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Source listings are incomplete; ambiguous dates, credits, places and conflicting schedules are held."},{"id":"nyphil-official","name":"New York Philharmonic PerformanceHistory","primaryUrl":"https://github.com/nyphilarchive/PerformanceHistory","access":"Public pinned GitHub JSON/XML, no key. Official repository updates nightly.","license":{"metadata":"CC0-1.0","url":"https://github.com/nyphilarchive/PerformanceHistory/blob/98f4223674c5b6ed5b527f32e827cea745f938fe/LICENSE","requestedAttribution":"New York Philharmonic Archives","geographyAddition":"GeoNames CC BY 4.0; separate from source metadata"},"limits":["Native programID is stable; no native per-concert UUID. Derived key retains exact source day/time/location/venue.","Date field is midnight-New-York encoded as UTC; ignore time portion.","No source venue coordinates. 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Bulk not downloaded this batch, perrootrequest.","license":{"metadata":"CC0 per official institutional participation policy","primaryMetadataStatement":"https://wissen.kulturpool.at/books/start/page/teilnahmekriterien","digitalObjects":"Separate per-object rights; samplePDFCCBY-NC-ND4.0, not suitableforcommercialassetreuse.","edmRightsCaveat":"edm:rights refers to linked digital objects, not a substitute for metadata policy."},"limits":["40952recordsaremetadataobjects, not independently deduplicated concert count.","Sample has stable eventUUID/evisID but lineup artist names without stable artistIDs.","Exact concert date/time/venue must agree with original schedule header, not broad metadata date range.","No650MBbulkdownload or artistnameinference performed."],"category":"concert-history","status":"Investigated; not imported in this batch","coverage":"Strong verified next Europe source; needs bounded role-aware artist linking and document/session dedup before app use."},{"id":"lma-current","name":"Internet Archive Live Music Archive current metadata","primaryUrl":"https://archive.org/details/etree","access":"Public metadata search and per-item metadata endpoints; no key. Prior successful research already demonstratedcurrentAPI.","license":{"metadata":"Current raw IA metadata not demonstrated to inherit separate oldLinkedMusic CC0 dedication. Itemaudio/image rights vary.","terms":"https://archive.org/about/terms.php"},"limits":["Post-2014potentiallarge, butlicenseandidentity/event-date reconciliation required.","Multiple recordings, soundchecks, metadata/filename date conflicts.","Do not extend CC0 from 2015-era LinkedMusicdataset to allcurrentIAcontent."],"category":"concert-history","status":"Investigated; not imported in this batch","coverage":"Hold new bulkpublication pending demonstrated rights and strict identity/date/venue normalization."},{"id":"setlistfm","name":"setlist.fm","primaryUrl":"https://api.setlist.fm/docs/1.0/index.html","access":"API key registration required; no keyrequested or API datacalled.","license":{"status":"NoncommercialAPIconditional; commercialrequiresagreement. Termsrestrictretentiontoshortcaches and requireliveAPI distribution.","bulkArchive":"Not a compatible open bulk-republication source under standardterms."},"category":"concert-history","status":"Investigated; not imported in this batch","coverage":"Do not scrape/cache as an open Atlas source; only negotiate appropriate license ifdesired."},{"id":"songkick","name":"Songkick","primaryUrl":"https://www.songkick.com/developer","access":"Preapproved API key/paidpartnership; publickeyrequests page says newapplicationsunavailable. No credentialsrequested.","license":{"status":"Custompaidpartnership. Publishedstandardterms have24hcachinglimit and exclusive-live-provider restriction, incompatible with currentmulti-source Atlas unless explicitlychangedbycontract."},"category":"concert-history","status":"Investigated; not imported in this batch","coverage":"Commerciallicensing lead only, noimport."},{"id":"concertarchives","name":"Concert Archives","primaryUrl":"https://www.concertarchives.org/data-requests","access":"Officialpage saysnopublicAPI; tailoredspreadsheetrequests reviewedcasebycase; largeexportsnormallylicenseagreementandfee.","license":{"status":"No open bulklicenseestablished"},"category":"concert-history","status":"Investigated; not imported in this batch","coverage":"Practicalfuturepaid/exportlead; no request sent, no scrapingorimport."},{"id":"ticketmaster","name":"Ticketmaster Discovery Feed/API","primaryUrl":"https://developer.ticketmaster.com/products-and-docs/apis/discovery-feed/","access":"APIkeyrequired; officialFAQdescribesfeedsforapprovedpartners. CountrygzipJSON/CSVfiles,checksums andcountsprovidedafterauthorizedaccess. No credentialsrequested.","license":{"status":"SubjecttoTicketmasterterms; not CC0 or automatic perpetual archivalredistribution"},"category":"concert-history","status":"Investigated; not imported in this batch","coverage":"Usefulcurrent/upcoming2026feedintegrationlead, not a verifiedhistoricalopenbulkbatch."},{"id":"openagenda","name":"OpenAgenda","primaryUrl":"https://developers.openagenda.com/licence/","access":"Public API documentation; authorizationdependsendpoint. TestedMinistryculturemirror redirected andtimedout, so no data countvalidatedthisbatch.","license":{"status":"Per-eventrights.license andlicensor; do not assumeuniformopenlicence","example":"EtalabOpenLicence2.0permitscommercialreusewithsourceattribution, onlywhenactuallyspecifiedperrecord."