Jacob Hawley Goes on Tour: A Website That Keeps Up | Drystone IT

A comedian heading out on tour needed a simple site that kept his show listings up to date. Here's what we built.

When comedian Jacob Hawley got in touch about a website for his upcoming tour, we knew exactly what he needed. Not a complex booking system or a flashy portfolio – just a clean, straightforward site where fans could find his dates, see which shows were sold out, and get tickets. Simple, but it had to work.

Jacob's shows are listed on Ticketmaster, so the obvious approach was to pull that data in and keep it in sync. No manual updates, no risk of dates going stale. The site would stay current without him having to think about it.

What We Built

The site connects to Ticketmaster's Discovery API to fetch his tour dates. Venues, times, and links to buy tickets all come through automatically. When a show sells out, that information flows through too – so the site can mark dates as sold out without anyone lifting a finger.

We store the show data in a database so the site loads quickly and doesn't hammer Ticketmaster on every visit. A background job keeps everything fresh, checking for new dates and sold-out status so the site always reflects what's actually happening.

Tour dates pulled automatically from Ticketmaster

Sold-out status updates without manual work

Clean, mobile-friendly layout for fans browsing on the go

Hosted on Azure with a serverless database – fast, reliable, and cost-effective

Keeping It Simple

The tech behind it is straightforward: a small database to cache the show data, a sync process that runs in the background, and a simple front-end that displays it all clearly. No over-engineering, no features Jacob doesn't need. Just the right amount of automation so he can focus on the tour, not the website.

Built for People Who Have Better Things to Do

Drystone IT builds websites and apps for people who'd rather focus on their work than on their tech. Whether that's a comedian on tour, a festival across 10 venues, or a local business that needs something that just works – we build the right solution, not the most complicated one.

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