From local shows to international festivals, plus press opps and licensing deals, you can start booking more right now.
Play the world’s premiere festivals and events
Land performances at career-building events
Sonicbids is the exclusive booking platform for major music festivals and conferences like SXSW, A3C, and NXNE. Not only are these opportunities to play to huge crowds, they’re also the events that can get you in front of label execs, managers, and other industry pros who can help you take your music career to the next level.
Book the local shows that will build your fanbase
Still building a strong local following? Planning a tour?
Hundreds of venues worldwide of every size use Sonicbids to book their shows. Whether you just want to expand your local bar network or round out your tour dates, we've got you covered.
Use your Sonicbids EPK to apply to gigs in seconds
There are a lot of options when it comes to booking gigs: emails, phone calls, pounding pavement, and networking, for starters. And while we're not suggesting you discount those, you can eliminate tons of busywork via the Sonicbids gig catalog. Submit yourself to a wide range of gigs in minutes, and take that time you've saved to work on those guitar drills, calibrate your EQ levels, or finish that sweet Viking paint job on your '97 E-250 tour van.
Track your gig submission status
Find out exactly where you've been accepted, rejected, seen, and considered. Learn where you're getting traction, and where you need to adjust.
Sonicbids Success Stories
Kate Todd
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Booked through Sonicbids: Canadian Music Week 2016, Winterfolk 2016
‘Sonicbids is incredible for independent artists. This is the way to take control of your career! ... I feel that Sonicbids really helped me to feel excited and empowered by the amount of opportunities listed. I really enjoyed booking shows such as the Toronto Independent Music Awards, Canadian Music Week, and Winterfolk through this platform. These are some of the biggest showcases in Canada!’
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Hinemoa
Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland
Booked through Sonicbids: FOCUS Wales 2016
‘Sonicbids has shown us so many festivals and given us connections we had no idea existed. For example, we played at FOCUS Wales in Wrexham last May through Sonicbids and got invited to a few other festivals. We’ve gotten in touch with great different blogs and podcasts through Sonicbids, and a few months ago, we got a song of ours on a compilation album for a Slovenian headphone amp company, Made.’
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Wolkoff
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Booked through Sonicbids: Savanah Stopover 2016, Canadian Music Week 2016, Northside Festival 2016
‘Applying for Savannah Stopover took less than five minutes – specify how many people are in your act, provide contact details and what they nowadays charmingly call "digital assets," and click on the box indicating that you grasp the terms and conditions.’
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