Livekick - FAQ

Livekick is a live concert search engine and recommendations web site that lets you know where and when all your favorite artists are playing. Automatically. Just tell Livekick where you live and who your favorite artists (keep reading and learn the many ways to tell Livekick which artists are your favorites) are and Livekick will recommend upcoming local concerts by favorite and similar artists. You can also search for upcoming concerts by your favorite artists anywhere they may be happening. It's easy to use, and free. You'll never miss a show again. Livekick helps you find the best and cheapest tickets for upcoming local concerts from up to 10 included tickets web sites.

Q:

Why shouldn't I just use Google to find out what's going on?

A:

Google is okay, but it can't hook you up automatically with your favorite artists, tell you the date of the shows, provide maps to the venues, offer you tickets and show you videos – all in one snap of your fingers.

The Livekick concerts search engine is designed to find the upcoming concerts of your favorite artists from a database of tens of thousands concerts in the US so you don't have to browse through pages and pages of unrelated results when you're looking for concerts.

In short, no more looking for a needle in a haystack. Livekick is updated daily with concerts and ticketing information to provide you with the most comprehensive and accurate search results imaginable.

Q:

Come on now, you must be charging me something to use Livekick?

A:

Amazingly enough, Livekick won't cost you a dime.

Q:

So...how does Livekick make money?

A:

Livekick gets a fee from tickets websites for tickets you buy for concerts you've discovered on Livekick. But don't worry, you won't be charged anything extra.

Q:

How do I get concert recommendations from Livekick?

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Just log-in to Livekick and click on Your Concerts to see your concerts recommendations. You'll also automatically get an email alert with concert recommendations as soon as they are announced.

Q:

How does Livekick choose which concerts to recommend to me?

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Livekick builds and maintains a musical profile for you based on the artists you listen to on your computer and add to your favorite artists list on livekick.com. Livekick recommends concerts by both artists you like and artists similar to the artists you like from its database of thousands of announced concerts every day based on this musical profile.

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How does Livekick help me to save money?

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Livekick will alert you as soon as an upcoming local concert by an artist you like is announced. If you buy tickets for a concert when it is announced, you are going to avoid paying much more close to the concert's date due to tickets availability and concert tickets pricing changes. * added bonus = youï¿½ll likely find a better seat by buying early.

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Does Livekick help me to remember which shows I want to go to?

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Livekick has a proprietary web-based calendar (click on Your Concerts) to show upcoming shows by your favorite artists so you won't forget about the show coming up next month that you've just got to see. You can export the info to your other calendars like Outlook, iCal, Google or Yahoo! calendars. Our mission is to help you to never miss a show again.

Q:

Please Tell me you built this for Mac users too?

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Absolutely. Mac users are huge music fans and we wouldn't dream of letting you miss a concert.

Livekick works on Safari and Firefox on OS X. Livekick also provides a free OS X Dashboard widget that automatically syncs your iTunes artists with Livekick and gives you concert recommendations directly on your desktop. For more information see: http://Livekick.com/download/. As you listen to and add music in iTunes on your Mac, Livekick will automatically recommend concerts when these artists play in your area.

Q:

Can I buy tickets to the concerts I see listed?

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Tickets are available for concerts you find on Livekick from a variety of on-line vendors.

From your Livekick calendar, click on a show and then click on Find Tickets. You'll see the ticketing information from a variety of sources and can purchase tickets from whichever of our growing list of vendors has tickets available. We currently list tickets from: Ticketmaster, Ticketsweb, Stubhub, Livenation, Tickets.com, Ticketsnow, TicketNetwork, Ticketscity and Ebay.

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Can I search for concerts on Livekick?

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Sure – enter an artist name, concert name or venue name in the search box on the top of every web page on Livekick.com and click Search Concerts. The search will initially search in the city you've chosen in Your Location but you can switch to nationwide if you want to see wherever your favorite artist's touring schedule takes them.

Q:

None of my Favorite bands are playing in my town soon ï¿½ how can I find other local concerts that I may like?

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Add your favorite bands to Your Favorites and click on its name to go to the artist page. If there are upcoming local concerts by bands or artists similar to your band then a list of recommended local concerts will be displayed at the right-side of the page. Alternatively, search for your band name in Livekick and a list of recommended local concerts will appear on the right-side of the page. You can also search by venue to see whatï¿½s currently happening and coming soon at your favorite club, shed or stadium.

Q:

How can I get more local upcoming concert recommendations?

