AGB

What AGB does

Music Circus Concertbüro GmbH & Co. KG is a privately held, locally rooted German event promoter and direct-to-consumer ticket vendor headquartered at Charlottenplatz 17, 70173 Stuttgart. Operating under the consumer-facing name "Music Circus," the company sells advance tickets to live events that it either organizes itself or distributes on behalf of partner promoters, positioning itself as a direkt vom Veranstalter (direct-from-promoter) channel distinct from third-party resale platforms. Its product surface is a single e-commerce website (musiccircus.de) with event browsing/filtering by genre, venue, and date, a shopping cart, customer login/registration, and a newsletter — supplemented by a phone hotline (Kartentelefon: 0711 22 11 05) and social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.

The core offering spans ~40+ venues across the greater Stuttgart region and middle Neckarraum (Stuttgart, Ludwigsburg, Heilbronn, Karlsruhe, Pforzheim, Esslingen), including flagship sites such as Schleyer-Halle, Liederhalle, Cannstatter Wasen, Porsche-Arena, Im Wizemann, LKA Longhorn, and Theaterhaus, with peripheral venues reaching Mannheim, Reutlingen, and Balingen. Programming breadth is deliberately horizontal: Rock/Pop, Hard & Heavy, Rap & Hip Hop, Indie/Alternative, Blues/Jazz/Folk, Schlager/Volksmusik, Clubkonzerte, Comedy/Kabarett, Musical/Show/Familie, and Podcast/Lesung. Ticket prices are unit-priced per event, with observed ranges from approximately €26.00 to €91.65 per ticket.

The revenue model is transaction-based: the company earns a booking/transaction fee on ticket sales and advance-sale fees (Vorverkauf). The go-to-market is direct B2C via the owned e-commerce storefront and telephone hotline; no intermediary distribution layer exists. The legal structure is a German GmbH & Co. KG, with 1–10 employees, no disclosed institutional investors, and no parent-company relationship. No apps, no API program, no AI/ML capabilities, and no disclosed certifications or regulatory actions are noted in the source material.

Name

AGB

Legal name

Music Circus Concertbüro GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://musiccircus.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Music Circus Concertbüro is a Stuttgart-based local event promoter and direct ticket vendor selling advance tickets to concerts, comedy, musicals, podcasts, and family events across 40+ venues in the greater Stuttgart and middle Neckar region of Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Event Ticketing

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Event Operations & Venue Services (Box Office, FOH/BOH, Concessions) (MPAIAFAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Live Music Booking (Bands, Soloists, DJs) (HSACAHAA), Live Music Venues & Concert Bars (THAFAEAD)

Keywords

• Live event ticketing
• Concert ticket sales
• Event promotion services
• Venue ticket booking
• Advance ticketing

Headquarters

HQ city

Stuttgart

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Ticket sales and advance booking fees: Music Circus Concertbüro generates revenue through the sale of tickets to concerts and events. They act as a local event promoter and primary ticket vendor, selling tickets directly to consumers at face value or with a booking fee. The company describes itself as offering 'Vorverkauf von günstigen Eintrittkarten direkt vom Veranstalter' (advance sale of affordable admission tickets directly from the promoter).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AGB (Music Circus Concertbüro) is a Stuttgart-based event promoter and primary ticket vendor selling advance tickets directly to consumers for live concerts, comedy shows, musicals, and family events across more than 40 venues in the Stuttgart region, including Schleyer-Halle, Liederhalle, Porsche-Arena, and LKA Longhorn. Customers can purchase tickets online through the musiccircus.de e-commerce platform, with a dedicated telephone booking hotline (Kartentelefon) and email newsletter as supporting channels.

