Songkick Scraper

Extract concerts, tour dates, and artist information from Songkick.com — no API key required. Scrapes public HTML pages and internal JSON APIs to deliver structured event and artist data.

What does Songkick Scraper do?

Songkick Scraper is a production-ready Apify actor that collects concerts and live event data from Songkick. You can search by keyword, pull all upcoming or past tour dates for a specific artist, or retrieve detailed artist profiles. All output is clean, omit-empty JSON — no null fields, no empty strings.

Key features

• Search mode: Find events by keyword or artist name across all of Songkick
• Artist concerts mode: Pull full gigography (past) or upcoming calendar for any artist
• Artist info mode: Retrieve artist profiles including follower counts, genres, and upcoming event counts
• Date range filtering: Narrow results to any dateFrom / dateTo window
• Up to 1,000 items per run: Configurable maxItems (1–1,000)
• No API key needed: Works on the Apify free plan with zero credentials

Input

Field	Type	Description	Default
mode	Select	Operation mode: search, artistConcerts, or artistInfo	search
searchQuery	String	Search keyword or artist name (used in search mode)	—
artistName	String	Artist name for artistConcerts / artistInfo modes	—
artistUrl	String	Songkick artist URL (alternative to artistName)	—
concertType	Select	gigography (past) or calendar (upcoming)	gigography
dateFrom	String	Filter events from this date (YYYY-MM-DD)	—
dateTo	String	Filter events up to this date (YYYY-MM-DD)	—
maxItems	Integer	Maximum number of records to return (1–1,000)	50

Input example

{
  "mode": "artistConcerts",
  "artistName": "Radiohead",
  "concertType": "gigography",
  "dateFrom": "2020-01-01",
  "maxItems": 100
}

Mode: search

Search Songkick by keyword. Returns matching events from the universal search API.

{
  "mode": "search",
  "searchQuery": "radiohead",
  "maxItems": 50
}

Mode: artistConcerts

Scrape all concerts for a specific artist. Use concertType: "gigography" for past shows and concertType: "calendar" for upcoming dates.

{
  "mode": "artistConcerts",
  "artistName": "Metallica",
  "concertType": "calendar",
  "maxItems": 200
}

Mode: artistInfo

Retrieve artist profile data: name, genres, hometown, Songkick URL, upcoming event count, and more.

{
  "mode": "artistInfo",
  "artistName": "Pearl Jam"
}

Output

Event record (modes: search, artistConcerts)

{
  "recordType": "event",
  "eventId": "40886271",
  "eventName": "Radiohead",
  "eventDate": "2018-07-07",
  "eventTime": "19:30:00",
  "startTime": "2018-07-07T19:30:00",
  "eventStatus": "scheduled",
  "attendanceMode": "in_person",
  "artistName": "Radiohead",
  "artistId": "254480",
  "artistUrl": "https://www.songkick.com/artists/254480-radiohead",
  "bandsintownUrl": "https://www.songkick.com/concerts/40886271-radiohead-at-td-garden",
  "venueName": "TD Garden",
  "venueCity": "Boston",
  "venueRegion": "MA",
  "venueCountry": "US",
  "venueStreet": "100 Legends Way",
  "venuePostalCode": "02114",
  "venueLatitude": 42.3662,
  "venueLongitude": -71.0621,
  "ticketUrl": "https://www.songkick.com/tickets/40886271",
  "ticketStatus": "available",
  "lineup": ["Radiohead", "Jon Hopkins"],
  "isFestival": false,
  "scrapedAt": "2025-08-22T14:30:00+00:00"
}

Artist record (mode: artistInfo)

{
  "recordType": "artist",
  "artistName": "Radiohead",
  "artistId": "254480",
  "artistUrl": "https://www.songkick.com/artists/254480-radiohead",
  "genres": ["Alternative Rock", "Art Rock"],
  "hometown": "Abingdon, UK",
  "followers": 2800000,
  "description": "Radiohead are an English rock band...",
  "upcomingEventCount": 0,
  "hasUpcomingEvents": false,
  "scrapedAt": "2025-08-22T14:30:00+00:00"
}

Output fields reference

Field	Type	Description
recordType	String	"event" or "artist"
eventId	String	Songkick event ID
eventName	String	Event/concert title
eventDate	String	Date in YYYY-MM-DD format
eventTime	String	Local start time (HH:MM:SS)
startTime	String	Full ISO datetime
eventStatus	String	scheduled, cancelled, or postponed
attendanceMode	String	in_person or online
artistName	String	Primary performer name
artistId	String	Songkick artist numeric ID
artistUrl	String	Songkick artist page URL
bandsintownUrl	String	Songkick event page URL
venueName	String	Venue name
venueCity	String	City name
venueRegion	String	State/region/province
venueCountry	String	ISO country code
venueStreet	String	Street address
venuePostalCode	String	Postal/ZIP code
venueLatitude	Float	Venue latitude
venueLongitude	Float	Venue longitude
ticketUrl	String	Ticket purchase link
ticketStatus	String	available, sold_out, or pre_sale
lineup	Array	All performers (primary + supports)
isFestival	Boolean	true if event name contains "festival" or "fest"
genres	Array	Artist genres (artist mode only)
hometown	String	Artist hometown (artist mode only)
followers	Integer	Songkick follower count (artist mode only)
description	String	Artist bio (artist mode only)
upcomingEventCount	Integer	Number of upcoming events (artist mode only)
hasUpcomingEvents	Boolean	Whether artist has upcoming events (artist mode only)
scrapedAt	String	ISO timestamp when record was scraped

FAQs

Does this require a Songkick API key?

No. This scraper uses Songkick's public HTML pages and internal JSON endpoints. No API key, login, or cookies are needed.

How many concerts can I scrape?

Up to 1,000 per run via the maxItems parameter. For artists with large gigographies, pagination is handled automatically.

What is the difference between gigography and calendar?

• gigography returns past concerts (all historical shows)
• calendar returns upcoming scheduled events

Can I filter by date?

Yes. Use dateFrom and/or dateTo in YYYY-MM-DD format to restrict results to a specific time range.

Is the data from official Songkick APIs?

The scraper extracts application/ld+json schema.org MusicEvent blocks embedded in public Songkick HTML pages, which are the most reliable and structured form of the data. Artist resolution uses Songkick's internal universal search endpoint.

What happens if an artist has no events?

If no events are found (e.g., artist is not currently touring), the run completes with zero records and a status message explaining the result.

Can I scrape multiple artists in one run?

Currently the actor processes one artist per run. To scrape multiple artists in parallel, create multiple runs using the Apify API or Scheduler.

Is there a rate limit?

The scraper includes automatic retry logic with exponential backoff for 429 (Too Many Requests) and 5xx errors. For very large gigographies, please allow extra time.

Data source

All data is sourced from Songkick.com public pages. Songkick is a concert discovery platform with data on millions of past and upcoming shows worldwide.