Listings limited to metropolitan areas. Exclusive offers currently limited to Los Angeles and San Francisco. Limited to day-of-show performances.
Bottom Line Live music fans who want a simple way to find last minute show tickets will find much to like in Thrillcall, a free, easy-to-use iPhone app that lets you search for artists and purchase tickets. The one major drawback? Currently, it only serves people living in major metropolitan areas.Live music fans who want to score last-minute tickets to show should download Thrillcall. The free, live music-discovery app, which specializes in letting users purchase day-of-show tickets, search for artists, and receive exclusive offers from the convenience of their iPhones. The app works well, but the show listings and deals cater toward those who live in large cities.
Sweet Deals in Big Cities
Thrillcall does an excellent job of enticing you to explore its content. The first thing you'll see upon firing up the app is a clock that counts down the hours and minutes to the next big offer, which can come in the form of exclusive access to a sold out show. When I launched Thrillcall, I had to wait an hour until the next big Thrillcall New York City deal. When the time arrived, however, I discovered that there weren't special offers available for Big Apple users. Disappointing. I decided to explore what other exclusive offers were available for music fans in different areas, and that's when I noticed that the deals are only available in Los Angeles and San Francisco at the moment. That limitation should have been stated far more explicitly.
If you live in one of those two cities, you can receive deals faster by tapping the "Learn how to get offers now!" icon which takes you to a screen where you can invite friends via Facebook, Twitter, or email to grab the app. When your friends download ThrillCall and create accounts, it shortens the amount of time on the countdown clock, speeding up the deal-delivery process.
Artists and Venues
Tapping "Tonight's Music," located in the menu bar at the bottom of the interface, takes you to a screen that displays a list of artists in the area. A quick scroll-through revealed that Leo Kottke, Lupe Fiasco, and Michael Feinstein were performing separately at different venues throughout Manhattan. Each artist entry gives you not only the venue and start time, but also an artist photo or venue photo and the venue location on Google Maps. The venue information and map allows you to check out the area before you show up. Tapping "More on Thrillcall.com" launches the Thrillcall ticket purchase page within the iPhone's Safari Web browser where you can buy tickets.
Should You Download Thrillcall?
As a live music fan, I've found Thrillcall an excellent tool for finding artists in my area. That said, it heavily favors metropolitan areas such as Austin, New York, and Seattle—and the much-hyped exclusive deals are limited even further to just Los Angeles and San Francisco. People in less dense areas—unless they're just outside major cities—may not find much use for the app at the moment, but music lovers in geographically advantageous locations should give this tool a try.
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