Inside the GigXchange arena — hundreds of member profiles under stage lights

The Platform

The UK live music platform that gets you found, booked & paid

Q: What's the difference between the GigXchange website and the app?

The website is the public, no-login side built for discovery — profiles, directories, the GX Index and guides. The app (Mainstage) is the members area where the work happens: Smart Match, messaging, bookings, secure payments and promo tools. They feed each other — your public pages bring people in, and what you do in the app (events, press kits, confirmed gigs) flows back out as fresh public pages.

Q: How does GigXchange help me get booked?

Three things working together: you're discovered on the public website (your profile, the directories and AI search), matched in the app via Smart Match and messaging to the right venues, artists, agents or promoters, and you close the deal with in-app negotiation and secure payment — no commission on your fee and no gatekeepers.

A public side that helps people find you, an app where you get booked, and real UK data to price like a pro.

The Website — Your front door to the UK scene

The App — Mainstage — Where the work actually happens

Data & Tools — Know exactly what to charge

One real booking walked end to end, in plain English.

Where the money sits at every step
Contracts signed in-app
Deposits held safely until the gig is done
Free to use — 5% only for protected payments

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The UK circuit, refreshed continuously — free to browse, no login.

Grassroots filter for small venues and indie stages
Every gig links its venue
Open mic and venue directories alongside
List your own gig free

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What gigs actually pay, city by city — never guesswork.

Fee ranges by city and act type
Net and gross split out, commission separated
Free rate calculator
Dated reports and open datasets

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Artists, venues, agents and promoters — found by people and AI assistants.

Media, fees, genres and reviews
Compare up to 4 acts side by side
Your gigs and press kits feed your public pages
Free forever

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Everything on GigXchange — search, chat, bookings, contracts and protected payments — in your pocket.

Free on Google Play and the App Store
Push notifications for messages and bookings
Installs on any phone as a web app too
One account — everything syncs everywhere

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Open Alpha — free to use, 5% only for protected payments

Last updated: 29 July 2026

The flywheel

Most platforms are a pile of features. GigXchange is a loop: more members bring more gigs, more gigs sharpen the UK fee data, and better data helps more people find you — so the platform works harder the more it's used.

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Get found

The Website

People discover you here

Get booked

The App — Mainstage

You connect, book & get paid

Price with confidence

Data & Tools

You price & pitch with real data

Inside each part

Three connected parts — a public website for discovery, a members-only booking app, and a UK gig-fee data engine. Click any domain in the flywheel to see the tools inside it and how it feeds the other two.

Get found

The Website

The public side anyone can browse without signing up — a discovery engine for the UK live scene plus a suite of free tools, engineered to be found by people and by AI assistants. Every page is a doorway.

How it powers the rest

Every profile, listing and article is a doorway — turning searches (and the answers AI assistants give) into sign-ups for the app.

What's inside Discovery Engine Search profiles, gigs, venues & open mics across the UK from one place.Free Tools Rate Calculator, Setlist Builder & Contract Generator — free, no login.Member Profiles Artist, venue, agent & promoter shop windows.Gig Directory 7,996 UK live music listings by city, date & genre.Open Mic & Venue Finders 1,172 open mics + 2,497 grassroots venues, mapped.Blog & Guides Deeply-researched reads on the UK live scene.

See it in action

A look inside GigXchange Mainstage — the members app where artists, venues, agents and promoters manage bookings, messaging, events and payments. Switch between the iOS app, Android app and web app, then tap any shot to enlarge.

Why the whole beats the sum

A standalone directory or a lone booking app each solve one problem. Joined into a loop, they compound — more places to be found, more confirmed bookings, and pricing backed by real UK gig-fee data.

Discovery

More ways to be found

Your profile, listings, press kit and the guides around them each earn their own discovery — so you turn up in more places, not just one.

Momentum

Your wins travel

What you do in the app — events, press kits, confirmed gigs — turns into public pages that help even more people discover you.

Data

Smarter pricing, for everyone

Every booking and survey sharpens the UK fee data — so you, and the whole scene, price and pitch with real numbers instead of guesswork.

Platform FAQs

Quick answers to what people ask about how GigXchange fits together.

What is the GIGXCHANGE platform?

GigXchange is the UK's peer-to-peer live music platform — one connected system in three parts: a public website that helps people discover you, a members-only app (Mainstage) where you connect, negotiate, book and get paid, and the GX Index data engine that benchmarks real UK gig fees. It serves artists, venues, agents and promoters.

Is GIGXCHANGE free to use?

Yes — free to join, free to list, free to browse, and free to use every tool. No subscription and no listing fee. The only charge is optional: 5% for protected payment, where the deposit is held safely until the gig is done (settle privately and there is no charge) — and GigXchange never takes commission from your fee — you don't pay just to have a profile or get discovered.

Do I need an account to use the platform?

No. The entire public side is open without signing up — member profiles, the Gig Directory, the Open Mic Finder, the Venue Directory, the GX Index and the free tools. You only need a free account to message, send or accept a booking, and get paid.

What's the difference between the GIGXCHANGE website and the app?

The website is the public, no-login side built for discovery — profiles, directories, the GX Index and guides. The app (Mainstage) is the members area where the work happens: Smart Match, messaging, bookings, secure payments and promo tools. They feed each other — your public pages bring people in, and what you do in the app (events, press kits, confirmed gigs) flows back out as fresh public pages.

How does GIGXCHANGE help me get booked?

Three things working together: you're discovered on the public website (your profile, the directories and AI search), matched in the app via Smart Match and messaging to the right venues, artists, agents or promoters, and you close the deal with in-app negotiation and secure payment — no commission on your fee and no gatekeepers.

How does the GX Index help me price a gig?

The GX Index is a transparent benchmark of real UK gig fees by city and act type, with a free Rate Calculator. Instead of guessing or undercharging, you can price every gig and pitch against real market data — and it gets sharper as the platform is used.

How do bookings and payments work?

Payments run through Stripe. When a booking is confirmed the deposit is held securely; once the gig has happened, funds are released to the performer 5 days after the gig date. GigXchange never stores card details, and takes no commission from your fee — only a small platform fee on the confirmed booking.

Who is GIGXCHANGE for, and is it UK-only?

It's for everyone in UK live music — artists, venues, agents and promoters. It's currently UK-only: all members are UK-based to list and book, with international expansion on the roadmap but not yet dated.

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Create a free profile in about 5 minutes — or explore the public side first.

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