Live music ticketing
Fill the room.Pay the band on time.
Scheduled releases, fan presales and a waitlist for when you sell out. Ticket money goes into your own account every Monday, before the band's loaded in.
Announce the gig, open the presale, watch the early birds go. And have the money to pay the band before they've played a note.
The guest experience
Booked in under a minute.
A page that sells the gig.
The lineup, the times, the age policy and a map, on one page worth sharing.
Tickets in two taps.
Guests pick a ticket and how many. Returning guests are already filled in.
One price. One tap to pay.
The booking fee is shown up front. Apple Pay and Google Pay are built in.
Ready at the door.
A confirmation code the moment they pay, plus a QR code and Apple Wallet pass when you switch them on.
Built for live music
Everything a gig needs. Nothing it doesn’t.
Releases that go on sale on their own, a presale for your fans, and a full room even when you sell out.
Scheduled releases
Sell an early bird, then line up the next release to go on sale at the time you set, automatically.
Fan presales
Hide a release behind a secret link or a code for your mailing list, then share it before general sale.
A waitlist when you sell out
Guests leave their details. If a ticket comes back, the next in line gets an email and a head start to book it.
Meta Pixel built in
Add your Pixel and every ticket sale is reported back to your ads, through the browser and the Conversions API.
Check-in at the door
Scan tickets with the free Covered Entry app on as many phones as you need.
Paid every Monday
Money lands in your own Stripe account and pays out weekly, so the band and the room hire are covered.
Payouts
Paid every Monday. Not after the event.
The big ticketing platforms hold your money until the gig's over, and then you wait for the payout. On Covered, ticket money goes into your own Stripe account and reaches your bank every week while you're still selling. That pays the band, the sound engineer and the deposit before the doors open.
CoveredEvery Monday, from your first sale
Eventbrite3 business days after the event, by default
SkiddleAfter the event, in twice-weekly runs
Fixr3 to 5 business days after the event
FatsomaOn request, from 48 hours after the event
From each platform’s published payout terms, October 2026. Eventbrite: Can pay during sales once you've already run and been paid for a paid event with them. Skiddle: Can pay as you sell through your own Stripe account, without Skiddle's protections. Fatsoma: Payouts are requested by the organiser and take up to 3 working days to arrive. Covered: A brand-new account's first payout can take a little longer while Stripe verifies the business.
Pricing
A £20 gig ticket. Here’s what it costs.
No monthly fee, no set-up cost and no contract. Pass the fee on to guests as a booking fee, or cover it yourself.
Covered, per ticket
£1.00
5% of £20.00. Minimum 30p per ticket.
A sold-out room of 200
£200.00
Compared with £454.00 on Skiddle (10% + 27p per ticket, £1 minimum). Compare every platform
Booking fees only. Card processing (from 1.5% + 20p on UK cards with Stripe) is billed to your own account separately.
Questions
Live music, answered.
When do I get paid?+–
Every Monday, while you're still selling. Payments go straight into your own Stripe account and pay out to your bank weekly, not after the event as on most ticketing platforms. A brand-new account's first payout can take a little longer while Stripe verifies your business.
Can I run a presale for my fans?+–
Yes. Add a ticket hidden behind a secret link or a code, and share it with your mailing list before general sale.
Can I schedule ticket releases?+–
Yes. Add each release as its own ticket with its own price and number available, and set when each one goes on sale.
What happens when a gig sells out?+–
Guests can join the waitlist. If a ticket comes back, the next in line gets an email and a head start to book it.
How much does Covered cost?+–
Nothing to start and no monthly fee to sell tickets. Covered's fee is 5% + card processing (minimum 30p per ticket), which you can pass on to guests as a booking fee or cover yourself. Card processing is billed by Stripe to your own Stripe account.
Can I take bookings on my own website?+–
Yes. Paste two lines of code and the full booking flow appears on your site, as well as on Covered and in the Covered Discover app.
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