With Tour Tracker you get the latest tour dates and concert ticket information for your favorite artists. Find up-to-date information on tour schedules, concert announcements and buy concert tickets online.

It's even easier with the new Winamp Tour Tracker Online Service. Now you can get all this information without ever leaving your Winamp media player. Just add Tour Tracker and as you listen to songs or playlists in your local library, you'll see real-time updates for any artist in the Tour Tracker database.

Have Fun!





Get Started:
1) Click on the "Online Services" in the Media Library Tab
2) Search for "Tour Tracker"
3) Click on the "+ Add to Winamp" button to add the service to your Winamp Media Player
4) Once added, start playing any playlist or track, and select the Tour Tracker Online Service to view current tour dates & concert info.
5) If you want Tour Tracker to automatically update when a new track starts to play, then you need to select "Auto-Refresh" (in the upper right-hand corner).

By now you've likely seen or heard about the new Winamp.com redesign. If not go check it out! A big thanks goes out to all of the blog and forum users who contributed ideas and suggestions. Basically, the new site is built around a wider frame with an updated layout, graphics and color scheme. Just like the old site, the new site has a ton of content & Add-ons but we just made it easier to navigate and find what you're looking for. On top of the new look and feel, we built out the functionality as well.

One of the first things that you'll notice is the new Twitter module prominently displayed. That way you can stay in the loop about the latest release and Winamp news. We also offer links out to Winamp-related pages on other popular social networks such as Facebook, MySpace, Orkut, etc.

One of the biggest changes is that in the past Visualizations were a subcategory of Plug-ins, but as promised we have now introduced Visualizations as their own unique type of Add-on - http://www.winamp.com/visualizations/. So now there's a total of four types of Add-ons: Skins, Plug-ins, Visualizations, and Online Services.

You'll also notice a major upgrade in the search functionality. Rather than searching for a specific Skin, Plug-in or Visualization, we now have a consolidated search across all types of Add-ons (Online Services will be added in a future release). No matter what your searching for... let's say you like the color blue, use the new Add-ons search to see Skins, Plug-ins, and Visualizations pertaining to 'blue'.

We've also streamlined the download experience. Since there are so many options, we have now made it easier to find the exact version of the Winamp Media Player you're looking for. One of the slick new features is that the download page will auto detect your browser and language settings. All information related to the players are categorically laid out so that users can find out about almost anything related to the Winamp Media Player software. Try it out - http://www.winamp.com/player/.

Other enhancements include a one-stop-shop for all Winamp Help Documentation. It's a Wiki based Help section so it can be easily updated and in the future we will be opening it up for translations in various languages. Also, for all of the monsieurs & mademoiselles out there, we have just launched a new version of the Winamp French Portal.

Finally, we wanted to let everyone know that this is just the beginning. Stay tuned for future enhancements & functionality to Winamp.com.

On Monday, we told you about the new sleeker Winamp.com which we will be unveiling soon! The new design will make it even easier to download Winamp, customize your media player and to get help.

Now here's a sneak peek of what the new design will look like. Leave a comment below to tell us what you think!

By now I'm sure you've either used or at least heard of the Winamp Toolbar. If not, you should download the Winamp Toolbar for Internet Explorer and Firefox and give it a try.



The toolbar is great because it allows you to control Winamp from right on top of your browser. But sometimes that's not enough. Although it's nice to have Winamp controls always available, the problem is that you're not always using your browser. Especially if you're at work. Wouldn't it be nice to keep your Winamp controls on top of your screen regardless of which application you're using? The good news is that you can... and it's actually pretty simple. All you have to do is set-up Winamp to be a docked toolbar.

Step 1:
Expand your Winamp Media Player to fit your full screen


Step 2:
Click on the Windowshade toggle (to put Winamp into the Windowshade mode).



Step 3:
Right Click in the gray area of the Windowshade (toolbar) and select Window Settings > Docked Toolbar and use the following settings:
- Deselect "Auto-Hide"
- Select "Always on Top"
- Select Location (Top or Bottom)



Step 4:
If you select the above settings, and open another software application (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)... you'll notice that the newly opened application will automatically re-size around your docked Winamp toolbar. Allowing it to always remain visible.


Note:
- To undo simply deselect "Always On Top", and select "Not docked".

Check out the new "Winamp Add-ons" Online Service. It allows you to browse, search, and download new Skins, Plug-ins, and Visualizations from right inside your Winamp Media Player. It uses the same galleries that you can find on Winamp.com.

Skins - http://www.winamp.com/skins
Plug-ins - http://www.winamp.com/plugins

Winamp Add-ons should come as a default Online Service, but if you don't already see it listed under Online Services in your Media Library tab:

1) Click on "Online Services" in the left nav
2) Search for "Winamp Add-ons"
3) Click on the +Add button