# Songkick API: Get artist tour dates

> Gets an artist's upcoming concerts and tour dates on Songkick, optionally filtered by country, with ticket links and start times when listed.

Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Songkick.

- Page: https://fous.com/methods/songkick.com/get-artist-tour-dates
- Method: `songkick.com/get_artist_tour_dates`, version 1
- Website: songkick.com
- Returns: artist, Songkick link, concerts with date, start time, event name, venue, city, country, other artists, ticket link, event link and ID
- Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing)
- Sign-in: none needed
- Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free
- Verified: Nov 2, 2026

## Inputs

| Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `artist` | string | yes | `"The Weeknd"` | Artist or band name, for example The Weeknd. |
| `country` | string | no |  | Country name to filter concerts, for example Singapore. Defaults to all countries. Default "all countries". |
| `max_results` | integer | no |  | Maximum number of concerts, for example 50; up to 200. Default 50. |

## Output

From a run on Oct 31, 2026, shortened. Its input:

```json
{
  "artist": "The Weeknd"
}
```

Its output:

```json
{
  "artist": "The Weeknd",
  "concerts": [
    {
      "city": "Singapore",
      "date": "2026-10-02",
      "venue": "National Stadium",
      "country": "Singapore",
      "event_name": "The Weeknd @ National Stadium",
      "start_time": "2026-10-02T19:00:00+08:00",
      "ticket_link": null,
      "other_artists": [],
      "songkick_event_id": "43207581",
      "songkick_event_link": "https://www.songkick.com/concerts/43207581-weeknd-at-national-stadium"
    },
    {
      "city": "Singapore",
      "date": "2026-10-03",
      "venue": "National Stadium",
      "country": "Singapore",
      "event_name": "The Weeknd @ National Stadium",
      "start_time": "2026-10-03T19:00:00+08:00",
      "ticket_link": null,
      "other_artists": [],
      "songkick_event_id": "43207582",
      "songkick_event_link": "https://www.songkick.com/concerts/43207582-weeknd-at-national-stadium"
    },
    {
      "city": "Kuala Lumpur",
      "date": "2026-11-04",
      "venue": "TM National Stadium",
      "country": "Malaysia",
      "event_name": "The Weeknd @ TM National Stadium",
      "start_time": "2026-11-04T19:00:00+08:00",
      "ticket_link": "https://www.songkick.com/tickets/34123020",
      "other_artists": [
        "Creepy Nuts",
        "Yousuke Yukimatsu",
        "¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U"
      ],
      "songkick_event_id": "43207583",
      "songkick_event_link": "https://www.songkick.com/concerts/43207583-weeknd-at-tm-national-stadium"
    }
  ],
  "songkick_link": "https://www.songkick.com/artists/4363463-weeknd"
}
```

## Run it

From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output:

```bash
curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"method":"songkick.com/get_artist_tour_dates","input":{"artist":"The Weeknd"}}'
```

From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`.

## Ask your agent

- When is Fontaines D.C. playing in Ireland next? I need dates, venues and ticket links.
- Show me Billie Eilish's upcoming tour dates on Songkick, just the next 10 shows.
- Pull up to 100 upcoming concerts for Arctic Monkeys worldwide with start times and who's opening.
- Check Songkick for any Bad Bunny concerts scheduled in Mexico and give me the event links.
- Is Hozier touring Australia soon? List the cities, venues and dates.

## Input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "artist"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "artist": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Artist or band name, for example The Weeknd."
    },
    "country": {
      "type": "string",
      "default": "all countries",
      "description": "Country name to filter concerts, for example Singapore. Defaults to all countries."
    },
    "max_results": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 50,
      "maximum": 200,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Maximum number of concerts, for example 50; up to 200."
    }
  }
}
```

## Output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "artist",
    "songkick_link",
    "concerts"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "artist": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "concerts": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "date",
          "start_time",
          "event_name",
          "venue",
          "city",
          "country",
          "other_artists",
          "ticket_link",
          "songkick_event_link",
          "songkick_event_id"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "city": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "date": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "date",
            "description": "Local concert date."
          },
          "venue": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "country": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "event_name": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Event name; festival name for festivals."
          },
          "start_time": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Listed local start time as an ISO 8601 timestamp with time zone, or null."
          },
          "ticket_link": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Available ticket link, or null."
          },
          "other_artists": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "songkick_event_id": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "songkick_event_link": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": false
      }
    },
    "songkick_link": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

## See more

- [Songkick API: Search concerts in a city](https://fous.com/methods/songkick.com/search-concerts.md): Finds upcoming concerts in a city between two dates on Songkick. Each concert includes its artists, venue, festival name and ticket link.
- [setlist.fm API: Get concert setlist](https://fous.com/methods/setlist.fm/get-concert-setlist.md): Get one artist's concert details and songs from setlist.fm by date or city. With only a city, returns the most recent matching concert there. Start times are local clock times because the pages do not supply a timezone.
- [Ticketmaster API: Search events](https://fous.com/methods/ticketmaster.com/search-events.md): Finds upcoming Ticketmaster-listed concerts, sports, theater and other events by keyword, optionally by city, country, category and date range, with dates, venues, prices when shown and links. Partner-only listings without a Ticketmaster link are excluded; very large searches cover only the first 800 listings.
- [Last.fm API: Get artist](https://fous.com/methods/last.fm/get-artist.md): Looks up a Last.fm artist by name and returns listening statistics, profile, top tracks and albums, similar artists, and upcoming events.
- [MusicBrainz API: Get artist by name](https://fous.com/methods/musicbrainz.org/get-artist.md): Looks up an artist or band on MusicBrainz by name, optionally narrowed by country, and returns reference details, recorded members, aliases, genres and official links.
- [Last.fm API: List similar artists](https://fous.com/methods/last.fm/list-similar-artists.md): Finds artists similar to a named artist on Last.fm, ordered by similarity. Similarity percentages are null because public pages do not show them.
- [setlist.fm API: Get tour song statistics](https://fous.com/methods/setlist.fm/get-tour-song-stats.md): Finds the songs an artist played most on a named tour or in a year on setlist.fm, with concert counts and cover credits. Without a filter it uses the most recent tour with published song statistics.
- [Genius API: List an artist's songs](https://fous.com/methods/genius.com/list-artist-songs.md): Lists an artist's songs on Genius by popularity or newest release date, with featured artists, release dates, page views and song art. The artist can be given by name or by Genius artist link; dates or views may be unavailable.
- [All Songkick methods](https://fous.com/methods/songkick.com.md)
