Dice.fm Events Search Scraper: Extract Music Events at Scale

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What Is Dice.fm?

Dice.fm is a leading digital platform for discovering and purchasing tickets to live music events, club nights, and festivals worldwide. It hosts thousands of event listings across multiple cities and genres. Manually extracting event details from search results is tedious and error-prone — the Dice.fm Events Search Scraper automates this process, transforming search result pages into clean, structured datasets ready for analysis or resale.

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Overview

The Dice Events Search Scraper extracts event records from Dice.fm search pages, capturing comprehensive data for each listing. It is ideal for:

• Event aggregators building multi-source event databases
• Ticket resellers monitoring event availability and pricing
• Music analysts tracking tour dates and lineup trends
• Marketing teams gathering competitive event intelligence
• Developers powering music discovery applications

The scraper handles paginated search results seamlessly, supports bulk URL imports, and gracefully manages failures with configurable retry logic.

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Input Format

The scraper accepts a JSON configuration specifying which search pages to target:

{
  "urls": [
    "https://dice.fm/browse/berlin-5e426dbb749e68e3e923d1e4/music/gig"
  ],
  "ignore_url_failures": true,
  "max_items_per_url": 200
}

Field	Description
urls	Dice.fm browse/search result URLs filtered by city, genre, or event type
max_items_per_url	Maximum events extracted per page (default: 20, max: 200)
ignore_url_failures	If true, the scraper continues if a URL fails; if false, the run stops

Tip: Search pages are identified by /browse/[city-id]/[category]/[type] patterns. Include multiple URLs to cover different cities or genres.