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Your concerts recommendations default to concerts in venues that are 20 miles or closer to your city center or from you your zip-code geo area. To get more concert recommendations, just click on Your Location and change the distance in the drop-down to 30 miles or to 100 miles. Don't be lazy ï¿½ it's totally worth it to travel a few more miles to see your favorite indie rock band playing a gig in the next town down the highway.

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How do I tell my friends about Livekick?

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On every page you'll see a link up at the top for inviting your friends to join Livekick. In the near future, Livekick will recommend concerts to you and your friends based artists in your favorites list you have in common and your respective locations.

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How do I share a listing to a cool concert I want to go to with all my pals?

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On the Concert Details page click on Invite and an email invite form will open. Enter your friend's email address, customize the message if you like and click Invite. Voila, your friends will get an email telling them about the concert with a link back to Livekick to sign up or sign in to get details and tickets. Concerts are much more fun when you go with friends.

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Does Livekick have a way for me to see videos of my favorite artists?

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You betcha. Go to an artist's page or concert listing and if a video(s) is available it will be there. Thank you, YouTube. Many listings have audio samples as well.

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Does Livekick allows me to listen to songs from artists so I can see if I like them before going to see them Live?

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Sure – You can play up to 3 full-length representative songs for free from most artists listed on Livekick. Look at the sample songs area next to the artist photo in tour pages on Livekick.com and click the play icon to play a song.

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Will Livekick work on my iPhone?

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Absolutely. With Livekick for iPhone you get concerts recommendations for your favorite artists directly on the iPhone or your iPod touch. You can see concert details and available tickets for each recommended concert by touching a listed concert. You can also buy tickets directly on your iPhone by touching a tickets link. To access Livekick for iPhone just browse http://livekick.com in Safari.

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Can Livekick send concert alerts to my SmartPhone?

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You can receive email alerts on your smart phone as soon as a concert by an artist you have on your favorites list is announced in your area, or as soon as a concert by an artist related to one of your favorites.

Q:

Can I import my favorite bands from iTunes?

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Yep, that's the first thing we recommend that you do. Go to Your Artists http://livekick.com/yourfaves/artists/ and click on Import from iTunes. A page will open which will guide you through the process. It's easy as pie.

However: Tired uploading or manually adding artists? Install the Livekick Widget on your Mac or the Livekick software on your Windows PC. These applications automatically sync the artists you listen to on your computer with Livekick. http://livekick.com/download/

Q:

Can I import my favorite artists from the web music service I already use to listen to music?

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You bet! You can import artists from Rhapsody, Last.fm, iLike, and/or Pandora from the Your Favorites page. You need to tell Livekick your user name on any of these services and Livekick will automatically add your favorite artists from each service to the list of your favorite artists.

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How do I import my iLike artists?

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You need to tell Livekick your iLike user name. On Livekick.com click on Your Favorites, click on iLike and enter your iLike profile name. That's all you have to do. Really.

You only need to do this once. Livekick will automatically add your iLike favorite artists every week.

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I use Rhapsody to listen to music online, how do I import my Rhapsody artists?

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On Livekick.com, click on Your Favorites, click on Rhapsody and follow the instructions. You only need to do this once, Livekick will automatically add the artists you listen to on Rhapsody on an on-going basis.

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I use Pandora to listen to music online, how do I import my Pandora artists?

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Livekick can automatically add your Pandora bookmarked artists.

1. To bookmark an artist on Pandora, click on Bookmark when you hear a song you like and choose Bookmark Artist.

2. On Livekick.com go to Your Favorites, click on the Pandora logo and enter your Pandora user name (your email address). You only need to do this once. Livekick will automatically add your Pandora bookmarked artists on an on-going basis. It's almost like a miracle.

Q:

I use an RSS reader to stay up-to-date on the Web, does Livekick works with my RSS reader?

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Sure thing – Livekick provides you with an RSS feed with your concerts recommendations. To get this feed go to Your Concerts and click on the orange RSS icon at the top right area of the page.

The feed includes the same recommendations available on Your Concerts. You can add this feed to your RSS reader software, web browser or personal homepage such as iGoogle or My Yahoo.

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Can I get an RSS feed with tour information about just one of my favorite artists?

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Yep – you can get a Livekick RSS feed per artist. The feed will include all the announced concerts by this artist and will get updated as soon as new concerts are announced. Grab this feed from any artist page by clicking on the orange RSS icon at the top right area of the page.

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Can I track upcoming concerts in my favorite local venue using RSS?

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Yes sir, first, find your favorite venue by clicking on the venue name for a local concert you've found on Livekick. You can find your favorite venue on Livekick by entering the venue name in the search box on the top of every page on Livekick.com and clicking search. Once you are in your favorite venue page, click on the orange RSS link at the top right area of the page. This feed includes all upcoming concerts in the venue and will automatically get updated as new concerts are announced.

