After months of research and development, Jam Taco arrives as the first purpose-built modern tracking platform for the multi-billion-dollar jam band touring economy.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / August 25, 2026 / Encore Works Inc, a software company delivering experiences for modern consumers, today announced the launch of Jam Taco: a concert-tracking app built specifically for the multi-billion dollar live music economy. The app, which taps into one of the most valuable niches in live music, is available now on web at jamtaco.com and via mobile.

Jam Taco was built to serve a fanbase that industry data shows is among the largest, most loyal, and most commercially significant in live music - yet has never had a tool designed around how it actually experiences shows.

A market too big to overlook

The jam band touring economy isn't a niche - it's one of the largest and devoted audience in live entertainment. Consider the scale:

• Phish has sold more than 10.2 million tickets since 2001 without ever having a radio hit, a testament to a fanbase that shows up tour after tour, year after year.

• Dave Matthews Band has sold more than 19.5 million tickets across over 1,100 shows since 2001, grossing over $1.1 billion in box office revenue - all while keeping one of the lowest average ticket prices among the industry's top touring acts.

• Dead & Company's 2023 farewell tour drew over 845,000 fans across just 29 shows, grossing nearly $115 million - then the band returned for a Sphere residency in Las Vegas that pulled in more than $131 million across 48 shows, proof that even a "farewell" doesn't end this fanbase's appetite for more.

• Goose has gone from basement shows in Wilton, Connecticut to selling out Madison Square Garden, with a 27-date summer 2026 tour hitting MSG and Red Rocks Amphitheatre and streaming numbers climbing more than 50% year over year - evidence of a new generation entering the scene at scale.

What unites these fanbases isn't just size - it's repetition. Unlike most concertgoers, jam band fans routinely attend the same artist's shows dozens or hundreds of times across a career, chasing unique setlists, guest sit-ins, and improvisation that never repeats twice. That behavior creates a rare kind of demand: a single fan isn't a one-time ticket buyer, but a recurring participant in a live product that regenerates itself every night.

Built from inside the community

Jam Taco integrates with industry leading APIs for comprehensive setlist data across artists, and layers in a purpose-built enrichment integration with elgoose.net for fans following Goose specifically. The product reflects months of research into what this community actually wants to track: setlists, venues, sit-ins, tour history, and the small details that turn a show into a story worth remembering. Jam Taco is free for all users.

What this means for bands and the industry

A fanbase this loyal and this data-rich represents an opportunity that has gone largely untapped. Structured data on what fans actually attend, follow, and care about. Things like show history, repeat attendance patterns, favorite eras and lineups give bands, promoters, and rights holders a clearer picture of their most committed audience than ticketing data alone can offer. For an ecosystem built on touring rather than radio, understanding the fans who return again and again is central to how these acts plan tours, reward loyalty, and grow.

Availability

Jam Taco is live now at jamtaco.com and via mobile app.

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Media Contact [Chase Neinken] [Chase@Encoreworksinc.com]

SOURCE: Encore Works Inc