Apple Music has announced new concert discovery integrations with both Bandsintown and Ticketmaster that will provide tour dates, venue details, and direct ticketing links without having to leave the app.’
The integrations are part of the iOS 26.4 update, currently in public and developer beta, according to an announcement on Tuesday (March 24). Word of upcoming concert listings on Apple Music first surfaced last month when Macworld reported that the feature appears similar to the tool that already exists in Shazam, which Apple owns.
Both integrations will display show listings directly onto artist pages, which means that when a user plays a song, they can pull up the artist, see upcoming dates nearby, and buy a ticket without switching apps.
Listings will also appear on the Apple Music homepage in a personalized carousel, with recommendations determined by each user’s listening history. The new Concerts tab lets users filter shows by location, genre, and date, with each listing posting venue information, set lists, and direct ticket links. Apple Music will also push notifications to users when artists they follow announce nearby shows.
For Bandsintown, the company said its integration requires connecting an Apple Music profile URL through the Bandsintown for Artists dashboard. Once linked, events sync to Apple Music within 24 to 48 hours. Venues, festivals, and promoters on Bandsintown Pro can also have their events featured on Apple Music.
The deal builds on an existing relationship between Apple and Bandsintown. Bandsintown currently supplies live event data to Shazam, Apple Maps, Spotlight Search, Apple Photos, and Apple Music’s Set Lists feature.
Similarly, Ticketmaster says its events are already discoverable through Shazam, Spotlight, Apple Maps and Apple Photos with iOS 26.
Bandsintown has 100 million registered fans on its platform, and features 2.3 million events annually from over 700,000 artists and 65,000 venues. Meanwhile, Live Nation and its subsidiary Ticketmaster currently dominate the live events market. In February, MBW reported that a record 159 million people attended Live Nation-promoted shows in 2025.
“Together, we’re creating a seamless path from listening to attending — helping artists turn fandom into real-world connection at scale.”
Michael Chua, Ticketmaster
Michael Chua, VP Global Business Development, Ticketmaster, said: “Our partnership with Apple Music brings concert discovery directly into the moments when fans are most engaged with music.”
“Together, we’re creating a seamless path from listening to attending — helping artists turn fandom into real-world connection at scale.”
The concert listings integration is one of several moves across Apple Music’s ecosystem in recent weeks.
Earlier this month, Apple Music announced an integration with TikTok, allowing subscribers to play full-length tracks they discover on TikTok without leaving the social app.
Elsewhere at Apple, Shazam’s music recognition technology was integrated into ChatGPT earlier this month, allowing users to identify songs within OpenAI’s app.
Last month, Apple Music revived the Apple Music Connect name, now serving as a professional toolkit for labels and distributors to promote content, pitch releases to Apple’s editorial team, upload press photos, and coordinate marketing materials.
For Bandsintown, the partnership comes as the platform introduced a new marketplace in October that links its artists with third-party services for music distribution, fan data management, and merchandise sales, among others. The Bandsintown for Artists Marketplace brings together over 30 partners including Apple Maps, Apple Music, Bing, Google, Shazam, Spotify, and YouTube.
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