A simple way to help make gigs happen
Instead of waiting for gigs to happen, your support helps bring them to life. You discover gigs while they’re still ideas and your support helps decide which ones go ahead.
Here’s how supporting works
Your support directly determines whether a gig happens. When enough people back it, the gig confirms. If not, it doesn’t happen and no one pays.
1. Discover gigs before everyone else
If something excites you, you support it to help make the gig happen. Book a ticket to show your support, pay only when it confirms.
2. Book your ticket (No charge yet)
Supporting a gig is as simple as booking a ticket:
Select your preferred tickets
Your card isn’t charged yet
Your booking counts toward the gig’s confirmation
Your support helps bring the gig closer to happening.
3. Gig confirms
When enough supporters book:
The gig confirms
Your payment is processed automatically
Your e-tickets are automatically issued
The event is officially on — and you’re all set to attend.
What if there’s not enough support?
If the campaign ends without enough support, the gig simply won’t go ahead. In this case:
No payments are processed
No tickets are issued
You pay nothing
You took a chance at a gig without taking any financial risk. Your show of support also counts towards earning rewards, even if the gig doesn’t confirm.
What about gigs that are already confirmed?
Some gigs may already have enough support when you book. If a gig is already confirmed, you simply buy tickets like you normally would. No waiting — just book and go.
Frequently Asked Questions
On most ticket platforms, events appear only after everything is confirmed. On Gigstarters, supporters can discover gigs while they’re still building support and help bring them to life. If enough supporters join, the gig confirms and goes ahead. If not, it simply doesn’t happen — and no one pays.
No. When you book a ticket, you enter your payment details, but your card isn’t charged yet. Payment is only processed if the gig confirms. If the campaign ends without enough support, you aren’t charged.
If the campaign ends before enough supporters join, the gig simply won’t go ahead. No tickets are issued and no payments are processed.
You’ll receive an email notifcation when the campaign ends, or when the gig confirms. If the gig confirms, your payment is processed automatically and your e-ticket is issued. If it doesn’t confirm, you’ll also be notified — but no payment is taken.
Yes. There is at least 21 days between the campaign end date and the event date. This gives supporters enough time to know whether a gig is confirmed and plan to attend. The event date is always shown on the gig page while it’s building support.
When you support a gig, your booking helps determine whether the event goes ahead. Because of this, bookings cannot be cancelled once they’re placed.
However, your card is only charged if the gig confirms. If the campaign ends without enough support, the gig won’t go ahead and you won’t be charged. This ensures supporters can back gigs without financial risk while giving organisers a reliable signal of demand.
Once a gig confirms, normal ticket refund policies apply according to the organiser’s event terms.
Simply buy tickets like you normally would on any ticketing platform — payment is processed immediately and your ticket is issued.
Yes. You can support as many gigs as you like. Each booking helps bring those events closer to confirmation. Supporting more gigs can also help you unlock supporter rewards.
Yes. All payments are securely handled by Stripe — one of the world’s leading payment processors and all payment details are protected by Stripe’s encryption and security systems. We never handle payments or store your card details.