Question 1

Polls & song requests

Accepted Answer

Let fans choose your encore, or let them vote for their favorite song! Very useful for learning more about what they like.

Polls also help users feel more connected to the artist. It shows them they have a voice and they're being listened to.

Cicada lets you create polls and trigger them at strategic moments of the performance.

Question 2

Quizzes, trivia, & challenges

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Get fans invested in your artist by challenging them with quizzes and trivia. Incentivize them by offering giveaways to lucky winners.

This will let super-fans grow their status within the community. It can also create viral effects,(https://www.nfx.com/post/viral-effects-vs-network-effects) with fans challenging each other.

Cicada lets you trigger quizzes and challenges at strategic moments of the performance.

Question 3

Real-time lyrics for sing-alongs

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Let fans sing along with the band at strategic moments of the performance, even if they don't know the lyrics.

Cicada lets you broadcast real-time lyrics on fans' phones.

Lyrics can be projected on top of their live camera feed, so fans don't miss the show. This is a form of augmented reality.

Question 4

Real-time song info & calls to action

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Cicada also lets you display real-time song info, photos, videos, and links for each song as it starts to play.

Real-time calls to action are powerful: tell fans to save the song on Spotify, or to buy merch for this song as it starts playing.

You can manually activate calls-to-action, or Cicada can do it for you automatically, based on the music.

Question 5

Live video from the stage

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Cicada lets you show fans a close-up of the on-stage performance. You can add up to 5 angles streaming at the same time.

You only need one mobile device per angle, and your audience gets to choose which band member they look at.

Put a QR code outside the venue and use this to show foot traffic that live music is playing inside. Or use it for hybrid events!

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