Couchtour is a nonprofit network that brings together independent musicians and their listeners. Listeners who would be delighted to welcome musicians into their homes; thereby lowering the costs associated with touring, and simulataneously promoting the tour and the independent music scene. Let us explain with a diagram:
You: Wondering why some of your favorite artists never play gigs in your city, when there are rooms and sofas available.
Groups: Waiting for promoters to invest in you in order to play gigs out of town, or realizing that financing your own tour costs too much.
CouchTour: Creating a fan-based musical circuit. Enabling groups to tour, while being hosted by those who enjoy their music. The groups you like come to your city, the group (or some of its members), stay at your place and they give you tickets to the show, leave you a few albums. The rest depends on you to have a good time.
You: Wondering why some of your favorite artists never play gigs in your city, when there are rooms and sofas available.
Groups: Waiting for promoters to invest in you in order to play gigs out of town, or realizing that financing your own tour costs too much.
Promoters: Realizing that accommodation accounts for most of the cost associated with touring, making touring financially impractical.
CouchTour: Creating a fan-based musical circuit. Enabling groups to tour, while being hosted by those who enjoy their music. The groups you like come to your city, the group (or some of its members), stay at your place and they give you tickets to the show, leave you a few albums. The rest depends on you to have a good time. Are you convinced?
To join our network as a host, simply fill out the form below (there are 22 fields to fill in, not all required). We will contact you when members of record labels or promoters you like pass through your city. We are currently in beta phase, but for now you can count on:
Fikasound, el Genio Equivocado, Bankrobber, Analogic té,
and for those not currently touring, Iron and Paper booking.
and for those not currently touring, Iron and Paper booking.
Take a look at their bands! Some of the groups stay in hotels, but not all of them!
If you have any questions, please contact
musiccouchtour@gmail.com
