`artist`

Pack: setlist-fm · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/artist for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Fetch a setlist.fm artist record by band name or MusicBrainz ID. Pass artist_name (“Radiohead”) and the name is resolved to the MBID for you, preferring an exact match so a tribute act does not answer for the band; pass mbid directly when you already have one. Returns artist name, MBID, Ticketmaster ID, sort name, and disambiguation info.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`artist_name`	string	no	Band or performer name, e.g. “Radiohead”. Either this or mbid is required.
`mbid`	string	no	MusicBrainz ID, e.g. “a74b1b7f-71a5-4011-9441-d0b5e4122711”. Either this or artist_name is required.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "mbid": "79239b12-edad-4280-a524-8344d868a69e"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/setlist-fm/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"artist","arguments":{"mbid":"79239b12-edad-4280-a524-8344d868a69e"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('artist', {
  "mbid": "79239b12-edad-4280-a524-8344d868a69e"
});

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`mbid`	string	Music Brainz ID
`name`	string	Artist name
`sortName`	string	Sort name
`disambiguation`	string	Disambiguation info
`url`	string	setlist.fm URL
`image`	string	Image URL
`tmid`	number	Ticketmaster ID

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "mbid": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Music Brainz ID"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Artist name"
    },
    "sortName": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Sort name"
    },
    "disambiguation": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Disambiguation info"
    },
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "setlist.fm URL"
    },
    "image": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Image URL"
    },
    "tmid": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Ticketmaster ID"
    }
  }
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the setlist-fm pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "setlist-fm": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/setlist-fm/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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