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Output Format

Sample output

{
  "has_multiple_ticket_types": false,
  "announcement_date_unix": 1761231600,
  "seats_io_event_id": null,
  "tags_types": [
    {
      "name": "gig",
      "value": "music:gig",
      "title": "Gigs"
    }
  ],
  "seating": null,
  "seats_io_public_key": null,
  "presented_by": "Präsentiert von Neue Flutgraben Betriebsgesellschaft mbH & Co KG.",
  "about": {
    "description": "Carsten ‚Erobique’ Meyer ist sein ihm eigenes Genre. Nachdem in den vergangenen 25 Jahren jeder Bus mit dem jeweils neuesten Disco-Revival an ihm vorbei und auch wieder zurückgefahren ist, kann man es nicht anders ausdrücken. Wenn es wieder heißt: „Erobique ist in Berlin”, freuen sich etliche tanzwütige Menschen zwischen 18 und 80 auf verschwitzte fast sakrale Stunden voller improvisierter Disco-Licks und haarsträubende Gesangseinlagen. Als selbst ernannter vorerst letzter Discopunk Deutschlands genießt es die „lebende Discokugel” (FAZ) die Monotonie der beatgemixten Laptop-DJ-Kultur aufzubrechen und seine Fans mit Schweiß treibenden Tanzmarathons mit spontanen Balladen-Einlagen und wüst zitierten Hochzeits-Oldies zu begeistern. Veröffentlichungen sind rar (Mirau, Acid Jazz, Asexy). Lassen Sie es sich nicht entgehen, dabei zu sein, wenn Erobique gemäß dem Motto ‚Grace Under Pressure’ aus den Fossilien der Tanzmusik der letzten 50 Jahre vor ihren Augen feinste Discodiamanten schleift. Viel Spaß beim Open Air dancen mit der ganzen Familie!",
    "highlights": [
      {
        "type": "age_restriction",
        "title": "Dies ist eine Veranstaltung ab 16 Jahren",
        "subtitle": null,
        "external_link": null
      }
    ]
  },
  "price": {
    "currency": "EUR",
    "amount": 5241,
    "sales_tax": 0,
    "amount_from": null
  },
  "previews": [
    {
      "type": "spotify",
      "title": "Erobique - Ravedave",
      "redirect_url": "https://open.spotify.com/track/2vCGkowI9kWVBBbxXz0Dyi",
      "artist": "Erobique",
      "preview_url": "https://p.scdn.co/mp3-preview/b0902a5cd1c8291ed1e4f0126a62e858ef05c2aa?cid=921526b9c2da4b7b96e197790a02347e",
      "track_name": "Ravedave"
    },
    {
      "type": "apple_music",
      "title": "Erobique - Ravedave",
      "redirect_url": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/ravedave/1679809938?i=1679810288&uo=4&at=1001ld8Z&ct=app_event",
      "artist": "Erobique",
      "preview_url": "https://audio-ssl.itunes.apple.com/itunes-assets/AudioPreview126/v4/bd/90/ec/bd90ec9d-9d5e-5e65-b42d-be7a4fdedebc/mzaf_3711066557732272317.plus.aac.p.m4a",
      "track_name": "Ravedave"
    }
  ],
  "marketeers": [],
  "shopping_cart_enabled": false,
  "attendance_type": "live_only",
  "is_ticket_available_at_door": false,
  "public_refund_policy": null,
  "secondary_status": "rescheduled",
  "venues": [
    {
      "id": "11814",
      "name": "Freilichtbühne Weißensee",
      "address": "Große Seestraße 10, 13086 Berlin, Allemagne",
      "location": {
        "lat": 52.556915,
        "lng": 13.463186
      },
      "image": null,
      "city": {
        "id": "5e426dbb749e68e3e923d1e4",
        "name": "Berlin",
        "location": {
          "lat": 52.5065133,
          "lng": 13.1445545,
          "accuracy": 12,
          "place": "Europe/Berlin"
        },
        "country_code": "DE",
        "country_id": "5e426bea749e68e3e923d1e0",
        "country_name": "Germany"
      },
      "perm_name": "freilichtbhne-weiensee-25xm",
      "accessibility": {
        "url": null
      },
      "profile_active": false,
      "highlights": [],
      "space_name": null,
      "doors_open_date": "2026-06-06T17:00:00+02:00",
      "doors_close_date": null
    }
  ],
  "name": "EROBIQUES GROSSE GARTENPARTY",
  "images": {
    "square": "https://dice-media.imgix.net/attachments/2025-12-12/2f6c2791-852a-476f-8977-16d50e5e59eb.jpg?rect=0%2C1288%2C5152%2C5152",
    "landscape": "https://dice-media.imgix.net/attachments/2025-12-12/2f6c2791-852a-476f-8977-16d50e5e59eb.jpg?rect=0%2C2319%2C5152%2C3091",
    "portrait": "https://dice-media.imgix.net/attachments/2025-12-12/2f6c2791-852a-476f-8977-16d50e5e59eb.jpg?rect=451%2C0%2C4250%2C7728"
  },
  "social_links": {
    "event_share": "https://link.dice.fm/D5cdb1728c49?dice_id=D5cdb1728c49",
    "post_competition_referral": "https://link.dice.fm/Kb4cf4038825?dice_id=Kb4cf4038825",
    "post_purchase_extras_available_referral": "https://link.dice.fm/ye926e9195a3?dice_id=ye926e9195a3",
    "post_purchase_referral": "https://link.dice.fm/yc78f8bbf4cd?dice_id=yc78f8bbf4cd",
    "post_reminder_referral": "https://link.dice.fm/a4eb512698d9?dice_id=a4eb512698d9",
    "post_waitinglist_referral": "https://link.dice.fm/Lc37800ed6d7?dice_id=Lc37800ed6d7"
  },
  "billing_promoter": {
    "id": "13819",
    "name": "Neue Flutgraben Betriebsgesellschaft mbH & Co KG",
    "image": {
      "url": null
    },
    "perm_name": "neue-flutgraben-betriebsgesellschaft-mbh--co-kg-388x",
    "profile_active": false
  },
  "dates": {
    "timezone": "Europe/Berlin",
    "announcement_date": "2025-10-23T17:00:00+02:00",
    "sale_end_date": "2026-06-06T16:00:00+02:00",
    "sale_start_date": "2025-12-12T10:30:00+01:00",
    "event_start_date": "2026-06-06T17:00:00+02:00",
    "event_end_date": "2026-06-06T21:00:00+02:00",
    "is_multi_days_event": false,
    "pre_sale_start_date": null
  },
  "is_fully_locked": false,
  "streaming_options": null,
  "impression_id": "07c2bbd598e2989b:0",
  "summary_lineup": {
    "top_artists": [],
    "total_artists": 0,
    "total_free_texts": 1
  },
  "offers_extras": false,
  "is_hidden_event": false,
  "faqs": [],
  "properties": [],
  "max_tickets": 10,
  "id": "69c290c5f9e88300010a3b25",
  "unicorn_extras": true,
  "new": false,
  "unicorn": true,
  "tty_to_extras": [],
  "donation": null,
  "perm_name": "3o63xg-erobiques-grosse-gartenparty-6th-jun-freilichtbhne-weiensee-berlin-tickets",
  "status": "on-sale",
  "date_unix": 1780758000,
  "score": 0,
  "acquisition_type": "purchase",
  "event_tag": null,
  "from_url": "https://dice.fm/browse/berlin-5e426dbb749e68e3e923d1e4/music/gig"
}

