Lineup Booking
Lineup Booking is a modern platform built to bring artists, venues, and live events together. From discovery and booking to payments and event management, Lineup turns the scattered booking process into a streamlined digital workflow — built for the next era of live entertainment.
Challenge: A Disconnected Booking World
The live entertainment industry runs on relationships — but *finding* those relationships is often messy. Artists send cold messages. Venues dig through emails. Booking forms get lost, dates double-book, and payments live in scattered spreadsheets.
Lineup Booking emerged from a simple belief: artists and venues should spend less time coordinating and more time creating memorable events.
Opportunity: A Platform Built for Live Music
We saw the opportunity to build a unified booking platform where artists and venues could discover each other, handle payouts, manage documents, share availability, and review each other — all without leaving the platform.
Instead of cobbling together DMs, calendars, text messages, invoices, and PDFs, Lineup centralizes the entire lifecycle of event booking into one seamless flow.
The result is a vibrant digital ecosystem where live entertainment thrives on connection, trust, and clarity.
Key Challenges We Addressed
- • Scattered communication across texts, email, and social media
- • Manual spreadsheets for booking, payments, and scheduling
- • No centralized way to verify artists, share documents, or share expectations
- • Difficulty finding new talent or matching artists to the right venue
- • No unified payment flow for deposits, payouts, and settlement
Solution: A Modern Platform for Booking & Payments
Lineup Booking is powered by a modern React + TypeScript stack optimized for speed, clarity, and scale. We architected the entire front-end platform — from the booking workflows and calendars to Stripe-backed payments and document management.
Technology Stack
- • React 18 + TypeScript for a scalable, type-safe architecture
- • Vite for blazing-fast dev experience
- • Tailwind + MUI for a hybrid design system with custom branding
- • Stripe for deposits, payouts, and full financial workflows
Booking Architecture
Artists and venues manage inquiries, booking terms, date proposals, and confirmations through a structured workflow designed to eliminate guesswork.
Payment Flows
Deposits, payouts, and settlements run through Stripe’s secure payment rails — providing clarity and trust for both parties.
Profiles & Discovery
Rich profiles, music library features, and discovery tools help artists and venues find their perfect match.
Engagement: A Platform That Moves the Music Scene Forward
Lineup Booking has become the backbone for connections across the independent live music ecosystem. Artists find venues that understand them; venues discover new talent; payments run smoothly; and event calendars fill with less friction.
Stronger Artist–Venue Relationships
Artists now have a central hub where they can build a presence, share music, request bookings, track payments, and manage documents. Lineup makes the business side of music easier so creatives can focus on the craft.
Venues benefit from discovery tools, scheduling workflows, and organized booking pipelines. Instead of sorting through endless messages, they get real data, real profiles, and real communication.
The result? A healthier, more connected entertainment community.
Engagement Outcomes
- • Faster booking cycles and fewer missed opportunities
- • Verified profiles and document handling streamline trust
- • Stripe-backed financial flows create accountability and clarity
- • Playlists, libraries, and saved venues deepen user engagement
- • Reviews & ratings help build trust and elevate local talent
Artist Growth
Artists find more shows, build better profiles, get paid faster, and gain long-term relationships with venues.
Venue Efficiency
Venues streamline booking workflows, keep calendars filled, and discover talent that fits their vibe.
Community Impact
The platform strengthens local music scenes by giving both sides an easier, more professional way to connect.
The Build: Engineering a Booking Ecosystem
Lineup Booking wasn’t just a website — it was a platform built from the ground up. Architecting availability systems, messaging, document handling, payments, and reviews required careful planning, consistent modeling, and scalable design.
Platform Architecture
We structured the platform around React, TypeScript, and a service-driven architecture. Validation (Zod), forms (RHF), maps, payments, and calendars all plug into a consistent data model for artists, venues, events, and bookings.
The entire UI is powered by a modular component system, allowing rapid iteration without sacrificing clarity.
User Experience Design
We crafted flows that feel intuitive for both sides. Messaging, availability selection, deposit payments, profiles, document verification — every piece feels connected and seamless.
Artists and venues interact with the platform through clean layouts, bold visuals, and frictionless steps.
Booking & Payments Engine
The booking engine handles negotiations, offers, date proposals, and confirmations. Stripe powers deposits and payouts, enabling safe, transparent transactions.
This unified flow eliminates misunderstandings and helps both sides trust the process.
Built for Community Growth
By centralizing booking and communication, Lineup supports local music ecosystems. Events happen more often, artists stay booked, and venues keep calendars full.
The platform grows alongside the community it empowers.