Myspace Gigs Parser

Important: Jan 12th, 2010: I have added extra features to the parser for music profiles. It now pulls content from the shows page (the "View All" link on the top right of your gigs list). I will be adding more features to that soon inluding the ability to create a Buy Tickets link.

Update: This PHP class that I built has gained a little momentum on the interweb. If anyone has actually used this class on their site and would like to have a link back from us here at DCSHB.com then feel free to email the webmaster for details.

Addendum: If you're mildly famous (or the webmaster for someone who is) and use this PHP class then please consider signing, scanning and emailing the webmaster an 8x10 headshot signed "Dave Coulier Shaves his Balls".

Thousands of bands, musicians, DJs and comedians maintain their concert calendars through their Myspace pages. Unfortunately, Myspace has never offered any form an an API to get access at any of their data. So, that makes people like me come up with creative ways to pull and parse publicly available Myspace pages in order to populate our sites.

Therefore, I have come up with a simple utilitarian PHP class to pull and parse someone's Myspace page. The Myspace Gigs Parser is simple to use, all you need is the simple Myspace URL for the band or comedian you wish to parse, e.g. http://www.myspace.com/bobsaget. You pass the URL to the class and out comes an array of all the Upcoming Gigs.