What MODO LIVE. does

MODO LIVE. (legal name "Modo Live", also operating as "Modo Live Entertainment") is a privately held Canadian-domiciled live music promoter and ticketing intermediary founded in 2020. The company aggregates and promotes live concerts across more than 40 cities in North America, with a Canadian-heavy footprint spanning major markets (Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, Halifax) and a long tail of smaller Canadian cities (Kelowna, Charlottetown, Summerside, Mission, Courtenay, etc.), plus four US cities (Austin, Fort Worth, New York, Seattle). Its site functions as an event-listing and ticket-purchase funnel, with show pages routing ticket transactions through external ticketing partners via short-link redirects.

The company does not operate a proprietary ticketing or e-commerce platform; the underlying stack is a WordPress site (modo-live.com) with Instagram-feed integration and standard social media plugins. There is no mobile app, no API, and no documented technology differentiation. Marketing is conducted entirely through organic social channels (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter/X, TikTok) and an email newsletter signup, with no paid acquisition signals reported. Headcount is stated in the 11-50 range, and Travis Newman is publicly identified as co-founder & COO; no other members of the management team are listed.

The revenue model is transaction-fee ticket sales: tickets are priced on a pay-as-you-go, per-event basis, ranging from approximately $15 (K-Pop Rave) to $99.50 (premium acts such as Pat Metheny in Ottawa), with most listings in the $25-$50 band and occasional advance-pricing tiers. The customer base is horizontal and persona-based, targeting live music event attendees across North America rather than enterprise buyers. The company self-describes as a "content and media group encompassing the development and distribution of the creative experience," signaling intent to evolve beyond pure ticket intermediation.

Name

MODO LIVE.

Legal name

Modo Live

Website

https://modo-live.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MODO LIVE. is a privately held Canadian live music promoter and ticketing intermediary that aggregates concert listings across 40+ North American cities and routes ticket sales through external partners to individual concertgoers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Music Promotion

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events without Facilities (71132), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events without Facilities (711320)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Concert & Tour Promoters (MPAIAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Live Event Marketing, Sponsorship & Brand Partnerships (MPAIAFAI), Music Festival Organizers & Promoters (MPAGAAAB), Event Operations & Venue Services (Box Office, FOH/BOH, Concessions) (MPAIAFAL)

Keywords

• Live music promotion
• Concert ticketing services
• Event marketing platform
• Live entertainment booking
• Music event distribution

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Primary revenue from selling tickets to live music events and concerts. Customers purchase tickets through the website with prices ranging from approximately $15 to $100+ per event.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MODO LIVE. promotes and sells tickets for live music concerts, festivals, and special events featuring international touring artists and local acts across more than 40 cities in the USA and Canada. The company operates as an intermediary between event-goers and live music performances, aggregating shows from various venues into a ticketing platform organized by city on its website.

Product overview

MODO LIVE is a live music and events ticketing platform that operates across multiple cities in the USA and Canada. The company promotes and sells tickets for live concerts and events featuring various artists, with operations spanning cities including Austin, Fort Worth, New York, Seattle, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, Halifax, and many others. The platform serves as an intermediary between event-goers and live music performances, aggregating shows from various venues into a single ticketing marketplace.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Live Music Event Ticketing Platform Direct-to-consumer ticket sales platform for live music concerts, festivals, and special events across 40+ cities in the USA and Canada. Customers browse city-specific event listings and purchase tickets via the company website, with prices ranging from approximately $15 to $99.50 per event; some shows offer advance (ADV) presale tiers.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Live Nation Entertainment: Live Nation Entertainment is the largest global live music promoter and ticketing operator (via Ticketmaster). It is the dominant incumbent Modo Live competes against for artist routing and venue relationships across North America, though it operates at vastly larger scale and scope.
• AEG Presents: AEG Presents is one of the world's largest concert promoters, operating tours and festivals across North America. Like Live Nation, it is a broad incumbent competing for the same mid-tier touring artists and routing decisions Modo Live pursues, but at meaningfully greater scale.
• Eventbrite: Eventbrite is a large-scale self-service ticketing platform used by many independent promoters including potentially Modo Live. It is broadly comparable as an incumbent enabling infrastructure layer in the live events ticketing market, though not a direct promoter competitor.

Direct peers

• Evenko: Evenko is a major Canadian concert promoter (Quebec-based) producing concerts and festivals like Osheaga and ÎleSoniq. It is a direct peer to Modo Live in the Canadian live music promotion market with overlapping artist rosters and venue partnerships.
• The Feldman Agency: The Feldman Agency is a Canadian talent booking and live events agency representing artists and producing shows across Canada. It overlaps with Modo Live's core activity of routing artists to Canadian venues and competing for similar mid-tier bookings.
• Embrace Presents: Embrace Presents is an independent concert promoter based in NYC presenting indie and alternative touring acts. Comparable to Modo Live as a similarly-sized independent promoter targeting the indie/alternative touring circuit in North American markets.
• MRG Group: MRG Group is a Canadian live entertainment company producing concerts, festivals, and events across multiple provinces. It directly competes with Modo Live for Canadian touring artists and venue access, particularly in Western Canada.
• Paquin Entertainment Group: Paquin Entertainment Group is a Canadian entertainment agency and promoter spanning artist representation, touring, and live events production. Comparable to Modo Live as a Canadian live music promoter with multi-city reach and similar touring-artist client base.
• Collective Concerts: Collective Concerts is an independent Canadian concert promoter presenting live music across Canadian cities. It is a direct peer to Modo Live in scale and indie-promo positioning, often routing overlapping mid-tier touring artists.

Regional players

• Republic Live: Republic Live is an Ontario-based independent concert and festival promoter (Bonshaw Music Festival). It is a regional peer to Modo Live focused on Central Canada with comparable genre targeting and indie-promo positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/modo_live
• Facebookfacebook.com/modoliveofficial
• Instagraminstagram.com/modoliveofficial
• TikToktiktok.com/@modoliveofficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/modo-live

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about MODO LIVE.