Guides, comparisons, and thinking about live music from the team building Banded.https://banded.uk/en-gbhttps://banded.uk/blog/banded-vs-bandsintown/https://banded.uk/blog/banded-vs-bandsintown/Bandsintown is the biggest player in concert discovery, with deep ticketing integrations and artist alerts. Banded is a purpose-built gig diary. Different jobs, different shapes — here's how to choose.Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbanded vs bandsintownbandsintown alternativeconcert discovery appgig diaryconcert trackinghttps://banded.uk/blog/banded-vs-setlist-fm/https://banded.uk/blog/banded-vs-setlist-fm/Setlist.fm is the canonical source of setlist data and has been since 2008. Banded is a purpose-built gig diary. They overlap, but they were built for different jobs — here's how to pick between them, or use both.Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbanded vs setlist.fmsetlist.fm alternativegig diarysetlist trackingconcert tracking apphttps://banded.uk/blog/best-concert-tracking-apps-2026/https://banded.uk/blog/best-concert-tracking-apps-2026/A practical, honest rundown of the apps that try to be the place you log live shows — from purpose-built gig diaries to setlist trackers and discovery feeds. Updated for 2026.Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbest concert tracking appapp to track concertsgig diary appconcert log appletterboxd for concertsbandedsetlist.fmsongkickbandsintownhttps://banded.uk/blog/letterboxd-for-concerts/https://banded.uk/blog/letterboxd-for-concerts/Letterboxd works because watching films is solitary but talking about them is social. The same logic applies to gigs — and Banded is the app built specifically for tracking, rating, and sharing the concerts you've been to.Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTletterboxd for concertsletterboxd for gigsletterboxd for musicgig diaryconcert tracking appbandedhttps://banded.uk/blog/songkick-alternatives/https://banded.uk/blog/songkick-alternatives/Songkick's been wound down and rebuilt and wound down again over the past decade. If you're looking for what to use instead — for tracking tours or logging gigs you've been to — here's the current landscape.Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTsongkick alternativesongkick replacementapps like songkickconcert trackergig diarytour alertshttps://banded.uk/blog/what-is-a-gig-diary/https://banded.uk/blog/what-is-a-gig-diary/A gig diary is a personal record of every concert, festival, and live show you've been to — usually kept in a notebook, spreadsheet, or app like Banded. Here's why people keep them, and what to put in yours.Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTgig diaryconcert diaryconcert journaltracking concertsletterboxd for concerts