},"limits":["Generalculturalevents, not just music.","Titles/descriptionsnotstableartistidentities.","Recurringdatearraysandcancelledstatusneedstrict handling."],"category":"concert-history","status":"Investigated; not imported in this batch","coverage":"UsefulEuropeanrecent-eventlead; noacceptedprojection."},{"id":"pollstar-charts","provider":"Pollstar","coverage":"Worldwide and North American ranked touring artists, boxoffice/engagement reports, artist and venue histories. Different charts have different periods and scope. Reporting is not a census of all concerts.","access":"2019 official two-page Top 100 PDF public; 2024/2025 full Top 200 chart links explicitly say subscribers. No paid chart accessed.","urls":["https://www.pollstar.com/charts","https://news.pollstar.com/2024/12/16/2024yearendhub/","https://news.pollstar.com/2025/12/21/pollstars-2025-year-end-hub/","https://data.pollstar.com/chart/2019/12/Top100%20WorldwideTours_790.pdf"],"terms":[{"url":"https://pages.pollstar.com/end-user-license-agreement","section":"Article I, 1.3","conclusion":"Data Product is licensed for internal business purposes; distribution and use of any portion in another product/service are restricted. Summary/analysis exception is not an open data redistribution grant."}],"bulkDecision":"Do not import charts as a publicly reusable database without a separate appropriate license.","category":"tour-finance","status":"No new ranked finance records imported"},{"id":"pollstar-api","provider":"Pollstar APIs","coverage":"Official terms distinguish Free API, Unlimited Event API and Enterprise API. Do not assume a free event endpoint includes historical finance data.","access":"Terms public; no credentials or API subscription used.","urls":["https://developers.pollstar.com/ApiTermsConditions.pdf"],"terms":[{"url":"https://developers.pollstar.com/ApiTermsConditions.pdf","section":"Section 2(d)–(e), PDF p.2","conclusion":"Use limits and approved subscription use cases apply; no competitive use; Free API event links must link back. No open historical revenue bulk grant verified."}],"bulkDecision":"Commercial negotiation/use-case approval required for intended history/finance redistribution, not a free data dump.","category":"tour-finance","status":"No new ranked finance records imported"},{"id":"billboard-boxscore","provider":"Billboard Boxscore","coverage":"Tour/engagement gross ticket sales and attendance; historical printed Boxscore tables and current annual/monthly tour charts. Annual chart periods differ from Pollstar.","access":"Billboard Pro sells subscription access; selected original analyst reports are publicly accessible on Billboard Charts Substack. These six are public reports, not access to the Boxscore database.","urls":["https://subscribe.billboard.com/","https://billboard.substack.com/","https://ca.billboard.com/business/touring/the-weeknd-after-hour-til-dawn-tour-record"],"terms":[{"url":"https://www.pmc.com/terms-of-use","updatedAt":"2026-08-21","section":"3–4; scope paragraph after introduction","conclusion":"PMC-linked Services have personal/internal limited use and broad restrictions on AI/data extraction, redistribution, commercial/software reuse. Third-party pages fall within scope when linked to these terms; do not automatically declare every Substack page contractually identical."},{"url":"https://substack.com/tos","updatedAt":"2026-10-06","section":"Acceptable Use Policy; Posting Content","conclusion":"Public pages link Substack terms. These prohibit manual/automated scraping and significant content storage, while public-post user rights are limited to platform functionality. No open software/data redistribution grant."}],"bulkDecision":"No bulk integration. Hold the six checked report facts as private research until appropriate reuse basis is established.","category":"tour-finance","status":"No new ranked finance records imported"},{"id":"touring-data","provider":"Touring Data","coverage":"Public WordPress tour/artist recap pages include total, region, market and grouped engagement tables; site also promotes Patreon ticket-sales reports.","access":"Public pages accessible; homepage Download links point to Patreon. No Patreon/subscription or private downloads accessed.","urls":["https://touringdata.org/","https://touringdata.org/2023/06/29/beyonce-renaissance-tour/","https://touringdata.org/2020/12/11/bigbang-recap/"],"license":"No explicit reusable bulk/API/open license located in bounded public inspection.","terms":[],"bulkDecision":"Do not treat a readable multirow table or Patreon purchase as permission to redistribute the database; source provenance and licensing need verification. Not a promoter or venue primary disclosure.","category":"tour-finance","status":"No new ranked finance records imported"},{"id":"lpa-annual","provider":"Live Performance Australia","coverage":"Australian industry aggregate ticket revenue/attendance by category, state and region; not artist/tour receipts.","access":"Official reports website and PDF public; 2024 report published September 