Gigwise

Gigwise was launched in 2001 in Liverpool as a gig listings site. Over time, the site evolved into a music news site including reviews and interviews in its content. In 2006, the site relocated its main office to London. It was the UK's 20th most-visited music news website in Dec 2010 ranking above NME.COM in the comScore reports.{{cite web|url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1043687|title=Mainstream move sees Gigwise overtake NME|work=Music Week|date=20 December 2010|access-date=23 August 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thelondondailynews.com/online-music-news-site-moves-ahead-mainstream-media-p-4893.html |title=Online music news site moves ahead of "mainstream" media |work=The London Daily News |date=8 December 2010 |access-date=23 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307145409/http://www.thelondondailynews.com/online-music-news-site-moves-ahead-mainstream-media-p-4893.html |archive-date=7 March 2012 }}

Gigwise was acquired in 2016 by the team behind Second Screen{{cite web|url=https://secondscreenldn.com/|title=Second Screen|date=8 February 2022|access-date=8 February 2022}} and Techtonic.{{cite web|url=https://www.techtonic.world/|title=Techtonic|date=8 February 2022|access-date=8 February 2022}}

For the 20th Anniversary, Gigwise published its first ever print edition{{cite web|url=https://shop.gigwise.com/|title=Gigwise Magazine - Issue 1 |date=July 2021|work=Gigwise|access-date=8 February 2022}} in July 2021 featuring Self Esteem on the front cover.

• Andy Day (2002–2005)
• Scott Colothan (2005–2009)
• Jason Gregory (2009–2011)
• Michael Baggs (2011–2014){{cite web|url=http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/gigwisecom-appoints-baggs-as-editor/048086|title=Gigwise.com appoints Baggs as editor|date=15 February 2012|work=Music Week|access-date=23 August 2013}}
• Andy Morris (2014–2015){{cite web|url=http://www.completemusicupdate.com/article/new-editor-at-gigwise/|title=New editor at Gigwise|date=2 September 2014|work=CMU|access-date=3 September 2014}}
• Andrew Trendell (2015–2016){{cite web|url=http://www.gigwise.com/info/1156/ContactUs/|title=Gigwise – Contact Us|date=17 September 2016|work=Gigwise|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617055612/http://www.gigwise.com/info/1156/ContactUs/|access-date=10 January 2021|archive-date=2016-06-17}}
• Cai Trefor (2016–2019)
• Shannon Cotton (2019–2020)
• Jessie Atkinson (2020–2022)
• Lucy Harbron (2022–2023){{fact|date=May 2025}}

Gigwise hosted the Indie Idle band competition for the Camden Crawl festival in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Gigwise also launched Snowbombing festival's King of the Mountain unsigned band competition in 2009. The winning band, I Am Austin, won €2000 and a headline slot at the festival. In April 2011, Gigwise launched a monthly club night at XOYO with Young Knives playing an album launch. Gigwise also had their own arena at the June 2011 Get Loaded In The Park in London.{{cite web|url=http://getloadedinthepark.com/ViewArtist.aspx?Id=70 |title=About Group |publisher=Get Loaded In The Park |year=2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426054548/http://getloadedinthepark.com/ViewArtist.aspx?Id=70 |archive-date=April 26, 2012 }} The acts appearing at the Gigwise Stage were Yelle, O Children, Darwin Deez, Babeshadow, and Alpines. In May 2011, Liverpool Sound City also hosted a Gigwise stage at the O2 Academy Liverpool with Scottish rockers The View headlining.

In 2018, Gigwise collaborated with Romania's Electric Castle Festival, and in 2019, partnered with Mophie mobile to bring exclusive content from Isle of Wight Festival. In 2020, the site hosted a virtual stage at the first ever digital SXSW Festival.

In 2011, Giant Digital in-house designers and developers began a redesign of Gigwise with the objective to create a visually simplified appearance.{{cite web|url=http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/gigwise-launches-website-redesign/049387|title=Gigwise launches website redesign|work=Music Week|date=28 June 2012|access-date=23 August 2013}}

Gigwise is one of six sister sites which were also launched as part of the Giant Digital network; Other sites include Entertainmentwise, Popdash, Taletela, Tellygossip, and in 2011 Muveez with Alex Winehouse, brother of Amy Winehouse, serving as Chief Editor. Gigwise hosted the "best song" award at the BT Digital Music Awards at the Camden Roundhouse, where the winner was Jessie J's "Price Tag" featuring B.o.B.{{cite web|url=http://www.btdma.com/ |title=BT Digital Music Awards.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111204175859/http://www.btdma.com/ |archive-date=December 4, 2011 }} In 2012 Gigwise became of the two only media partners for the Strummer Of Love festival held in Somerset in aid of the late Joe Strummer with all the proceeds going to the Strummerville charity which helps young people in music who would not normally get opportunities in music.{{cite web|url=http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/gigwise-partners-with-strummer-of-love-festival/051157|title=Gigwise partners with Strummer Of Love Festival|work=Music Week|first=Tina|last=Hart|date=27 July 2012|access-date=23 August 2013}}

Gigwise was nominated in the 'Best Music Media Brand' category of the 2013 Music Week awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/music-week-awards-2013-nominees-revealed/053696|title=Music Week Awards 2013 finalists revealed|first=Tina|last=Hart|work=Music Week|date=21 February 2013|access-date=23 August 2013}}

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Category:Online music magazines published in the United Kingdom

Category:Internet properties established in 2001