[MrJagil]

Yeah, there are things to consider. Everything also depends a whole lot on band size, country, city etc.

Regarding venues, being from a city with around 1 million people, it’s pretty much always a solvable problem. Theaters, movie theaters, music venues, gallerie, stadiums, rented stages... it is, in my experience, a very solvable problem. If it’s a big band, you throw money at the problem, if it’s a small gig, make something fun out of it. The concert only gets better if you put the act somewhere fun or unexpected. I’ve done shows in wine cellars, on ferries etc.

[gabereiser]

Sure, alternative venues are a lot of fun. I used to play in an open space, in a square, at the end of a cul-de-sac, coffee shops... these don’t necessarily warrant something like the OP’s solution though. I haven’t been in music in quite some time but when I was I would have killed for an app that connected me with venues rather than with fans. I had my own avenues for that. A website, MySpace, mailing list. Now I imagine it would be Facebook and SoundCloud and the like... I played punk music and because of that, venue selection was limited to those with the insurance coverage ;) Any mom & pop place quickly turned us down.

[MrJagil]

Cheers, sounds like good fun :) many venues these days are pretty much automated. Live Nation has direct access to the calendar of the most populat venue in my city. They dont consult the venue, they just add bands to the calendar. A venue-connecting app would do nothing for you in that (maybe specific, but not uncommon id wager, given live nations size) example.