10 reasons you need to join the Tinder for rock fans, Rockifi
A new app called Rockifi is changing the way rock fans attend concerts and interact with their music communities. Whatever your goal—friendship, love, research, promoting—Rockifi is here to help you reach it. It’s an app that wants to bring metal, rock and hardcore fans closer together, and here are 10 reasons why you should get on board:
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1. You’ll never have to go to a concert alone again.
You are beyond pumped that your favorite band is coming to your city for their 10th anniversary tour, but none of your friends are nearly as excited as you are. Now you’ve got a problem: There’s no way you’re going to miss this show, but going alone sounds like a huge drag. Thanks to Rockifi, you won’t have to deal with this dilemma ever again. You can easily find someone in your area who is going to the same show, chat it up and if you like them, hang all night long.
2. You might meet your future BFF or love interest.
Even if you don’t have a show to go to, you can still use Rockifi to connect with people who have similar interests and tastes in music. If you’re a big Every Time I Die fan, all you have to do is search the band name in the app, and you will instantly be shown the profiles of other users who are also fans of ETID. Explore their profiles and if you like what you read, send them a message.
3. The app is totally free.
Rockifi offers many more features and a much more tailored experience than Tinder, yet it still comes at the wonderful price of zero dollars and zero cents. You can start making new friends and finding new music to listen to in seconds, and it won’t cost you a dime.
4. Rockifi is like the Kayak.com of the ticket world.
There are plenty of websites that compare travel and hotel expenses, but Rockifi uniquely compares the prices of tickets for the rock, hardcore and metal shows you want to see. This app will help you find the best deal online in one centralized space so that you won’t have to search for hours.
5. You can talk music with anyone, anywhere, any time.
Rockifi launched in the U.K., but you can still use the app successfully even if you’re not from there. This makes it all the more exciting because you can potentially make friends from all over your country, or even all over the world. You can also use the RockChat feature to search and participate in music-related discussions. Not only can you make one-on-one connections with people, but you can chat within a forum, kind of like Reddit.
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6. Rockifi is specifically meant for metal, hardcore and alternative rock fans only.
The problem with other more generalized social apps is that finding someone who listens to the same music you do or someone who hangs out in the same subculture is a difficult endeavor. For metal and hardcore fans, music culture is everything. If the person you’re dating hates your music, chances are you won’t last very long. Because Rockifi has such a specific demographic, the odds you’ll find someone you can truly vibe with are much better.
7. It can help you develop your social skills.
For some of us, it can be hard to make friends. Maybe the reason you’re going to concerts alone (or avoiding concerts because you don’t want to go alone) is that you’re a little socially awkward. That’s OK! Rockifi is a great place to start, since it takes the pressure off going up to someone in person and trying to strike a conversation.
8. Networking, networking, networking.
If you’re in a band, manage bands or book or cover shows, Rockifi can be a great place to get your career networking on. Find people in your area who might like your band’s music and bring them out to a show! It’s a great way to make new, substantial connections rather than trying to buy fans on Facebook.
9. Rockifi is much more personal than Tinder or Twitter.
Swipe left, swipe right. Trend, follow, repeat. Apps and social media platforms such as Tinder or Twitter are successful for their own reasons, but they can be very impersonal. Rockifi is the complete opposite. It is a much more custom experience based on mutual interests instead of just a 15-mile radius or a popular hashtag.
10. Explore new states’ or countries’ music scenes with a friend by your side.
Rockifi is a game-changing tool to use if you’re a traveler. Taking a solo trip to London? Use Rockifi to find a show you want to go to and a person you’d want to go with. Touring with your band? Use the app to see what else is going on in the local music scene while you’re in Texas for a couple of days.
