Built around your programme, not a job board
Private roster first. The wider marketplace is a last resort, only if you enable it.
Plan the programme
Recurring nights, a clear budget and your preferred performers, set once.
Controlled invitations
Amplify offers your slot to your roster first — a fixed fee, never a bidding war, never a public applicant count.
Protected against cancellations
A member drops out or an act cancels — Amplify finds approved cover fast, with a full audit trail.
Keep the performers you trust.
Amplify organises the schedule around them and finds suitable cover when you need it — without forcing every gig onto a public marketplace.
No bidding. No endless application pile.
Manage your existing work and receive relevant, limited opportunities from suitable venues — useful even before you win a single new gig.
Run every venue from one dashboard.
Manage every venue, roster, budget and booking from one operational dashboard — you only ever see the venues you manage.
Set your budget and preferences once. Amplify proposes the week.
Rules-based scheduling — not a black box — uses your approved performers first, checks availability and budget, avoids repetition, and shows why each performer was recommended. You approve it in one tap.
See Core vs ProNever scramble for last-minute cover again.
A drummer drops out or a whole act cancels. Amplify captures the reason, checks trusted substitutes, then your roster, then a small trusted-cover network — and confirms cover fast. Line-up, Gig Pack and payment split update automatically.
See it in the demoTonight’s running order.
What actually happens, in order
Autopilot builds your week
Set a weekly budget and recurring slots once. The matching engine ranks suitable, available performers and sends timed offers — you approve the whole week in one tap.
AutopilotAmplify Cover rescues the night
A band member drops out an hour before doors? Amplify checks trusted substitutes and the wider network, ranks replacements, and keeps the booking alive — no cancellation needed.
CoverBudget stays transparent
Performer fee, Amplify's fee, processing — all itemised, every time. Nobody's guessing what the venue actually pays, or what a musician actually takes home.
BudgetPayments split automatically
Digital bookings settle through Stripe with the split done for you; cash-on-the-night bookings are tracked and confirmed by both sides just as carefully.
PaymentsFor musicians and bands
- Fixed, transparent fees — you always see the full amount before accepting, no percentage taken by Amplify.
- Manage acts, line-ups, substitutes and gigs booked outside Amplify — WhatsApp gigs included.
- Free to create a profile, receive invitations and accept a gig — always.
- Can’t make it? Share the gig yourself with a real, public link — it works even for someone who’s never used Amplify, so a gig never has to just fall through.
- We release your payout within 24 hours of the venue confirming the gig’s done — often the same night. The venue’s payment is already held by Amplify before you even play, so there’s no BACS invoice to chase and no weeks-long wait.
For venues
- Protect existing relationships — invite performers you already trust, without them competing again.
- Expand your roster when you need to, through controlled, limited invitations — not a public pile-on.
- One flat subscription per venue — artist fees, processing and any booker fee always shown separately.
- See a performer’s track record before you book — completed gigs, repeat bookings and reliability, not just a star rating.
- Add colleagues to help manage bookings, budget and the roster — never locked to a single login.
Featured Belfast venues
Fictional venues for this demo
pub · Cathedral Quarter
hotel · Titanic Quarter
restaurant · South Belfast
wedding venue · Belfast City Centre
Wider marketplace
A small number of gigs venues have chosen to list here, after their own roster couldn't fill them — never the main way work reaches you.
Friday acoustic session
The Copper Still
Saturday headline covers
Stage Door Belfast
“I used to spend Monday mornings texting bands. Now I approve the week in one tap — and I never lose the acts I already trust.”
Rachel Orr, Bay & Anchor Group · fictional demo user
“Our drummer broke his wrist on a Thursday. The dep was confirmed by Friday lunchtime, and the fee never changed.”
Danny McCrea, Harbour Lights · fictional demo user
“No bidding, no chasing invoices. I see the fee up front and get on with the gig.”
Aoife Lennon, acoustic singer · fictional demo user
Frequently asked questions
Is Amplify a gig marketplace?
No. Gig marketplaces help venues discover individual performers. Amplify helps venues and bookers run the entire entertainment operation — including the performers and relationships they already have. An open marketplace exists for uncovered demand, but it's a last resort, not the centre of the product.
What does it cost?
Musicians: always free — profiles, invitations, availability, acts, line-ups and bookings, with no percentage taken from your fee. Venues: a 30-day pilot, then Amplify Core (£99/venue/month) or Amplify Pro (£199/venue/month, includes Autopilot and multi-venue groups).
Do musicians bid for gigs?
No. Venues set a clear fixed fee for each gig, shown throughout invitation, acceptance and payment. Amplify never allows lower bids to win a slot.
What happens if an act cancels?
Amplify Cover captures the reason and notice period, checks trusted substitutes and your approved roster, then a small trusted-cover network, and confirms cover fast. The booking is updated — never cancelled and reposted from scratch.
Which cities are supported?
Belfast first. The platform is city-aware, so new cities can be switched on without rebuilding anything.