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Festivals and live events

Websites for festivals and live events.

The lineup announcement and the on-sale bring the biggest crowds of the year, sometimes within minutes of each other. Tickets sell on your ticketing platform, so the website's job is to load fast, show the lineup and send people to the right ticket link at the right minute.

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What we look after

What a festival website has to do.

Take the lineup drop

The lineup page goes live at the announced minute, and it's cached ahead of time so the rush is served from the cache.

Send fans to the tickets

Tickets sell on Eventbrite, AXS or whichever platform you use. We keep the ticket links and any embedded widget working and test them before the on-sale.

Work on a phone at the gate

On the day, fans check set times and the map on their phones with a weak signal. We keep those pages light so they open anyway.

Post day-of updates

When weather holds up the show or a set time moves, the update has to go up fast. Your staff can post it with their own logins, or email Ryan.

Place the sponsors

Sponsors want their logos where the contract says. We place them and swap them as deals change through the year.

Help everyone get in

Accessible viewing areas and how to ask for help belong on a clear page of their own. We can also work on the site itself toward WCAG 2.1 AA, quoted first.

What we often hear

What usually goes wrong.

  • The site went down the minute the lineup was announced, and fans posted screenshots of the error page.
  • The ticket button pointed to last year's event for the first hour of the on-sale.
  • The schedule is one big image that nobody can read on a phone.
  • Day-of changes wait on the one person who knows how to edit the site.
A note from Ryan

Announcement week

For a festival, I want the lineup page and the ticket link finished and approved a few days before the announcement, so the only thing left on the day is the publish time. I test the ticket link against the live on-sale, because last year's link tends to survive in a footer or an old post.

Ryan Lovett, founder of Hosterr
Ryan Lovett
Founder, Hosterr
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Can the site take the lineup announcement?

Send us the site and the announcement and on-sale dates, and we'll write back with how we'd set it up for that week.

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Plans

How much do you want us to do?

Organizations like yours usually go on a Custom SLA, with response times and the terms written into the contract. Smaller sites can still use Managed.

Managed

$50 /mo

per site

You already have a site and you update it yourself. We look after everything underneath it.

What we take care of
  • Plugin, theme and WordPress updates snapshot saved first
  • Server, PHP and database updates planned and tested by us
  • Backups twice a day verified and kept off-site for 30 days
  • Security and monitoring scanning with a firewall and alerts
  • Same-day replies from the developer who does the work
  • Regular email updates what we did, in plain English
  • Free migration we move it for you
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Changes to the site itself are quoted first at our standard $95/hr.

A new website included

Managed + Website

$99 /mo

per site, built and hosted by us

We build you a new website, then host it and keep it current. After that, send the requests, like text changes or new pages, and they get made.

Everything in Managed, plus
  • A new website, built for you up to 10 pages, designed and built when you join
  • 1 hour of developer time a month worth $95 at our standard rate
  • Site problems fixed out of that time no quote to approve first
  • Checks after updates we test your forms and checkout
  • A monthly review a look at speed and security
  • First in line your email gets picked up first
  • A design refresh after two years your existing pages, made current
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12-month minimum, then month to month. Unused time carries over one month. Extra hours are quoted first at $95/hr.

Custom SLA

Quote

after we look at your sites and the terms you need

For agencies, larger organizations, and custom web apps and software that need more development, resources and attention.

Everything in Managed, plus
  • Set up for agencies white-label, every client site on one bill
  • Response times in the contract agreed before anything gets signed
  • Uptime commitments in writing with a named person to escalate to
  • A dedicated server, if you need one sized to your traffic
  • Update windows that suit you scheduled around your busy hours
  • Custom software and integrations web apps and tools built around how you work
  • A development team when you need one vetted US-based developers for bigger jobs
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We agree on the terms with you first.

Add-ons for either plan

Common questions

What people ask us.

Yes, if it's planned. We build the lineup page on a private copy, cache it ahead of the announcement and set it to go live at the minute you announce. Cloudflare in front takes most of the rush, and visits aren't billed.

No. Tickets sell on your ticketing platform, which is built for an on-sale. The site sends fans there, and we test the links and any embedded widget before the on-sale opens.

Yes. Staff get their own logins with roles that let them post updates without changing the rest of the site. If they'd rather, they email Ryan, and on a Custom SLA the response time for the event weekend is written into the contract.

It stays up with next year's dates, the newsletter signup and the past lineups. Updates are scheduled for the quiet months, well away from announcement week.
Clients

A few of the businesses we host.

A few of the businesses whose websites and apps we look after.

ANPC
Go Auto
Congruity 360
500+ sites supported
Cortex Building Intelligence
Public Counsel
Animal Flow
The Pharmacist Choice
10+ years building & managing sites
Boston Carpentry
City Construction
Speak Local
My Allergy Experts
RYCO Inc
The Mobile Locker Co.
Optiline Enterprises
Pivotal Talent Search
Sara Ray
PRO+GRIP
World Academy
Southern New Hampshire Vertigo and Balance Center
UserGuard

What customers say.

Reviews from Trustpilot

A person could not find a better company for their internet needs. Customer service is number 1. Whenever we have an issue Ryan addresses the problem immediately no matter the time or day.
Cindy S.
Hosterr actually has a soul Hosterr is one of the few tech companies that I use that doesn't feel like it's trying to squeeze every last dollar out of you. It works well, easy to switch and the services are fair value for my. A great fit for my marketing agency digital environment
Adam C.
Great customer service! I have multiple websites hosted on Hosterr. Setup was seamless and super easy, customer service has always been fantastic and quick to respond. I've had 100% uptime with no issues. Would recommend Hosterr to anyone looking for a reliable webhost.
Nathan T.
I use Hosterr for multiple websites. I recommend them to anyone who needs hosting! I have never had an issue with downtime and my sites are blazing fast. Also their customer service is unmatched, leagues better than GoDaddy.
Adam S.
Media and entertainment

Others we look after.

Media and entertainment

Websites that have to be ready on release day.

Film and TV

Production companies and title sites with trailer-day traffic.

Record labels

Labels with artist pages, release days and stores.

Theaters and performing arts

Seasons, ticketing links and donor pages.

Tell us what you need.

Tell us what you're running and what's getting in the way. We'll write back the same day with a plan, and if Hosterr isn't the right fit, we'll say so.

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Every message goes straight to Ryan.