Each event in the results includes 40+ fields capturing ticket, lineup, venue, and metadata:

Event Identification

Field	Meaning
ID	Unique Dice.fm event identifier
Name	Official event title or show name
Perm Name	Permanent URL-friendly version of the event name
Summary Lineup	Abbreviated artist/performer list (e.g., "Artist A, Artist B")
About	Full event description and details
Impression ID	Analytics tracking identifier

Dates & Timing

Field	Meaning
Dates	Event date(s) in human-readable format
Date Unix	Event start time as Unix timestamp (seconds since epoch)
Announcement Date Unix	When the event was announced

Ticketing & Sales

Field	Meaning
Price	Ticket price range or starting price
Has Multiple Ticket Types	Boolean flag: multiple price tiers exist
Max Tickets	Maximum purchasable tickets per transaction
Is Ticket Available At Door	Door tickets available on the night
Offers Extras	Event offers add-ons (drinks, merchandise, etc.)
Shopping Cart Enabled	Users can reserve multiple tickets before checkout
Donation	Optional donation available at purchase

Seat Management (if applicable)

Field	Meaning
Seating	Event has assigned seating (vs. general admission)
Seats IO Event ID	Third-party ticketing system event ID
Seats IO Public Key	Public key for seat map rendering
Is Fully Locked	All seats are sold out or restricted

Venue & Location

Field	Meaning
Venues	Venue name(s) where the event occurs

Artist & Lineup

Field	Meaning
Streaming Options	Artists' music available on streaming platforms

Promoter & Management

Field	Meaning
Presented By	Event presenter or promoter name
Billing Promoter	Billing entity handling the event
Marketeers	Marketing partner organizations

Media & Visuals

Field	Meaning
Images	Event poster/artwork URLs
Social Links	Links to event social media pages
Previews	Event preview video or media URLs

Event Properties & Status

Field	Meaning
Status	Event status (e.g., on sale, sold out, cancelled)
New	Boolean: newly listed event
Unicorn	Platform flag (curated/featured event)
Unicorn Extras	Upsell add-ons for Unicorn events
TTY To Extras	Suggest-to-user extras during checkout
Tags Types	Event categories (genre, type, audience)
Event Tag	Primary event classification
Secondary Status	Additional status flags
Properties	Custom event properties and metadata
Attendance Type	In-person, hybrid, or virtual
Is Hidden Event	Event not publicly visible

Refunds & Compliance

Field	Meaning
Public Refund Policy	Customer-facing refund terms

Analytics

Field	Meaning
Score	Internal relevance or popularity score
Acquisition Type	How the event was added (organic, partner, etc.)

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How to Use

1. Identify search URLs — Browse Dice.fm, navigate to a search/browse page (filtered by city, genre, date), and copy the URL.
2. Build your URL list — Paste one or multiple URLs into the urls array. You can scrape the same page multiple times or combine different cities/genres.
3. Set item limits — Use max_items_per_url: 200 for comprehensive results or lower the value for smaller extracts.
4. Enable failure tolerance — Set ignore_url_failures: true for bulk jobs to prevent interruptions from temporary network issues.
5. Run the scraper — Execute the actor and monitor progress in the run log.
6. Export data — Download results as JSON, CSV, or Excel for CRM, analytics, or resale integration.

Common issues:

• Search pages require the correct city ID; verify URLs match /browse/[city-id]/...
• Pagination may limit visible results on some searches; use multiple URL snapshots over time for complete coverage.

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Use Cases & Business Value

• Event aggregation: Combine Dice.fm data with other sources to build a unified event database
• Price monitoring: Track ticket pricing across events and detect flash sales
• Artist tracking: Identify tour dates for favorite musicians across multiple cities
• Competitive analysis: Monitor competitor events and promotional strategies
• Business intelligence: Analyze event trends, attendance demand, and genre popularity

The scraper eliminates hours of manual copying and pasting, delivering consistent, analyzable event records that integrate with CRMs, data warehouses, or custom applications.

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Conclusion

The Dice.fm Events Search Scraper is an essential tool for anyone building event databases, monitoring music markets, or automating ticket research. With rich output across 40+ fields and flexible URL configuration, it transforms browsing into actionable data in minutes.