By Kira Grunenberg

Imagine this oh-too-common scenario:

You are browsing the internet, surfing Facebook, and a suggested post comes up about a new album and accompanying tour for one of your favorite bands. You are determined to go to one of the shows on the tour, even if that means having to do some extra planning.

More often than not, when fans want to see and hear their favorite entertainment live, or scope out a hot festival, there are many logistics involved. It’s more than just clicking “Buy” on the tickets and taking the night off to hear the concert or see the show. Sometimes, for that really special event, fans will find themselves needing to make flight plans, book hotel rooms; not to mention procure a means of transportation for moving about locally. Much of the time this means having to juggle information from multiple websites and services.

Young but vibrant startup, Fantrotter.com is the solution to this dilemma and the launch of their new Facebook app for performers and their fans is designed to create an even faster and more cohesive event planning experience. Performers of all kinds, from those who engage in music to comedy, sports, theater and other forms of entertainment can all utilize Fantrotter.com’s app and services. 

Fantrotter.com is “like Stubhub meets Kayak meets TripAdvisor for fans,” as they describe on their official Facebook page, and it has put together quite the useful system in just the short time since the company got up and running in April of this year. A free site that works in tandem with existing promotion platforms like Band Page, Bands In Town and Reverbnation, CEO, Michael Coletta has aspired for Fantrotter.com to be a one-stop destination capable of…

“streamlining event research, saving time for the devoted fan, providing a new
form of vacation inspiration for the casual fan, and saving everyone money in the process.”

While this setup is liable to entice frequent show-goers as is, the new “Fantrotter for Performers” Facebook app just sweetens the deal. Performers have a way to stir up more excitement and real-time chatter about upcoming events through Facebook’s already massive user presence, as the app will go right alongside any other main features performers have on their official pages. The flip side for fans is an easily accessed place where all the basic necessities for show attendance can be browsed, compared and bought without feeling any booking overload. Expedia and Stubhub, two more reputable and established brands, are just a couple of the go-to companies that Fantrotter.com has teamed up with and this just enhances the availability and options. People are not left to scrape the edges of the internet trying to line up a flight time through an unknown third party to make the show they want.

Performers wanting to bring together their show schedule and promotional information just need to include it in SeatGeek, the partner database for Fantrotter’s performer-users. Just like downloading the Fantrotter app itself, collaborating info with SeatGeek only takes a few minutes and a couple of clicks. Plans in Fantrotter.com’s near future will involve adding pricing information for airport departures outside of the U.S. so fans can also plan for shows abroad as well.

You can learn more about Fantrotter.com over at their official website and keep up with company news via their Facebook and Twitter pages too.

Kira is an old school music nerd with a love for all things creative; always searching for music’s common ground. She graduated with an M.A. in Performing Arts Administration from New York University. Drop her a tweet @shadowmelody1

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