OClassical is a concert listing site. Musicians and promoters can add details of their forthcoming events; concert goers can search or browse to find events.

The site offers concert goers a number of benefits.

• Every concert has its own page, with a link to where to buy tickets. There are no distractions, animations, advertisements or irrelevant links.
• You can create your own automated mailing lists, containing any number of artists, composers or works. For example, if you add the Messiah to your list of ‘favourites’, then, whenever a promoter uploads details of a performance of the Messiah, you will receive an email with details of the concert. Similarly, you can include performers (whether soloists, ensembles, choirs or orchestras) in your list of favourites, and receive an email every time they announce a new concert. You will be the first to know, and can get the best tickets.
• The front page of the site can be customised to show concerts in your own area. You don’t need to register or log in – just click the “choose where” link.
• You can search by any combination of criteria: artist, composer, work, venue or dates. Then you can save your search so that you can return later and run the same query again without having to type it all in again. You can save any number of searches
• You can subscribe to the RSS feed for the site and receive automatic notifications of all newly added concerts, either nationally or in your chosen areas.
• The site is designed to encourage browsing. The text on concert pages is all linked to related pages. You can quickly explore other concerts by the same artists or at the same venue, or other works by the same composer, or other performances of the same works. You can discover new events that you were not specifically searching for.
• Every artist, composer, work and venue has its own page, which includes all forthcoming concerts and the most recent past concerts. These pages contain a link to the artist’s (etc.) own web site (if there is one).
• Venue pages have an embedded map showing the precise location (not just the postcode location, which is often inaccurate).
• For some concerts you can buy tickets directly on the website. Find out more
• Musicians and promoters can publicise their concerts, free. Information (PDF)

There is no charge for using the website. You don’t need to register, but if you do, you will have access to extra features (email notifications, saved searches etc.)

We welcome your comments and suggestions, and will do our best to help if you have any difficulty with the site.

Our aim is to support live music making in the UK by providing the best classical concert finder.