The Problem

As the UK’s lockdown restrictions begin to ease, the live music industry is gradually returning to being a regular setting for concert-goers. However, as a result of the financial crisis during the pandemic, many venues have been forced to permanently shut their doors. During this pandemic, musicians and fans became more creative by using an internet-facilitated approach to retain the same parasocial relationship. Despite this solution being incredibly successful, it has rarely been used since the reopening of venues, subsequently many music lovers remain unable to attend concerts due to a lack of acknowledgement surrounding covid anxiety.

The Solution

Encore is a ticket buying, selling and livestream platform used to help improve and extend the audiences live music experience. Features on Encore include:

• Scam free ticket selling and transferring
• Watch popular livestreams of your favourite artists from the comfort of your own home
• Share your live music experience with others using Afterparty to prevent photos and videos taking up unnecessary storage
• ‘Favourite’ your genres, artists, venues and locations to get event recommendations personalised to your taste