2025.","urls":["https://reports.liveperformance.com.au/","https://reports.liveperformance.com.au/ticket-survey-2024/","https://reports.liveperformance.com.au/ticket-survey-2024/pdf/2024/2024%20Live%20Performance%20Australia_Attendance%20and%20Revenue%20Report.pdf"],"license":"No open bulk grant verified in bounded inspection.","bulkDecision":"Useful contextual benchmark; cannot assign Australian industry totals to artists or named tours.","category":"tour-finance","status":"No new ranked finance records imported"},{"id":"promoter-releases","provider":"Live Nation Entertainment newsroom","coverage":"Occasional direct named-tour disclosures; no comprehensive tour-finance database or API.","access":"Current public releases directly disclose KAROL G prior full-tour lower bound and Post Malone prior North American run lower bound. Official Beyoncé media link is live but its Parkwood download says expired; direct final-gross primary release not recovered.","urls":["https://news.livenationentertainment.com/news/karol-g-announces-massive-new-world-tour-viajando-por-el-mundo-tropitour-extending-her-global-dominance","https://news.livenationentertainment.com/news/post-malone-and-jelly-roll-present-the-big-ass-stadium-tour-part-2","https://news.livenationentertainment.com/media/beyonce-cowboy-carter-tour","https://hive.parkwood.com/Share/x6n65104x1832n602m5kq6cml5kh3531?FR_=1&H=904&W=1340"],"license":"Newsroom says all rights reserved; no open database/software redistribution grant verified. Individual facts may have a separate editorial reuse basis, but this research does not mark that as commercially cleared.","bulkDecision":"Retain two primary-disclosure candidates with lower-bound/scope/currency caveats. No finance production import is authorized by these access findings alone.","category":"tour-finance","status":"No new ranked finance records imported"},{"id":"wikidata-tour-money","provider":"Wikidata","coverage":"260 exact Tour items linked by prior MusicBrainz Tour Series external URLs; official API check finds three monetary statements.","access":"Official public wbgetentities API, 40 related items per request; raw entity snapshots and response hashes retained.","urls":["https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Licensing","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2139","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2142","https://www.wikidata.org/w/api.php"],"license":"CC0-1.0 for structured data","category":"tour-finance","status":"No new ranked finance records imported"},{"id":"live-music-locator","name":"Live Music Locator","category":"concert-history","primaryUrl":"https://www.livemusiclocator.com.au/docs","reuseInvitationUrl":"https://www.livemusiclocator.com.au/about/api-stats-and-data","attribution":"Data courtesy of Live Music Locator: https://lml.live","access":"Public documented API; seven-day query windows respected.","license":"Provider invites gig/performance data use with attribution; no named CC licence claimed.","status":"Conservative July–September 2026 projection imported","coverage":"Mostly Victoria. Native explicit act credits, exact local dates and source venue coordinates; locality checked against exact GeoNames AU postcode/VIC records.","limits":["Empty/ambiguous credits, repertoire/composer references, event pseudo-artists, cancelled/postponed events, inconsistent geography and unresolved sessions held.","Native act IDs are not silently merged with same-named artists from other databases."]},{"id":"frontier-touring","name":"Frontier Touring","category":"concert-history","primaryUrl":"https://www.frontiertouring.com/","access":"70 bounded public official tour pages with native date/status/artist metadata.","license":"Factual dates, credited headliners and places transcribed; no open licence for descriptions or promotional images claimed.","status":"Completed and explicit future planned 2026 dates imported; ambiguous entries held","coverage":"Selected Australia/New Zealand itineraries, not complete national coverage. Headliner identities corroborated by exact official-site/Spotify URLs shared with MusicBrainz where unambiguous."},{"id":"destroy-all-lines","name":"Destroy All Lines","category":"concert-history","primaryUrl":"https://www.destroyalllines.com/tours","access":"Bounded manually reviewed primary promoter date rows; four 2026 tour pages in the initial batch.","license":{"eventFacts":"Limited facts transcribed with attribution; no blanket open-data licence claimed","images":"No promoter images copied"},"status":"Reviewed recent smaller-band examples imported","coverage":"Banks Arcade support dates, From Ashes To New, Windwaker, Stand Atlantic and Fleshwater. Exact MusicBrainz identities with official-site corroboration. Source cities explicitly retained; city-level map positions are labelled. Past listings are not independently verified completed performances."}],"attribution":["New York Philharmonic Archives","MusicBrainz / MetaBrainz","GeoNames","Destroy All Lines — https://www.destroyalllines.com/","GeoNames — https://www.geonames.org/ (CC BY 4.0)"],"limits":"Coverage is incomplete. Public readability is not a blanket open-data licence; linked images and source documents have their own rights. Research candidates and private/local file paths are not included."}