Finding a good show in New York City or Los Angeles can be as easy as wandering down the street on a Saturday night. But when you’re stuck somewhere away from the pop culture nexus of the universe, or looking to see a specific band, things can get complicated. On Thursday, AOL introduced a new Web site designed to aggregate touring information from all over the Web to serve as a one-stop shop for live music seekers.
Tour Tracker allows users to enter an artist or city, then plug in a timeframe and search. While it’s not as thorough as a city’s printed music rag and has some glaring omissions, even among major artists, it will churn up a fair amount of events based on simple inputs.
After selecting an artist, users can view a full schedule of tour dates and also check out a “heat index” to give some indication of how talked-about an artist is at the moment. There’s even a list of “hottest cities,” which at the moment includes the usual suspects like NYC, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Philadelphia, and, for some reason, Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
While Tour Tracker offers “Get Tickets” links for artists who offers tickets through Ticketmaster, fans will have to contact smaller venues separately to get the lowdown on getting in.
