ALSO CONSIDER...

CLOSE RUNNERS UP AND OTHER NOTEWORTHY APPS FOR FINDING EVENTS NEAR YOU.

BANDSINTOWN JUMP ON THIS BANDWAGON. Free | www.bandsintown.com

Bandsintown is a concert discovery app that works by tailoring its list of upcoming local concerts to your musical tastes. With the ability to import your favourite artists list from Twitter, Facebook, Spotify, Google Music, Soundcloud and Youtube, there’s a more versatile array of sources than SongKick. Bandsintown is also on point with its features, including tailored and recommended lists of upcoming gigs in your area, so the only thing SongKick really wins on is its Spotify integration.

HAPPIEST HOUR DRINK IN THE MUSIC. Free | www.thehappiesthour.com

Music and drinking go together in much the same way as anything else and drinking... very well [ I think I’m legally required to say

‘in moderation’ – Ed]. So there’s a good chance you’ll want to grab a beverage before your newly discovered gig and what a better way to do just that than at the happy hour of a bar on the way to the venue. Fill out the suburb and day of the week the festival is on, and the Happiest Hour app will point you in the direction of a good pub special.

TIME OUT SYDNEY TIME TO GET ON TO SOME OUTINGS. Free | www.timeout.com

Time Out is a longstanding herald of fun activities, and while you might know to look at it when you’re off galavanting, it’s just as useful for finding events in your hometown. Simply punch in your postcode and you’ll get a comprehensive list of all the fun things you could get up to this weekend. By creating an account, you can tailor event suggestions to your preferences so you don’t get bombarded with a heap of stuff you’re not interested in.