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App of the Week: Matchbox Twenty

Matchbox Twenty has been on the music scene for nearly two decades with smash hits like “Unwell,” “Push,” “3AM,” and of course, “Smooth” (feat. Rob Thomas).

Last fall, we featured this band as our App of the Week to celebrate the release of their 4th studio album North and the start of their tour. In addition to AR technology (which we mentioned in the first App of the Week post), Matchbox Twenty has added another cool feature to their app that’s getting quite the buzz – geo-fencing, which is the “ability to sense where concert-goers are within the venue.” Geo-fencing is one of the newest and most exciting features we offer to our customers.

VP of Lippman Entertainment Nick Lippman said, “We can talk to fans as they come in and out of the venue, welcome them to the show, give them a hashtag to participate. It’s a great way to get information to people without being uber-intrusive but also remind people what they can do to be an interactive part of the show. We’ve had killer fan engagement.”

If you’re catching a Matchbox Twenty show in the upcoming future, don’t forget to enable notifications on your Matchbox Twenty app to receive geo-targeted messages. To read more about Matchbox Twenty’s foray into geo-fencing, check out the coverage on Billboard.com. And to download the app, visit Mobile Roadie site.

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App of the Week: Matchbox Twenty

Matchbox Twenty has been on the music scene for nearly two decades with smash hits like “Unwell,” “Push,” “3AM,” and of course, “Smooth” (feat. Rob Thomas).

Their 4th studio album North released in September of this year produced another hit single, “She’s So Mean.” To promote their latest tour (scheduled to kick off on January 29th in Tulsa, OK), which promotes their newest album in 5 years, they have released their official app powered by Mobile Roadie.

Fans are in for a treat when they download the app. Integrating Augmented Reality technology from our newest partner Daqri, the Matchbox Twenty app delivers a 4D experience to users who scan the image below. Paul Doucette, the band’s drummer, says they’re “always looking for cutting edge ways for fan experience to be better, and with the 4D technology launched, [we] can do that from a music side, touring side, and a direct fan encounter.”

Daqri’s CEO Brian Mulllins added that the app “is an incredible way for fans to access stunning 4D content, interact with the band in the palm of their hands, view concert dates, buy tickets right from the experience and even get a chance to meet them in person.”

Download the official Matchbox Twenty app at Mobile Roadie.