Glossary

Data Cloud Glossary

Reference guide for data fields, entities, and terminology used across the Pollstar Data Cloud platform.

Logistics

Data Logistics

  • Start Date / From Date—Earliest date included in a given dataset.
  • End Date / To Date—Latest date included in a given dataset.
  • Page—The current page number of the returned dataset.
  • Page Size—The number of results on a given page in a dataset.
  • Total Pages—The number of pages in the current dataset.
  • Total Entities—The number of items in the current dataset.
  • Start Play Date—First playdate in a multiple show event.
  • End Play Date—Second playdate in a multiple show event.
  • Rank—A number denoting how closely related a given search result matches the search term.
Entity

Entity Data

Miscellaneous

  • Id—A unique identifier given to a data object.
  • Name (Search Name / Sort Name / Display Name)—The name of a given entity in the database.
  • Web Note—Miscellaneous notes in the database for a given entity.
  • Picture Url—The location of the image used for a given entity (legacy field, currently blank).
  • Url—The location of the website’s page for a given entity.
  • Title—The job title of a given staff member for a given company.
  • Territory—The territory that a given company resides in.
  • Location / City State Country—A city and state pairing (Los Angeles, CA).
  • Hours Old—How long it has been since a given record was updated in the database.
  • Links—A list of urls that link to external websites for a given entity.
    Types: website, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, etc.
  • Phones—A list of various types of phone numbers for a given entity.
    Types: phone number, fax, toll-free, etc.
  • Properties—A list of miscellaneous properties for a given entity.
  • City—The city that a given venue is in, or where a given event happened.

Artist

  • Artist Type—The category of a given artist.
    Types: band, festival performance, online streamer, etc.
  • Is Active—A boolean indicating if a given artist is still a valid entity.
  • Genre—A category of music characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.
    Note: single string delimited with /
  • Is Headliner—Primary performer or performers in an event.
  • Headliner—A string value of the headlining artist name.
  • Artist Sequence—The order in which a given artist is playing during a given event.
  • Act Code—A string indicating if a given artist is a headliner or supporting artist.
    Values: H or S

Venue / Company

  • Market—Geographical area where an event took place.
  • Addresses—A list of various addresses for a given entity.
    Types: physical, mailing, personal
  • Abbreviation / State Abbrev—The abbreviation for a given state.
  • Alert Customer—A boolean value indicating if a logged in customer should be notified of events happening in the venue.
  • Is Primary—A boolean denoting the company’s primary function.
  • Relation—The interaction between a company and one of its contacts.
  • Formatted Address—Full address with an HTML line break included.
  • Staff Roster—A list of staff entities that work for the company.
  • Artist Roster—A list of artist entities that are managed by the company.
  • Company Type—The type of company denoting its general functions.
    Types: advertising agency, hotel, casino, etc.
  • Venue Type—The type of venue denoting its general seating capacity.
    Types: club, auditorium, arena, amphitheatre, stadium, complex, convention center, outdoor venue

Venue Types Reference

Club

Generally has a dedicated dance floor and bar accessible to all attendees of an event.

Auditorium / Theatre

An enclosed venue with a proscenium arch, fly loft, backstage area, and dedicated sloping audience seating.

Arena

A large generally enclosed venue used primarily for sporting events.

Amphitheatre

An open-air venue with a proscenium arch, backstage area, and permanent sloping audience seating.

Stadium

A large generally outdoor venue used primarily for sporting events. Much larger than an arena.

Complex

An area or organization that has several venues included.

Convention Center

A large enclosed area used for conventions and trade shows.

Outdoor Venue

A large outdoor venue without permanent seating, generally used for festivals and outdoor shows.

Untyped Venue

A venue with no dedicated venue type in Star Base.

Event / Box Office

  • rb—The number of route book (upcoming) events for a given entity.
  • th—The number of events in the tour history for a given entity.
  • bo—The number of box office records for a given entity.
  • Num Shows / Number of Shows—Number of shows in an event.
  • Event Date—The date that the event happened.
  • Has Box Office—A boolean indicating if a given entity has a box office record for a given event.
  • Is Festival—A boolean indicating if a given event is part of a festival.
  • Supporting Artists / Support—Secondary performer or performers in an event.
  • Venue ID—ID assigned to a venue in Star Base.
  • Venue—Space where an event is held.
  • Currency—The name of the unit of money used for an event.
  • Currency Symbol—The symbol of the unit of money used for an event.
  • Promoter—An organization that funds, organizes, and runs public events.
  • Num Tickets Sold—The total number of tickets sold at an event.
  • Avg Tix Sold / Average Tickets Sold—The number of tickets sold divided by the number of shows.
  • Gross USD—The total dollar amount collected from tickets sold to the public.
  • Avg Gross USD—The total gross divided by the number of shows.
  • Sellable Capacity—Tickets available to the public.
  • Total Sellable Capacity—Total number of seats available in a venue that would be available for sale.
  • Capacity—Total number of seats available in a venue during a given event.
  • Avg Event Capacity—The average capacity for a given event or group of closely related events on the same day at the same venue.
  • Capacity Percentage—Total capacity sold by percentage of total capacity.
  • Ticket Price Min / Ticket Price From—Face value of the lowest ticket price available to the public.
  • Ticket Price Max / Ticket Price To—Face value of the highest ticket price available to the public.
  • Ticket Url—A link to the webpage selling the ticket for an upcoming event.
  • Ticket Price Average—Total gross divided by the total tickets sold.
  • Gross Gate—Total gross of an event in the local currency of where the event took place.
  • Tickets—A list of ticketing info from various ticket providers for a given event.
    Provider Name: The seller of a given ticket.