Frequently asked questions

Onset gives live musicians and DJs a permanent page at name.onset.fm - tour dates, ticket links, bio, and streaming links in one place. Fans can search cities for upcoming gigs. Every listing comes from the artist's own page, not a scraped directory.

Yes - you can claim an artist page, add shows, and share your public link at no cost. Fan email alerts and the public JSON API are included.

Most products solve one piece: a link-in-bio (Linktree, Komi), a gig aggregator (Bandsintown, Songkick), or club discovery (RA.co). Onset is built for live musicians who need both - one URL in your bio that stays current, fan alerts when you announce dates, and city search powered by the same data you already maintain. See the Comparisons section below for platform-by-platform detail.

Linktree is the default link-in-bio for creators. It works for listing a ticket URL, but it was not designed for a living tour schedule. Onset is.

Komi targets creators and brands broadly - mini-sites, brand deals, monetization, and audience growth across content types. Onset is narrower and deeper on live music.

Bandsintown is a large concert discovery app. Many artists appear there without actively managing a profile, because listings are aggregated from promoters, venues, and other sources - which can mean duplicates, delays, or wrong information.

Songkick (now part of Warner Music Group) is a long-running concert discovery service with tracking and recommendations for fans. Like Bandsintown, it is primarily an aggregator - not the link artists share in their Instagram bio.

No - RA is the dominant discovery platform for electronic music and club culture. Fans browse ra.co for listings; promoters and venues submit events. It's essential reach in that world, but it isn't the personal link-in-bio page you control and share on Instagram.

Beacons and Linkfire skew toward creator monetization and smart links for releases (pre-saves, DSP routing, analytics). They're strong for dropping a single or driving streams; less focused on an always-current gig calendar as the centrepiece.

Yes - and many artists should. Onset is designed to be your canonical link in the bio and the schedule you control. Other tools can stay in the mix for discovery reach or release marketing.

Register, pick an available name (your subdomain), and confirm your email. Your public page at name.onset.fm goes live after verification - then add shows from your dashboard.

Not yet. Your public URL is name.onset.fm. Custom domains may come later - your schedule is still embeddable on any website via the read-only JSON API.

Fans enter their email on your public page to get notified when you announce new dates. You don't need Mailchimp or another newsletter tool - Onset sends the alerts when you add shows in your dashboard.

When you add a show, include the city (and venue if you can). Upcoming gigs show up under "Shows in [city]" on the Discover page. If you set your origin/home city in your profile, you can also appear under "Artists from [city]."

Yes. Your dashboard shows a read-only JSON API URL for your events. Pull that into your own site, press kit, or festival page - one source of truth, updated whenever you change shows in Onset.

In your dashboard, open Privacy & account → Delete account. This permanently removes your profile, shows, fan subscriptions, and public page. Your subdomain may become available for someone else to register.

Go to Discover, type a city name, and pick a suggestion from the list. You'll see upcoming shows in that city and artists who list it as their home base.

Onset grows as artists join and add dates - there's no central scraper filling cities automatically. If your scene isn't listed yet, tell local acts to claim their page, or create one if you play shows yourself.

Listings are maintained by the artist on the same page they share in their bio - usually more current than third-party aggregators. Always confirm times and tickets on the artist page or ticket link before you go.

Every alert email includes an unsubscribe link. You can also use the Unsubscribe page linked in the site footer if you have the email address you signed up with.

No. City search and artist pages are public. You only need an account if you're an artist managing your own page.