Concert Merch Authentication
SCAN TO VERIFY.
SCAN TO UNLOCK.
Your merch already tells fans who you are. Now it proves it — and rewards them with exclusive tracks, videos, and backstage content.
Status: Verified
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Bootleggers are outside the venue
before doors open.
Your fans can't tell the difference. Your merch table loses revenue. The band loses revenue. And nobody can prove what's real after the fact.
The Problem
The Parking Lot Fake
$10 knockoffs of the $35 tour tee. Fans walk past your table wearing fakes. A bootlegger photographs a standard QR, prints it on a fake, and the scan says “authentic.”
- No way to prove authenticity post-purchase
- Bands keep 30-40% of merch revenue — every fake steals from the artist
- Zero post-purchase fan engagement
The Solution
The Press Tag
Unique fractal QR labels that degrade when copied. Bootleggers can print fakes — they can't print these. Plus, every scan unlocks exclusive content only your real fans get.
- Instant proof of origin — one scan
- Exclusive tracks, videos, and setlists
- Venue-locked drops via Wormhole
Three Steps. Under 60 Seconds.
No hardware. No training. No app downloads. Authentication that fits in a merch case.
Generate
Labels in 60 seconds. Dashboard or API. Each one is unique — a fractal pattern that can't be cloned, even by photograph.
Stick It On
Hang tags, care labels, album inserts, photocard backs. You already print tags. Now they do something.
Fans Scan
Phone camera, no app needed. Authentic? Verified. Plus: secret tracks, behind-the-scenes video, venue-exclusive content unlocked.
Built For The Road
From indie merch tables to K-Pop agency API integrations. Press scales from 25 labels to 200,000.
Tour Merch
Merch managers & touring bands
5,000 labels for a 30-date tour. Every tee, hoodie, and poster carries proof of origin. Fans scan to verify, unlock a secret acoustic demo from soundcheck, and share the moment.
70% of concert merch is sold at events
K-Pop Agencies
Labels & merchandise coordinators
200,000 fractal QR auth cards per album pressing, generated via a single API call. Counterfeits flood Mercari within 48 hours. Yours won't pass the scan.
Fake photocards appear within 72 hours of release
Screen Printers
Print shops & custom merch operators
"Printed by Lone Star Press — Verified by Press." Offer authentication as a premium service. You become the source of truth for every client's run.
Turn auth into a billable line item
Venue-Exclusive Drops
Bands, festivals & event organizers
Content that only unlocks at the show GPS coordinates. Cryptographic proof-of-presence, not server-side geofencing. "You had to be there" — as a verifiable fact.
Powered by Wormhole
GIVE THEM THE
ENCORE THEY BOUGHT.
Every scan is a backstage pass. Authentication alone is a cost. Authentication plus content unlock is a marketing channel.
Verified Authentic
Serial: PRX-4829
Secret Track Unlocked
Acoustic Demo — Soundcheck 6/14
01:24 / 3:42
From The Road
Tour-tested by merch managers, K-Pop coordinators, and screen printers.
“We ran Press tags on a 40-date tour. By show three, fans were posting their unlock screenshots on Instagram before the encore. It turned our merch table into a content channel we didn't know we had.”
Danny Reeves
Merch Manager, Touring act (60+ shows/yr)
“Fake photocards hit Mercari within two days of every release. With Press, our auth cards actually mean something — the fractal pattern can't survive a reprint. Our fans can tell in two seconds.”
Jiyeon Park
Merchandise Coordinator, K-Pop Agency
“I started offering 'Verified by Press' as a premium add-on for every print run. My clients love it, their fans love it, and it's a $0.25/unit upsell that prints money.”
Marcus Cole
Owner, Lone Star Screen Printing
No Standard Exists.
Until Now.
Concert merch has no on-product authentication standard. NFC is expensive. Standard QR is trivially copyable. Most merch ships with nothing.
| Feature | Press | NFC Tags | Standard QR | Nothing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survives photocopying / reprinting | ||||
| Works from a listing photo | ||||
| Cost per unit | <$0.15 | $1–5 | <$0.05 | $0 |
| No hardware required | ||||
| Content unlock on scan | ||||
| Venue-exclusive content | ||||
| Batch generation (API) | ||||
| Bootleg detection analytics |
Pricing
Start with 25 free labels. Enough for one show. See what happens when fans scan.
Soundcheck
Up to 25 labels
- 25 labels per month
- Fractal QR for hang tags
- Basic scan analytics
- Fan verification page
Opening Act
Up to 500 labels
- 500 labels per month
- Fractal QR + Wing artwork embedding
- Content unlock per scan
- Full scan analytics
- Email support
Headliner
Up to 2,500 labels
- 2,500 labels per month
- Everything in Opening Act
- Wormhole venue-exclusive unlocks
- Batch generation via API
- Priority support
Need tour-based pricing or volume API access? Talk to us.
YOUR FANS ARE
ALREADY SCANNING.
Make your merch the thing worth scanning. Start your first run with 25 free labels.