Bandsintown Events

74 Quality Score

Active Installs

16/30

With around 4,000 active installs it sits well below the leading event plugins, reflecting a niche music-industry audience rather than mainstream WordPress adoption.

Update Freshness

25/25

A recent update on June 17, 2026, and clean compatibility with WordPress 7.0 signal that the developer is actively maintaining the plugin.

User Rating

10/15

A score of 66 out of 100 from only 8 ratings is a small and unremarkable sample, so the rating is informative but not statistically strong.

Support Health

8/15

With only one support thread and a 0.0% resolution rate, the support track record is thin and gives little reassurance if you hit a problem.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Tested with WordPress 7.0 and dating back to WordPress 2.7, the plugin has a very wide compatibility footprint across modern and legacy installs.

Scores higher than 32% of indexed plugins

About

Bandsintown's Events plugin for displaying your upcoming events.

Active Installs 4k+

Rating ★★★ 3.3/5

Last Updated 2026-08-26 7:40pm GMT

Requires WordPress 3.1+

Tested Up To 7.1

Security History

1 known vulnerability, all patched

1 Medium

Most recent: February 19, 2025

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What It Does

Bandsintown Events pulls tour and concert dates from a Bandsintown artist profile and displays them on a WordPress site. It is designed for musicians, bands, and venues that already manage their event listings inside the Bandsintown platform and want those dates reflected on their own website without manual entry.

Who It's For

This plugin is best suited for artists, bands, venues, promoters, and booking agencies whose events already live on Bandsintown and who want a low-effort way to keep a WordPress page in sync. It fits smaller music-focused sites where tour dates are the primary content and a full calendar system is overkill.

Who Should Skip It

If you do not already use Bandsintown to manage your events, or you need ticketing, RSVPs, recurring events, or a general-purpose calendar, this plugin is a poor fit. Sites running broader event workflows with bookings or WooCommerce should look at a full event plugin instead.

The Bottom Line

Bandsintown Events scores a solid 73.53 out of 100, driven by strong maintenance and compatibility rather than popularity or community feedback. It is a sensible, narrow-purpose tool for artists already invested in Bandsintown, but anyone needing a general event system should pick one of the established alternatives. Treat it as a single-source sync widget, not a full events platform.

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