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Rabbl is a “choose your own adventure” kind of crowd sourcing application for bands and music fans!

I recently came across the opportunity to learn more about a new crowd sourcing website called Rabbl.  Rabbl is a lot like Kickstarter, however the genius difference is that it connects fans, bands, and venues to specific potential tour dates.  In other words fans aren’t just donating lump sums of money all willy nilly to bands who want to tour, fans actually have a voice in the whole situation and can ask or vote for the band to play for them in their own city.  On the flip, bands get to feel the love by actually having fans fill their shows while touring through new places.  The whole thing works by fans asking for a band to play at a specific place and then voting by purchasing advanced tickets through the Rabbl website.  If the “Rabbl” meets a certain predetermined amount of votes or tickets sold, then the fans win and the band plays!  If it all falls through then everyone gets his or her money back. No biggie.  Rabbl is just a seedling project right now, but it has all kinds of potential to allow creative things such as new band discovery, booking at “alternative” venues, and smarter touring by local level bands.