Shotgun is a live music ticketing platform and event marketplace founded in 2014 that serves the full spectrum of the live music ecosystem. The company operates across Europe, the United States, and Latin America, with offices in Paris, Miami, São Paulo, Lisbon, and Marseille. It provides tools for ticket sales, fan engagement, community development, and operational scaling to help event organisers understand, develop, and monetise their communities.
The platform is trusted by over 8 million users and serves more than 10,000 event organisers worldwide. Shotgun originated from the underground electronic music scene and combines deep industry knowledge of live entertainment with technical expertise. The company operates as a human-sized team built on principles of passion, commitment, ownership, and humility, with a core belief that technology should serve live music rather than the reverse.