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Hi guys, I stitched a few APIs together into a fun gig finder app and thought some of you might enjoy it. Warning - autoplay!
HN · launched Nov 16, 2025 · 12 upvotes (top 43%) · 0 views
Niche: novelty and humor web apps · 188 launches, 8 in the last 7 days ▼ -53% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Media & entertainment
- Content generation
- B2C
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
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Could you build this?
Yes It is a straightforward frontend mashup consuming public event/ticket APIs and music APIs with basic audio autoplay, easily built in an afternoon with AI prompts.
Discussion
13 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: The Monospace Web, Ticketmaster
Concerns raised: Limited to countries with Ticketmaster presence, Terminology confusion (gigs vs concerts vs shows)
Feature requests: Expand to more countries beyond Ticketmaster coverage, Add comment threads to site
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 33 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #15 of 34 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Looks like the first mover among its competitors.
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- hivefy · github · 2026-11-10 · 26 upvotes · similarity 0.35
- I Created an Interactive Resume Space Invader Game · hn · 2026-02-27 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.34
- PatchMyGear · hn · 2025-12-27 · 11 upvotes · similarity 0.34
- Browser based sythesizer, drum machine and squencer · hn · 2026-05-15 · 22 upvotes · similarity 0.33
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