How to grow your payments app with music venues and comedy clubs
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Small music venues and comedy clubs sell tickets online and on the door, take lots of bar payments on busy nights, and pay bands, comedians and promoters after each show. Many still juggle cash on the door, a separate ticket site and bank transfers to performers. A payments app that sells tickets by link, takes fast bar payments and makes paying performers simple can win these venues, and every audience member and performer who uses it sees your app.
Talk to music venues and comedy clubs
Ask local venues:
- How do people buy tickets today?
- How do you take payments at the bar on busy nights?
- How and when do you pay performers and promoters?
- How much of your takings on the door are still cash?
Sell tickets by link
A ticket link shared by the venue and the performers lets fans pay ahead, so the venue knows how many are coming.
Pay performers quickly
Paying a band or comedian straight after the show, with a clear record of what was paid, builds goodwill and brings performers back.
Grow through the scene
Performers play many venues, and venues share audiences and promoters. One venue on your app can introduce performers, promoters and other venues.
Build it
Create your own financial platform.
Pick a template, name it, brand it, preview every page before you pay. Your brand, your users, your fees.
Build my platform →Questions people ask
What about cinemas and theatres?
The cinemas and theatres guide covers selling tickets at the door and online, plus snacks and drinks.
Cinemas →What about musicians?
The musicians and music teachers guide covers lesson fees, gig fees and merch sales.
Musicians →Can I call it a bank?
In most countries "bank" is a protected word you can only use with a banking licence. Call it an account, a wallet, an app or a platform. The accounts and payments behind a SendPay Business platform are powered by licensed partners.
Is there a step-by-step plan I can follow?
Yes. The free launch checklist takes you from picking your people and naming your app to setting fees, going live and winning your first ten customers.
Digital bank app launch checklist →How do I start?
Pick a template, name it and preview every page before you pay. Your platform can be live on your own domain within 24 hours of confirmation.
Build my platform →Read next
This guide is general information, not legal or financial advice. SendPay Business is a technology company, not a bank, and does not take deposits; regulated services on the platforms are provided by licensed partners. PayPal, Patreon and Substack are named as reference points only and are not affiliated with SendPay Business.