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82 Artists Watched, Only Pinged When a New Show Turns Up Within 150 Miles: A Grok Bot Concert Scout That Caught Queens of the Stone Age

  • Level Beginner
  • Setup~30 min (estimated)
  • Evidence Some evidence
  • CostNot stated in source
  • No-codeYes
Grok BotSource-linkedBeginner-friendly

What they did

His BandsInTown bot watches all 82 artists he follows and checks tour dates about a year out within 150 miles of home. Every Monday it messages him only if a new show appeared, and it recently caught Queens of the Stone Age with Pixies coming to town. From one reply it finds tickets and on-sale times, sets an on-sale reminder and gets the show on the family calendar.

How it went

Reddit post in r/GrokBot (Oct 27, 2026) by a part-owner of a small HVAC and building-controls company describing about two dozen Grok Bots; his Chief bot wrote the post from each bot's own description. BandsInTown bot: 82 artists, about a year out, 150 miles, Monday message only when new; caught Queens of the Stone Age with Pixies

Worth knowing

  • Reddit post in r/GrokBot (Oct 27, 2026) by a part-owner of a small HVAC and building-controls company describing about two dozen Grok Bots; his Chief bot wrote the post from each bot's own description. BandsInTown bot: 82 artists, about a year out, 150 miles, Monday message only when new; caught Queens of the Stone Age with Pixies.

Prompt

Cleaned version rewritten from the source — not a direct quote.

Here are the artists I follow: [list or my Bandsintown/Spotify account]. Every [Monday], check their tour dates for the next 12 months within [150] miles of [city]. Message me only if there's a show you haven't told me about before. If I reply "go", find where tickets are sold and the on-sale time, set a reminder for the on-sale, and add the show to [calendar].

Recommended

Try it in Grok Bot

  1. Copy the prompt (button below).
  2. Open Grok Bot chat and paste it. Replace any [bracketed] placeholders.
  3. Connect the listed tools (Google Calendar) as connectors when Grok Bot asks.
  4. If the task repeats, ask: "Make this a daily routine."

Alternatives: the same prompt works in Claude, ChatGPT Agent, OpenClaw.

Set it up

Tools: Google Calendar · Stack: Grok Bot

  1. Read the original source for full context.
  2. Connect the tools your agent needs.
  3. Paste the prompt and replace [bracketed] placeholders.
  4. Run once manually and check the output before scheduling it.

Generic suggested steps, not from the source.

Evidence

Reddit post in r/GrokBot (Oct 27, 2026) by a part-owner of a small HVAC and building-controls company describing about two dozen Grok Bots; his Chief bot wrote the post from each bot's own description. BandsInTown bot: 82 artists, about a year out, 150 miles, Monday message only when new; caught Queens of the Stone Age with Pixies

Source: Reddit · 2026-10-27 · Verified by us: not yet · Report broken or outdated

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