Transparency
How Heady Scout works
What this is
A discovery layer for the jam scene — the emerging and touring bands in the lineage of the Grateful Dead and Phish, plus the Americana and Dead-tribute acts that share the same rooms and crowds. We pair show listings across the US & Canada with the music itself, so you can hear a band before you commit a Tuesday night to them. Ticket links go straight to the venue or its official seller. We never link resale.
The tier ladder
Tiers are computed, not opinions: an artist’s tier is the median capacity of the rooms they headlined over the trailing year (festivals and support slots excluded; five headline shows minimum). A <300 · AA 300–799 · AAA 800–2,499 · Majors 2,500+. The ▲ Rising flag marks bands pulling repeat multi-night runs at the same room — the strongest sign a band is about to jump a tier. When we can’t source a room’s capacity, the band stays Unranked rather than guessed.
Where AI is used — and where it is not
AI helps with two things: the short band profiles and the venue spotlights. Every claim must trace to a real source, a human edits and approves it before it publishes, and anything AI-assisted is labeled. What we don’t do: AI-written news, show recaps, reviews, or invented facts. Capacities and artist details are recorded only with a citation — when we can’t source one, we say so instead of making it up.
Where the listings come from
Show listings are compiled from venues’ own published calendars and official event-listing partners; every ticket link points to the venue or the primary seller, never resale. Artist audio plays through Spotify’s official embeds. Required attributions render site-wide in production.
Early days
Heady Scout is in early preview. The listings are real and refresh daily, and coverage is expanding across the country as we add venues and acts. Spot something wrong or a band we’re missing? That feedback is exactly what we’re building on.