pp-ticketmaster

What this skill does

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# Ticketmaster — Printing Press CLI

## Prerequisites: Install the CLI

This skill drives the `ticketmaster-pp-cli` binary. **You must verify the CLI is installed before invoking any command from this skill.** If it is missing, install it first:

1. Install via the Printing Press installer. It defaults binaries to `$HOME/.local/bin` on macOS/Linux and `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\PrintingPress\bin` on Windows:
   ```bash
   npx -y @mvanhorn/printing-press-library install ticketmaster --cli-only
   ```
2. Verify: `ticketmaster-pp-cli --version`
3. Ensure the reported install directory is on `$PATH` for the agent/runtime that will invoke this skill.

If the `npx` install fails (no Node, offline, etc.), fall back to a direct Go install (requires Go 1.26.3 or newer):

```bash
go install github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/library/media-and-entertainment/ticketmaster/cmd/ticketmaster-pp-cli@latest
```

If `--version` reports "command not found" after install, the runtime cannot see the binary directory on `$PATH`. Do not proceed with skill commands until verification succeeds.

## When to Use This CLI

Reach for this CLI when a user asks 'what's on at <venue/metro>', 'where is <artist> playing', or 'what concerts this weekend'. Best for repeat queries against curated venue/artist watchlists (offline FTS shines here), residency-heavy venues (opera, Broadway, comedy), and agent contexts where compact JSON output keeps token usage low. Skip when checkout/purchase is needed — that requires the Commerce API, which this CLI does not cover.

## When Not to Use This CLI

Do not activate this CLI for requests that require creating, updating, deleting, publishing, commenting, upvoting, inviting, ordering, sending messages, booking, purchasing, or changing remote state. This printed CLI exposes read-only commands for inspection, export, sync, and analysis.

## Unique Capabilities

These capabilities aren't available in any other tool for this API.

### Local-store aggregations
- **`events upcoming`** — Fan out across a venue ID file or list and return one merged, deduplicated, date-sorted event list — the watchlist primitive behind any curated 'what's on at my venues' workflow.

  _When the user has a curated list of venues they care about and wants one merged feed; replaces hand-rolled per-venue fan-out scripts._

  ```bash
  ticketmaster-pp-cli events upcoming --venue-ids KovZ917Ahkk,KovZpZAFkvEA --days 60 --json
  ```
- **`events residency`** — Collapse runs of same-name + same-venue events into one row per residency with first_date, last_date, night_count, and id_list — so a 16-night opera season shows as one entry, not 16.

  _When listing upcoming events would otherwise show many near-duplicate rows for Broadway tours, opera seasons, or comedy residencies._

  ```bash
  ticketmaster-pp-cli events residency --window 28 --json
  ```
- **`events by-classification`** — Local join of events × classifications, grouped by segment and genre, with event count and three example events per leaf — the bucketed view newsletter authors and local-scene trackers reach for.

  _When summarizing 'what's on this month' broken down by music vs theatre vs comedy vs sports._

  ```bash
  ticketmaster-pp-cli events by-classification --dma 383 --window 60 --json
  ```
- **`events watchlist`** — Save, list, run, and remove named filter sets (venue IDs, attraction IDs, segments, DMA IDs) that persist across runs in the local SQLite store — the generic primitive any curated 'my venues' workflow composes from.

  _When the same curated venue/artist/genre filter recurs across many queries._

  ```bash
  ticketmaster-pp-cli events watchlist save seattle --venue-ids KovZ917Ahkk,KovZpZAFkvEA,KovZpZA1klkA
  ```
- **`events price-bands`** — Bucket events by priceRanges.min into <$50 / $50-100 / $100-200 / $200+ bands and report count + sample events per band, grouped by classification.

  _When the user wants to know where the affordable shows are this month, or how a venue's pricing skews._

  ```bash
  ticketmaster-pp-cli events price-bands --dma 383 --window 30 --json
  ```

### Tour & on-sale tracking
- **`events tour`** — For a given attraction (artist/team/touring show), return every upcoming event sorted by date, with city, venue, on-sale status, and a flag for events going on-sale within 7 days.

  _When tracking an artist across cities or watching for presale windows._

  ```bash
  ticketmaster-pp-cli events tour KovZ917Ahkk --on-sale-window 7 --json
  ```
- **`events on-sale-soon`** — Local query for events whose public on-sale falls in the next N days, sorted ascending — the canonical 'presale watch' view that no API endpoint provides.

  _When the user wants to be alerted to upcoming on-sale dates without polling each artist manually._

  ```bash
  ticketmaster-pp-cli events on-sale-soon --window 7 --classification rock --json
  ```

### Agent-native plumbing
- **`events dedup`** — Read an event JSON array from stdin or the local store, apply a deduplication strategy (name+venue+date, or tour-leg), and write the deduped stream to stdout — composes with any upstream command.

  _When merging results from multiple queries or sources and the duplicates need to be removed before agent processing._

  ```bash
  ticketmaster-pp-cli events list --keyword phish --json | ticketmaster-pp-cli events dedup --strategy tour-leg
  ```
- **`events brief`** — Render a markdown 'what's on' report grouped by night → venue → events with classification labels and price bands, suitable for newsletter, Obsidian, iMessage, or agent context.

  _When the user needs a paste-ready event summary for a chat thread, newsletter, or LLM context._

  ```bash
  ticketmaster-pp-cli events brief --dma 383 --window 7
  ```

## Command Reference

**attractions** — Manage attractions

- `ticketmaster-pp-cli attractions find` — Find attractions (artists, sports, packages, plays and so on) and filter your search by name, and much more.
- `ticketmaster-pp-cli attractions get` — Get details for a specific attraction using the unique identifier for the attraction.

**classifications** — Manage classifications

- `ticketmaster-pp-cli classifications get` — Get details for a specific segment, genre, or sub-genre using its unique identifier.
- `ticketmaster-pp-cli classifications get-genre` — Get details for a specific genre using its unique identifier.
- `ticketmaster-pp-cli classifications get-segment` — Get details for a specific segment using its unique identifier.
- `ticketmaster-pp-cli classifications get-subgenre` — Get details for a specific sub-genre using its unique identifier.
- `ticketmaster-pp-cli classifications list` — Find classifications and filter your search by name, and much more. Classifications help define the nature of...

**events** — Manage events

- `ticketmaster-pp-cli events get` — Get details for a specific event using the unique identifier for the event. This includes the venue and location,...
- `ticketmaster-pp-cli events list` — Find events and filter your search by location, date, availability, and much more.

**suggest** — Manage suggest

- `ticketmaster-pp-cli suggest` — Find search suggestions and filter your suggestions by location, source, etc.

**venues** — Manage venues

- `ticketmaster-pp-cli venues get` — Get details for a specific venue using the unique identifier for the venue.
- `ticketmaster-pp-cli venues list` — Find venues and filter your search by name, and much more.


### Finding the right command

When you know what you want to do but not which command does it, ask the CLI directly:

```bash
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