You can stay on top of local events and ticket sales by setting up automatic searches so the information comes to you, instead of you hunting for it.
Missing a concert or a favourite comedian's show is frustrating, especially when you find out the day after tickets sold out. Most people either forget to check, or they check too often and waste time. There is a better way.
Why Ticket Tracking Is Harder Than It Looks
Events get announced across dozens of places: venue websites, Ticketmaster, Eventbrite, local Facebook groups, artist newsletters, and more. No single site has everything.
So you end up doing a little tour of the internet every few days, hoping you caught something new. That adds up to a lot of time for something that should be simple.
What You Actually Want to Know
Before you set anything up, think about what matters to you. Most people want one or more of these:
- New shows announced by a specific artist or band
- Events at a venue they love (local theatre, comedy club, stadium)
- Things happening in their city this weekend
- Ticket price drops on events that are already on sale
- Sports fixtures or match tickets going live
The more specific you are, the more useful your alerts will be.
How to Set This Up with AIDular
AIDular is a research tool that searches the web on a schedule and sends you a clean email report. You tell it what to track in plain English, pick how often you want updates, and it does the rest.
Here is a concrete example of what you might type when setting up a tracker:
"Find any newly announced concerts, comedy shows, or live events in Austin, Texas. Include links to ticket pages when available. Focus on events in the next 3 months."
You could set that to run weekly, and every Monday morning you get a tidy summary of what's new. No scrolling, no forgotten bookmarks, no FOMO.
More Example Prompts to Copy
- "Find new tour dates announced by [Artist Name] and any ticket sale links."
- "Show me upcoming events at [Venue Name] in [Your City] for the next 60 days."
- "Find any Eventbrite events in [Your City] tagged as music, comedy, or food festival this month."
- "Check if tickets for [Event Name] have dropped below $50 on any resale site."
You can run multiple trackers at once. One for your favourite venue, one for a specific artist, one for a general city events roundup.
Daily, Weekly, or Monthly?
For fast-moving stuff like ticket sales that open suddenly, weekly is usually the sweet spot. Daily works if you are watching something very specific, like a sold-out show where resale prices might drop.
Monthly is better for slower things, like seasonal festival lineups that get announced far in advance.
What This Saves You
Think about the last time you found out too late about an event you would have loved. Probably someone else told you, or you saw a "SOLD OUT" post on Instagram.
With a regular report landing in your inbox, you stop relying on luck or friends to keep you in the loop. You also stop the habit of checking five websites every Sunday just in case.
AIDular's Lite plan is free, so you can set up your first tracker at aidular.com without spending anything. Try it for your city or your favourite artist and see what shows up.