Quickly search events in your market with our simple extension for Google Chrome.
- Search for concerts in a specific city during a specific date or time range.
- Download all events as a CSV.
- Preset a specific city
- (coming soon) Pre-populate the date by clicking a date in the Prism calendar view
- Booking teams - Quickly cross reference holds for competing events.
- Marketing teams - See competing events that might affect sales.
- Everyone - Go see more live music! See what's happening in your city.
To download, scroll to the top of this page, click the green <> Code
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Version: 0.0.1
Last updated: 01-05-2024
Step 1: Extract the Extension Files
- Locate the Downloaded
.zip
File: Find the.zip
file of the Chrome extension you've downloaded. - Extract the File: Right-click on the
.zip
file.- If you're using Windows, select "Extract All..." and then choose where you want to extract the files.
- If you're on a Mac, you can simply double-click the
.zip
file to extract it.
- Remember the Extracted Location: Note the folder where you extract the files, as you will need to access this folder later.
Step 2: Enable Developer Mode in Chrome
- Open Google Chrome.
- Go to Extensions Page: Click on the three-dot menu at the top right corner of the Chrome browser, go to "More tools", and then select "Extensions". Alternatively, you can type
chrome://extensions/
in the address bar and press Enter. - Enable Developer Mode: On the top right of the Extensions page, you’ll see a toggle switch for “Developer mode”. Click to turn it on.
Step 3: Load the Unpacked Extension
- Click on 'Load Unpacked': On the Extensions page, with Developer Mode enabled, you'll see a button labeled “Load unpacked”. Click on it.
- Select the Extension Folder: Navigate to the folder where you extracted the Chrome extension files. Select the folder (not the individual files) and click “Select Folder” (or just “Open” depending on your operating system).
- Click on the "Event Finder" icon in your Chrome browser's toolbar. It's usually located in the upper right corner of the browser window.
- A popup window will appear. This is the main interface of the "Event Finder" extension.
- Enter a City: In the popup window, you'll see a text field labeled "City." Enter the name of the city where you want to find events.
- Select a Start Date: Next, select a start date for your event search. This is the date from which you want to begin looking for events.
- (Optional) Add an End Date: If you want to search for events within a specific date range, click on the "Add End Date »" link. This will reveal an end date field. Select your desired end date.
- Search: Once you have entered the city and dates, click the "Search Events" button to initiate the search.
- After clicking "Search Events," the extension will display a list of events matching your criteria.
- Each event card in the results will show the event's name, an image thumbnail, the venue, and the date.
- If there are more than 50 results, you will see a Load More option that allows you to load up to 50 more events.
- If you wish to download the list of events, click the "Download all to CSV" link located below the search results.
- This will download a CSV file containing the event details to your computer.
- Access Settings: To customize your experience, click the cog icon located in the lower right corner of the form.
- Settings:
- Default City - This will pre-populate the city field with your city.
- Prism Integration (coming soon) - This will pre-populate the date with the date you click on in the Prism calendar view.
- Enter your settings and click "Save" to update your settings.
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How accurate is this? This extension pulls events from Songkick's event feed. The data may be incomplete or inaccurate.
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Who built this? I did! Hi, I'm Mike Mauer from Sparrow. Want to sell more tickets? Learn how Sparrow can help » https://getsparrow.co