Q:

Uh, I'm kinda embarrassed but I don't really get the whole RSS feed thing. What exactly IS RSS?

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Really Simple Syndication. RSS is a family of Web formats used to publish frequently updated works – such as blog entries, news headlines, audio, and video – in a standardized format. Click on the RSS link on the Your Favorites and Your Concerts pages and you'll be offered the ability to add this subscription to your reader and keep yourself current especially if you use the Livekick downloadable systray app to continually add new artists.

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Can I add a cool concert I find on Livekick to my own personal calendar?

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Yep, just click on one of the calendar commands at the bottom of a concert page on Livekick.com or in a concert pop-up in Your Concerts. You can add any concert to Outlook, iCal, Google Calendar or Yahoo Calendar.

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Can I add ALL my recommended concerts to my own personal calendar? I don't like to miss anything.

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Yes, scroll to the bottom of Your Concerts and choose one of the supported calendars. Currently, you can add your recommended concerts to Outlook on Windows or iCal on OS X.

Q:

Livekick shows all my favorite artist's upcoming shows in my hometown of Peoria, but I'm visiting the big apple next month. Is there a way to see if my favorite artists will be on tour in New York while I'm in town?

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Yes of course. There are a couple of ways to do this.

1. Go to your local city concert guide. Then click on Browse a different city. Choose a city and you'll see current shows in that location.

2. Use search concerts, which you'll find on every page. Enter an artist and search. It will first show if that artist is playing in your town. You can then choose nationwide search to see where their concert tour will take them next.

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I'm moving next month to another city, how do I switch my location so I can see when my artists are coming to my new hometown?

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Click on Your Location on the top of the page. A pop up will open which allows you to change your location.

Q:

Is there a Livekick widget or something I can put on my Facebook page or MySpace?

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Not yet, bunky, but we're working on it.

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How can I automatically track all the artists that I listen to on my computer with Livekick?

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We have a small, light-weight downloadable app that runs from your Windows system tray.

The app automatically scans in a non-obtrusive and behind the scenes manner (read: your bandwidth or CPU is unaffected) and uploads the names of the artists from your desktop music to Livekick so you can get notified when these artists are on tour near you.

Go to: http://Livekick.com/download/ and install Livekick on your Windows PC. These applications automatically sync the artists you listen to on your computer with Livekick.

Vital info about the Livekick downloadable widget:

Downloads and installs in less than a minute.
Contains NO spyware and NO adware. We hate spamware as much as you do.
Fully respects your privacy.
Works on Windows XP, Windows Vista and Mac OS X.
Doesn't slow down your computer and works completely in the background.
Supports iTunes, iPod, Winamp, Windows Media Player and your Windows Music folders.
Supports all major digital audio file formats – MP3, WMA (Windows Media Audio), AAC and iTunes music store purchased tracks.

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I use Windows Media Player, iTunes and Winamp to listen to music, how can I import my favorite artists to Livekick?

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As easy as a walk in the park – just install the Livekick software for Windows from http://livekick.com/download/. This software will extract and add to Livekick all the artists from you Winamp or Windows Media Player libraries.

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I have a huge music collection in MP3 or Windows Media Audio format, can I add the artists from my collection to Livekick?

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Sure – install the Livekick software for Windows from http://livekick.com/download/. This software will extract and add to Livekick the artists from your digital music collection. On Windows XP, all music files in your Music folder are scanned. On Windows Vista, your music folder as well as any other folder that is indexed by Windows desktop search are scanned.

Q:

My band is cool and tours a lot but we're not big time yet. How do I get them to show up in Livekick searches?

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We're working hard on building an avenue for independent bands and small venues to use Livekick as a way to promote and fill seats in the clubs for shows. Stay tuned.

Q:

Is there a way to meet other Livekick users interested in the same artists as me, possible interested in going to the same concerts?

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Our forums, blogs, reviews, tweeting and other social networking/community features are coming soon.

Q:

Cool. So tell me, what are the supported browsers and platforms for Livekick.com?

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Windows XP or Vista
Firefox 2 or 3
Internet Explorer 6, 7 or 8
Safari 3
Google Chrome 2

Mac OS X
Firefox 3
Safari 3

iPhone or iPod touch
Safari

Q:

These FAQ's are excellent, but I have a question/problem that isn't covered. What do I do?

A:

Send an email to support at livekick.com and we'll get back to you as quickly as we can to resolve your issue.

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