CALGARY, AB, May 10, 2023 /CNW/ - Showpass, the country's largest event ticketing platform, has just released its latest innovation that is centered around combating bots and resellers. By leveraging Spotify's API technology, the world's most popular audio streaming service, and collaborating with Canadian Startup, Renaissance, Showpass has built a transformative tool, RealFan, that connects artist's top listeners to exclusive concert pre-sales.

"After seeing the major disappointment and frustrations that fans have faced in recent on-sales from other companies, we wanted to enhance the buyer experience and create a solution that puts real fans first. This shared vision led us to create RealFan." Showpass' CEO, Lucas McCarthy, said. "With this game-changing solution, RealFans can now secure their tickets before they're even released to the public."

Dave East, popular rapper and hip-hop artist, is the first to launch a RealFan pre-sale competition for his first ever visit to Canada, consisting of a 19-stop tour. This partnership supports Showpass' commitment to working directly with artists and providing unique opportunities for their fans.

Wondering how it works? First, users sign up for the artist's registration announcement on Showpass. Then, on registration day, users will be able to connect their Spotify account to Showpass and choose a concert location to compete in. From the start of the competition until the end date, users must listen to the artist as much possible on Spotify to rack up their listening time. Those who rank the highest will be sent a code that provides them exclusive early access to tickets for the location they registered for.