Product overview

Music Circus Concertbüro operates as an event ticketing platform and local concert promoter for the Stuttgart, Ludwigsburg, Heilbronn, Karlsruhe, Pforzheim, Esslingen, and mittlerer Neckarraum region in Germany. The platform provides ticket sales for concerts and events across multiple venues, including Schleyer-Halle, Liederhalle, LKA Longhorn, Porsche-Arena, Im Wizemann, Theaterhaus, Wagenhallen, and SAP Arena. The website offers event discovery filtered by genre (Blues/Jazz/Folk, Clubkonzerte, Comedy/Kabarett, Hard/Heavy, Indie/Alternative, Musical/Show/Familie, Podcast/Lesung, Rap/Hip Hop, Rock/Pop, Schlager/Volksmusik) and by venue location. Tickets are sold directly from the promoter at the point of sale.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online advance ticket sales (musiccircus.de) Direct-from-promoter online ticket sales service covering concerts, comedy shows, musicals, and family events at 40+ Stuttgart-region venues; customers register an account, browse events by genre/venue/date, and complete purchases via shopping cart.
• Telephone ticket booking hotline (Kartentelefon) Phone-based ticket ordering service (0711 22 11 05) for customers who prefer ordering by telephone rather than via the musiccircus.de website.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cannstatter WasencoreOthersMusic Circus Concertbüro partners with Cannstatter Wasen as one of its key venue partners, hosting events such as Bonez MC & RAF Camora and Weltweihnachtscircus Stuttgart at this venue in Stuttgart.
• Schleyer-HallecoreOthersSchleyer-Halle is one of the most prominent venue partners, hosting major events including Die Ärzte, Peter Maffay, Unheilig, Wincent Weiss, Kool Savas, Jan Böhmermann & das Rundfunk-Tanzorchester Ehrenfeld, and Night of the Proms.
• Liederhalle StuttgartcoreOthersLiederhalle (with Mozart-Saal, Hegel-Saal, and Beethoven-Saal) is a key venue partner hosting diverse events including The Australian Pink Floyd Show, Fack Ju Göthe Musical, Sven Regener, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Joe Jackson, Helge Schneider, Jim Jefferies, and Max Raabe & Palast Orchester.
• Porsche-Arena StuttgartcoreOthersPorsche-Arena is a major venue partner hosting large-scale events including I Prevail, Nico Santos, Mehnersmoos, BAP, The Australian Pink Floyd Show, In Extremo & Feuerschwanz, and The World of Hans Zimmer.
• Im Wizemann StuttgartcoreOthersIm Wizemann (comprising Club, Halle, and Studio spaces) is a key venue partner hosting club concerts, indie acts, rap events, podcasts, and comedy. Events include Long Distance Calling, Vega, Murda, Future Palace, Samu Haber, and others.
• LKA Longhorn StuttgartcoreOthersLKA Longhorn is a major venue partner hosting rock, metal, and hip-hop events including H-Blockx, The Sisters of Mercy, Beast In Black, Kamelot, Eluveitie, Mayhem, Afrob & Ferris MC, and U.D.O.
• SAP Arena MannheimminorOthersSAP Arena Mannheim is a venue partner hosting events such as Electric Callboy's 'Tanzneid' album presentation, extending the company's geographic reach beyond the immediate Stuttgart area.
• BÜRGER Freilichtbühne Killesberg StuttgartminorOthersBÜRGER Freilichtbühne Killesberg is an outdoor venue partner hosting events including Saltatio Mortis, Matthias Reim, and Tobi Krell.
• Wagenhallen StuttgartminorOthersWagenhallen is a club venue partner hosting rock, punk, and alternative acts including Itchy, Gentleman, Danger Dan, Amorphis, Betontod, Leony, and Lune.
• Theaterhaus StuttgartcoreOthersTheaterhaus (with T 1 and T 2 halls) is a key venue partner hosting diverse events including Tommy Emmanuel, Stefanie Heinzmann, Jan Ammann & Lisa Habermann, Max Mutzke, Pawel Popolski, and various comedy and podcast events.
• MHP-Arena LudwigsburgminorOthersMHP-Arena Ludwigsburg is a venue partner hosting events including Nothing But Thieves, Hämatom, and Deine Cousine.
• Burg EsslingenminorOthersBurg Esslingen is an outdoor venue partner hosting events including Gotthard + Krokus and In Extremo.
• Stage Apollo Theater StuttgartminorOthersStage Apollo Theater is a venue partner hosting shows including This Is THE GREATEST SHOW!
• Schräglage StuttgartminorOthersSchräglage is a club venue partner hosting events including HeXer, Ivo der Bandit, Cr7z, PA Sports, and various rap and indie acts.
• Goldmarks StuttgartminorOthersGoldmarks is a club venue partner hosting events including Schimmerling, Kontrollverlust, Indecent Behavior, and Traitrs.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Karsten Jahnke Konzertdirektion: Hamburg-rooted concert promoter with a long track record booking and promoting concerts across Germany. Comparable as a regional promoter serving similar genre mixes in a different German metropolitan footprint.
• Semmel Concerts: German concert promoter and tour organizer producing live events across multiple genres and German venues. Comparable as a Germany-focused live event promoter with primary ticketing involvement.
• München Ticket: Regional primary ticket vendor and promoter serving the Munich/Bavaria market. Highly comparable as a regional promoter-driven ticketing operation in an adjacent German metropolitan area.
• Cobra Concert: Frankfurt/Rhine-Main-based concert promoter organizing live events and providing ticketing across the region. Comparable regional promoter model targeting overlapping rock, pop, and comedy audiences.
• Kontrapunkt: Hamburg-based concert promoter and event organizer with primary ticket operations. Comparable as a German regional concert promoter handling similar rock, pop, and indie touring acts.
• Four Artists Konzertagentur: German concert agency and promoter organizing touring acts and events across multiple venues. Comparable as a Germany-based promoter with primary ticketing and venue-partnership operations similar to Music Circus.

Broad incumbents

• CTS Eventim: Germany's largest ticketing and live entertainment group, operating Eventim, Reservix, and See Tickets globally. Directly comparable as a primary ticket vendor and promoter for concerts, comedy, and touring acts, though at vastly greater national and international scale.
• Ticketmaster: Global primary and secondary ticketing platform with a strong German presence via ticketmaster.de. Overlaps directly in primary concert ticket sales and venue partnerships, though operates across many verticals and geographies.

Direct peers

• Reservix: German ticketing platform (subsidiary of CTS Eventim) selling primary tickets for concerts, comedy, theater, and events across Germany. Closely comparable business model and venue-partner approach, though operating at national rather than regional scale.
• ADticket: German primary ticketing platform selling concert and event tickets from local promoters across multiple regions. Direct competitor in the same primary-ticket-from-promoter category, with overlapping genre mix and venue-partner model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@MusicCircusStuttgart
• Facebookfacebook.com/musiccircus.stuttgart
• Instagraminstagram.com/musiccircusconcertbuero
• TikToktiktok.com/@musiccircusconcertbuero

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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