• DATA
  • LINKS
  • PLAN
  • HUMAN

How to check venue schedules with your AI

Connect Bandsintown to your AI client to pull live performance data. Once connected, you can ask for specific venue lineups or ticket links through a simple chat.

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Short answer

How do I see what's playing at a specific venue?

Tell your AI the name of the venue and ask for its upcoming schedule. It will pull the list of shows and direct ticket links for you. You'll get a breakdown of dates, artists, and where to buy tickets.

The results

What you get

The AI handles the data retrieval so you can focus on planning.

DATA

Live event lists

The AI fetches every upcoming performance at your chosen venue. You get a clean list of dates and artists.

LINKS

Direct ticket access

Every event comes with a specific link to buy tickets. Your AI provides these so you can jump straight to the checkout.

PLAN

Custom itineraries

Since the AI knows the schedule, you can ask it to find shows that fit a specific date or genre. It organizes the data into a format you can actually use.

HUMAN

Final purchase

The AI finds the links and the info, but you still handle the actual ticket purchase in your browser. It stops at the point of sale.

The workflow

What your AI does when the request arrives.

Your AI acts as the bridge between your chat window and the Bandsintown database.

  1. Identify the venue

    The AI processes your request to find the specific location you're interested in.

    get_venue_events
  2. Fetch the lineup

    It calls the tool to grab all upcoming shows, artist names, and dates for that venue.

    get_venue_events
  3. Extract ticket links

    The AI pulls the direct URLs for ticket sales from the event data.

    get_venue_events
  4. Format the response

    The agent cleans up the raw data into a readable list of shows and links for you.

    get_venue_events

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to get moving immediately.

Starting points

Swap out the venue names and dates with the ones you actually care about.

Bandsintown Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_eJov3VujK7lrbW6AfvWHma5zveyzdSLgUexhLCf3/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Bandsintown capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bandsintown-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_eJov3VujK7lrbW6AfvWHma5zveyzdSLgUexhLCf3/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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  • Show me the schedule for Brooklyn Steel and include the ticket URLs.

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Connect Bandsintown once, then ask.

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FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI buy the tickets for me?

    No. The AI provides the ticket links, but you must complete the purchase yourself on the vendor's site.

  • 02

    Can I ask for shows in a specific city?

    Yes, as long as you specify a venue in that city. The tool works by looking up specific venues.

  • 03

    Can the AI change my concert alerts?

    No. This connector is for retrieving schedule and ticket data. It cannot modify your personal account settings or alerts.

  • 04

    Does it show setlists?

    No. The tool provides event dates, artist names, and ticket links, but it does not pull setlist data.

  • 05

    Can I filter by music genre?

    The AI can attempt to filter the results it finds, but the tool itself retrieves the venue's full upcoming schedule.

  • More questions about Bandsintown? The Connector page answers them. See everything the Bandsintown Connector can do

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