The Gig Finder app helps you search for live concerts and purchase tickets straight from the app. It also helps you keep track of all the gigs you have tickets for currently with the inbuilt “My Gigs” section. Great ey?

Not only does it help you find tickets for gigs you think of but it can also recommend shows to see based on your music tastes. How does it do this you ask? By searching your music library! COOL! Also, you can search for gigs through a wide range of different filters such as Artist, City, Genre, Venue, Date or any mixture that takes your fancy.

Once you’ve found the gig you want to see then you need some friends to come along right? Easy, press a button and gig info can be posted on Facebook or sent to a friend through SMS or Email. We love it when we can be lazy don’t we?

So after you’ve got some friends and bought tickets (possible straight from the app) then you might want to scrub up on the tracks so you know a few lyrics for the show. Simply find the artist and links are available for their page on the Nokia Music Store (soon to be Ovi Music), this means you can easily preview and purchase songs before and after the concert.

Now, you’re just about to set off to see your favourite band but… Oh oh, does anyone know where the venue actually is? No problem! Show off with finding the gig in “My Gigs” and pressing on the Map link which will instantly open Ovi Maps so you can painlessly start your journey. Done

This application is free and available from the Beta labs… WHAT? Yep, this app is in Beta stages so there may be some performance or stability issues but you won’t know unless you try it out. So check it out, what do you have to loose?

Head over to: http://betalabs.nokia.com/apps/gig-finder NOW!

Peace.