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#1

Post by idiocache » Sun, Nov 16, 2025, 4:35 PM UTC

Hi guys, I stitched a few APIs together into a fun gig finder app and thought some of you might enjoy it. Warning - autoplay!

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#2

Post by ndgold » Sun, Nov 16, 2025, 11:29 PM UTC

I like it a LOT but don’t know why you’re calling them gigs instead of concerts or shows.

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#3

Post by doppelgunner » Mon, Nov 17, 2025, 7:14 AM UTC

I upvoted your post. Your tool looks impressive. You might want to share it on NextGen Tools: https://nxgntools.com

Any feedback would be appreciated.

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#4

Post by Tajnymag » Mon, Nov 17, 2025, 7:58 AM UTC

Dude, that's amazing! How responsive and simple to use the tool is.

Obligatory question, are you planning on adding support for additional countries?

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#5

Post by updatedprocess » Mon, Nov 17, 2025, 8:16 AM UTC

What a simple effective tool. I love it!

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#6

Post by idiocache » Mon, Nov 17, 2025, 8:37 AM UTC

Tajnymag wrote: post #4

Dude, that's amazing! How responsive and simple to use the tool is. Obligatory question, are you planning on adding support for additional countries?

Thanks! The countries available now are the ones with presence on Ticketmaster (and in the UK, one additional provider). If it proves popular I'll certainly look at scraping more ticket sites!

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Post by idiocache » Mon, Nov 17, 2025, 8:37 AM UTC

updatedprocess wrote: post #5

What a simple effective tool. I love it!

Thank you!

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#8

Post by idiocache » Mon, Nov 17, 2025, 8:38 AM UTC

ndgold wrote: post #2

I like it a LOT but don’t know why you’re calling them gigs instead of concerts or shows.

Thanks! Is it a US / UK thing? "gig" probably enjoys more common usage in UK than concert or show.

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Post by idiocache » Mon, Nov 17, 2025, 8:42 AM UTC

doppelgunner wrote: post #3

I upvoted your post. Your tool looks impressive. You might want to share it on NextGen Tools: https://nxgntools.com Any feedback would be appreciated.

Thanks! I will do. My first impression of your site is that it has a really nice interface - doesn't seem to have comment threads; I wondered why?

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#10

Post by dujhsun » Mon, Nov 17, 2025, 2:56 PM UTC

This is brilliant and addictive!