Resident Advisor
Shares rank 3 of 4 event platforms by recommenders
People recommend it for finding what happens in their city, especially club nights and DJ bookings. The most common caveat is that coverage is thin outside big cities and the UK.
5 people recommended Resident Advisor in Hacker News comments, 1 had mixed feelings and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026.
Summary written by Claude from 5 comments.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- mixed feelings
- 1
- warn against or regret it
- 1
The record
Recommended in 5 of 12 months
In 4 different threads.
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 12 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
- Recommended in 4 threadsNeeds 5 or more, not met.
- The biggest thread supplies 40% of its recommendersNeeds half or less, met.
The same rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. Mixed feelings count toward neither side. How the badge works
What people say about it
Reasons grouped from a sample of 5 of the 7 opinions about it, picked in proportion to how many people recommend it, have mixed feelings and criticize it. Each mark is one comment in the sample. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Shows cool things happening in your city
“it's an excellent resource to find out the cool stuff that happens in your city”
Comment from 7 Nov 2025 in “I analyzed the lineups at the most popular nightclubs” Follow DJs you like
“I'd stick to resident advisor and following the DJ's you like.”
Comment from 1 Oct 2026 in “RSS Feeds for Last.fm” Good coverage in big cities
“RA is great for big cities but mine is too small for them.”
Comment from 1 Oct 2026 in “RSS Feeds for Last.fm” Used repeatedly to buy tickets
“I have about 40 tickets in my history there now”
Comment from 8 Jun 2026 in “Ask HN: Why hasn't there been a real competitor to Ticketmaster yet?”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Thin coverage outside big cities
“RA is relevant for the UK at best, outside of that it seems a bit dead.”
Comment from 7 Nov 2025 in “I analyzed the lineups at the most popular nightclubs”
Other event platforms people recommend
The three most recommended other event platforms, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Mixed | Criticize | Approval | Months | Had for | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meetup.com | 18 | 6 | 40 | 31% | 9 | — | — |
| Partiful | 8 | 1 | 9 | 47% | 6 | — | — |
| Resident AdvisorThis page | 5 | 1 | 1 | 83% | 5 | — | — |
| Luma | 5 | 5 | 4 | 56% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 7 opinions about it, picked in proportion to the three counts, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I'd stick to resident advisor and following the DJ's you like.”
“RA is great for big cities but mine is too small for them.”
“I have about 40 tickets in my history there now”
“RA is relevant for the UK at best, outside of that it seems a bit dead.”
“it's an excellent resource to find out the cool stuff that happens in your city”
Counts come from 1,791,911 Hacker News comments labeled by Claude, November 2025 to October 2026, with data through October 31, 2026. Counts updated 2 Nov 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.