Apple Music has partnered with Ticketmaster and Bandsintown to surface upcoming concerts based on your listening, with quick links to buy tickets. Here are the details.
See upcoming gigs, get tickets
As my colleague Zac covered in his roundup of what’s new with iOS 26.4, today’s update introduces a few notable changes for Apple Music, including a feature that helps users “discover nearby shows from artists in your library […].”
That is in part thanks to a new partnership between Apple Music and Bandsintown, which shared the following in a press release:
With the release of iOS 26.4, tour dates will automatically appear on Apple Music artist pages and in a new Concerts tab within Search, expanding how fans discover live music while listening.
Bandsintown says that artists can use the Bandsintown for Artists platform to display concert information in two sections on Apple Music:
- Artist Pages: An “Upcoming Concerts” section displayed when artists are on tour
- Concerts Tab: A new section within Search where fans can browse shows by location, genre, and date
Bandsintown adds that “venues, festivals, and promoters subscribed to Bandsintown Pro also benefit by having their events seamlessly featured on Apple Music.”
In addition, this integration will allow Apple Music to send push notifications about upcoming nearby events, also based on the user’s listening history.
As for Ticketmaster, today’s update actually deepens the partnership it already had with Apple.
As detailed by TechCrunch:
Ticketmaster already powers other event listings across the Apple ecosystem, including Maps, Spotlight Search, Photos, and Shazam, so this is an expansion of the partnership.
Thanks to this expansion, whenever the user sees a concert or event listing on Apple Music, they can now tap a new “Get Tickets” button to purchase tickets directly.
Apple Music requires an active subscription. You can sign up for $10.99 per month, with 1 month free.
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