A public gig page is the official link for one event.
Social media posts are useful, but they move fast. A Gigditty public gig page gives one stable place for the event details. You can share the same link in a post, a text thread, an email, a QR code, a venue calendar, or a band website.
The page is made for guests. It should answer the questions people ask before deciding to attend: who is playing, where it is, when doors open, how to get tickets, what the night feels like, and what to know before arriving.
Think of the public gig page as the event handbill that can be updated, shared, scanned, tracked, and opened from anywhere.
Publishing is for authorized subscribed managers.
Public promotion is tied to group and organization gigs. The person publishing needs permission to manage that group or organization, and the owner needs an active plan that includes public gig promotion.
Publishing a new public gig uses one public gig credit. Editing the page later does not use another credit, so you can keep the link current as details change.
Private gigs can still stay private. Public promotion is a separate step for gigs that should be shared with guests and the wider public.
The basic flow from gig to public page.
- Create or open the gig you want to promote.
- Open the gig promotion page from the gig details.
- Write the public title, intro, description, time, venue, ticket, and guest details.
- Choose public media from the group or organization media library.
- Publish the page when the details are ready and a public gig credit is available.
- Share the public link, QR code, and ready-made captions from the promotion kit.
- Watch the dashboard to see views, clicks, calendar adds, shares, and interest.
Fill out the details guests need before they go.
The private gig already has schedule and planning details. The public promotion page is where you rewrite those details for the people you want in the room.
| Promotion detail | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Public status | Choose whether the page is still a draft, live, hidden, canceled, postponed, or sold out. Canceled, postponed, and sold out pages can stay visible so guests see the latest public update. |
| Title, intro, and description | Use these to make the gig feel like a real event, not only a calendar item. Say who is playing, where it is happening, and why someone should come. |
| Door time, show time, and end time | These help guests plan their night. Door time can be separate from show time when the room opens before the music starts. |
| Venue name and public address | Show the room, stage, venue, or meeting place in a way guests will recognize. The address also helps the directions button work well. |
| Tickets, cover, and RSVP | Add a ticket link when people should buy ahead. Add cover text for simple pricing, and use RSVP when you have another signup or reservation page. |
| Genre, vibe, and age notes | Short tags and age notes help guests quickly decide if the gig fits their night. |
| Parking, accessibility, food, drink, and weather notes | These are the details people usually ask in messages. Putting them on the public page makes the link more useful to share. |
| Listen, merch, and tip links | Use these when the band or performer has a safe public place for guests to listen, buy merch, or support the act. |
What guests can do on the public page.
A shareable event page
The public page shows the guest-friendly version of the gig: title, band or group name, venue, date, time, description, media, tickets, RSVP, directions, calendar, and share buttons.
A source of truth for updates
If the gig is canceled, postponed, sold out, or updated, the public page can show that status. That gives people one link to check instead of searching through old posts.
A page made for music
The page has room for posters, photos, audio, video, lineup notes, set times, genre tags, venue notes, and ways to listen or support the act.
A safer public view
The public page is separate from the private gig. It is meant for guests, so it should not show private member details, internal notes, pay, invite responses, or private contact information.
Visitors can use the buttons to buy tickets, RSVP or show interest, add the gig to a calendar, get directions, and share the link with someone else. When the page has a strong image, title, and description, it also makes the shared preview look more complete.
Use the kit when you are ready to spread the word.
The promotion kit gives managers copy-and-share pieces based on the gig details. It is meant to save time and keep the message consistent wherever the event is promoted.
| Promotion kit item | How to use it |
|---|---|
| Public gig URL | The main link to copy into posts, messages, newsletters, venue calendars, websites, and bios. |
| QR code | A scannable link for posters, table tents, flyers, handouts, and venue signage. |
| Social caption | A ready-made short caption for Instagram, Facebook, text posts, or band announcements. |
| Email or newsletter blurb | A slightly longer version for mailing lists, venue newsletters, and community calendars. |
| Last chance copy | A reminder-style message for the day before or the day of the gig. |
| Source-tagged links | Separate links for places like Instagram, Facebook, QR, venue, and email, so the dashboard can show where interest is coming from. |
| Member-powered links | Share links for group members who help spread the word. Managers can see the combined results privately. |
Use the regular public link when you simply need a clean URL. Use source-tagged links when you want the dashboard to show where views and clicks came from.
Watch how the public page is helping.
The dashboard is for the people managing the gig. It does not show individual private details to the public. It gives a simple view of how people are finding the page and which calls to action are getting attention.
- Page views
- Ticket clicks
- RSVP or interested clicks
- Calendar downloads
- Direction clicks
- Share clicks
- Views and clicks by source
- Member-driven promotion results
- Recent activity
Member-powered links can help a band see how group promotion is working. The public page does not show those results to visitors.
Only publish what guests should see.
A public gig page should be safe to share with anyone. Use it for guest-facing details, not for private planning. Keep internal notes, private contact information, member responses, private pay details, and manager-only decisions inside the regular gig tools.
Gigditty also keeps promotion tracking focused on the event. The dashboard is meant to show useful totals, sources, and clicks, not to publish personal visitor information.
A good final check is simple: if a fan, guest, venue calendar, or band member could share the page without extra explanation, the public page is doing its job.