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The Gig Bandit
Get 'Em Gigs

A game changer for the local music scene. Eliminate empty rooms and predatory pay-to-play with reciprocal attendance contracts, geolocation-verified escrow, and Stay-To-Play venue economics.

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34Active Buddy Gigs
$3,850Escrow Held & Protected
96.8%Attendance Success Rate
$0Pay-To-Play Exploitation
Core Feature #1 · In Beta

The Buddy Gig Feature

Local bands constantly struggle to get people to come to their gigs. The Buddy Gig feature allows two groups to link their gigs together in a formal mutual agreement: “You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours. I'll go to your gig if you go to my gig.”

The Problem

How do you keep bands from bailing?

Musicians and friends frequently promise to show up, then flake out at the last minute. Trust alone fails when Netflix and fatigue take over.

The Solution

Security Deposit Escrow

Upon buddying a gig, each group deposits a refundable security deposit ($25–$100) held securely in escrow by The Gig Bandit.

The Win-Win

Geolocation Proof & Payout

If you attend: GPS verifies presence within 150m of the venue, and your deposit is reimbursed.
If you bail: The next morning at 6:00 AM, your deposit is paid directly to the host band!

🎮 Live Buddy Gig Escrow & Geolocation Simulator

Simulate the attendance verification lifecycle between The Neon Vipers and Velvet Riot.

Neon Vipers: $150Velvet Riot: $200
Current Escrow State:ESCROW_LOCKED
Ready for simulation. Select an action below to test Geolocation Escrow.
Core Feature #2 · In Beta

The Venue Stay-To-Play Feature

Anyone who has ever played a show that was “Pay-to-play” knows it is terrible. A venue guarantees they make money from your band by pre-selling you a bunch of tickets, leaving you holding the bag.

Venue Comparison

The Subterranean Lounge (Austin, TX)

Old Pay-To-Play Model:Bands forced to pre-buy 30 tickets at $12 ($360 risk) to play their own show.
Stay-To-Play Model:Band buys 4 tickets ($48 total) to another band's show at the venue and attends it! Venue gets attendance & drinks, bands support each other.
✓ Save $312 in upfront risk · Gain 4+ guaranteed attendees at your own show.
Venue Comparison

Black Velvet Ballroom (Nashville, TN)

Old Pay-To-Play Model:Unsold band tickets deducted directly from band guarantee payout.
Stay-To-Play Model:Reciprocal ticket pool: Band attends sister band's gig on Thursday, sister band attends your Saturday prime slot.
✓ Guaranteed crowds for both acts · Eliminates ticket-dumping stress.
Live Gigs Network

Upcoming Gigs & Buddy Matches

Synthwave / Indie Rock🎸

Neon Underground: Friday Night Showcase

The Neon Vipers

📍 The Subterranean Lounge (Austin, TX)

📅 Friday, Oct 2, 2026 · 8:00 PM · $15

🤝Buddied with Velvet Riot ($50 Escrow Locked)
Post-Punk / Alternative⚡

Post-Punk Saturday Revelry

Velvet Riot

📍 The Subterranean Lounge (Austin, TX)

📅 Saturday, Oct 10, 2026 · 9:00 PM · $12

🤝Buddied with The Neon Vipers ($50 Escrow Locked)
Funk / Soul Fusion🎺

Funk & Soul Revolution

Electric Brass Syndicate

📍 Black Velvet Ballroom (Nashville, TN)

📅 Friday, Oct 16, 2026 · 7:30 PM · $18

⚠️ Looking for Buddy Gig
Dream Pop / Shoegaze🌙

Shoegaze Reverie Vol. 4

Midnight Echoes

📍 Mercury Electric Room (Brooklyn, NY)

📅 Friday, Oct 23, 2026 · 8:30 PM · $15

⚠️ Looking for Buddy Gig
Folk / Americana🪕

Cascadia Stomp & Holler

Rusty Anchor Collective

📍 The Echo Chamber (Seattle, WA)

📅 Saturday, Oct 31, 2026 · 8:00 PM · $14

🤝Buddied with Northwest Sound Machine ($50 Escrow Locked)
Architecture & Deployment

Vercel Edge & RobOS Governance

Engineered with modern Next.js 15 App Router, zero-cost persistent storage tiers, and W3C SHACL shape validation via the RobOS SDLC Knowledge Graph.

Vercel Serverless

Edge Performance

Zero-cold-start Edge routing deployed to getemgigs.com with automated GitHub Actions CI/CD.

Haversine GPS Verification

150m Perimeter Engine

Mathematical great-circle radius check guaranteeing that security deposits are only unlocked upon verified venue arrival.

RobOS Knowledge Graph

Dual-State SDLC

Modeled formally under urn:robos:app:getemgigs adhering to schema:WebApplication and robos:FrontEndApp shapes.