Bandsintown has announced a new WATCH LIVE feature to help artists connect with fans to promote online concerts during the COVID-19 shutdown.

With WATCH LIVE, all 530,000 registered artists on Bandsintown will be able to promote their live-streamed shows on Twitch, StageIt, IGTV, Facebook Live, YouTube or their favorite streaming platform for free.

As they can with live shows, Artists and their teams can also promote their live streams on their Facebook page, in Instagram stories and on the many other sites that use Bandsintown’s events listings, including Amazon’s Alexa and Billboard.com.  

“Artists and fans are already missing the tribal experience that live shows create. We all must do whatever we can to keep that feeling alive as well as help artists in these difficult times,” said Fabrice Sergent, Managing Partner of Bandsintown. “WATCH LIVE and a new Bandsintown Live music channel on Twitch are the first of many new initiatives from Bandsintown.”

WATCH LIVE is launching free on Bandsintown For Artists this week.

On March 20th, pioneering DJ and producer Black Coffee was the first artist to perform on the new Bandsintown Live channel from his studio in South Africa.

Black Coffee, who has earned such accolades as “Breakthrough DJ of the Year”, “Best Dance Album” and more, has notched collaborations with artists including Drake and David Guetta, as well as performing at venues and festivals including Coachella and an 18-week residency at Hï Ibiza.

Bandsintown Live Music Marathon

This week, the Bandsintown Live channel will host a multi-day Bandsintown Live Music Marathon featuring both emerging and established artists.

All donations collected during the festival will be donated to the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund (www.musicares.com/relief). Artists and more details soon.