How could a concert or event app use location? Here’s a case study.

Sara likes to see the latest up-and-coming bands. She’s attending a Battle of the Bands competition at the Middle East Club in Cambridge, MA tonight. She doesn’t like the first band so she opens up her favorite concert-finder app and tags them as ‘disliked’. She really likes the second one though, Dirty Truckers, and tags them as a favorite. She finds a Dirty Truckers radio station in her concerts app which she tags as a favorite and broadcasts on Twitter so her friends can check them out too. She pulls up a map view sees there is a cluster of Dirty Trucker fans in Worcester as well. According to the band’s fan page, they are playing at a small club near Worcester the following weekend so she tags them and posts to her Facebook as well to find other fans close by that she might be able to share a ride with to catch next weekend’s show.

Local Faves Features for Concerts & Events Apps

• Check-in to concerts via your favorite app
• See what the most popular bands, artists, events are based on user preferences in your area
• See user-submitted concert & venue reviews on a map
• Connect with other users in your area with similar band, artist interests and see who else in your area is attending your favorite concert or event
• Tag concerts for future reference and view other users ’faves lists’ for recommendations, meet-ups, etc.
• See the most popular bands, artists, events in Boston vs. LA
• Tag your favorite bands, artists, events and post them to your Facebook & Twitter