap and will.i.am, Spotify, Songkick and Vevo. By Stuart Dredge
September 2013
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99. Ian Hogarth
Job: co-founder, chief executive, Songkick Industry: digital media Age: New entry
July 2013
Technology blog
How startups are closing the high-tech skills gap
Music blog
How Detour is helping fans get their favourite bands to town
May 2013
Tech sessions
Songkick's Michelle You on making money from live music - video
Technology blog
Why Songkick's new paternity policy is good for women
Jemima Kiss
June 2012
Apps blog
Apps Rush: Songkick, Final Fantasy, Kytephone, Slash 360, Disney's GnomeTown, Soho Stories and more
Stuart Dredge: What's new on the app stores on Wednesday 13 June 2012
March 2012
Apps blog
Songkick raises £6.3m in funding round led by Sequoia Capital
Stuart Dredge: Live music startup is first UK-based company in Silicon Valley VC firm's portfolio
November 2011
Apps blog
Spotify amps up iTunes rivalry with its own apps platform
Watch out, Silicon Valley – Silicon Roundabout is the new kid in town
Dan Crow
October 2011
Tech city talks
Tech Weekly Live: Tech City Talks
Join Tech Weekly for a series of live debates at Imperial College about skills, access, enterprise and intellectual property, one year after the Government's Tech City initiative was announced.
August 2011
Apps blog
Foursquare taps into Songkick data for music gig check-ins
Stuart Dredge: Social location service won't just know where its users are, but which band they're seeing
May 2011
Songkick shows how a UK startup can have global ambition for live music
Jemima Kiss: The London-based startup Songkick already attracts most of its web traffic for gig information from abroad
October 2010
PDA
Songkick's gig listings get a boost on Yahoo's new search
The UK startup is spreading its gig listing goodness around the web through partnerships with large content sites. By Jemima Kiss
February 2010
Behind the music
Songkick is the big ticket in gig listings
Helienne Lindvall: With 100,000 concerts on its global database, Songkick dominates the listings market. But why is the UK lagging behind?
July 2009
Songkick
Online review: Looking for gigs - or for other fans going to the same show? Look no further
