Are Bandcamp Fridays continuing into 2023?
Yes! We'll continue doing Bandcamp Fridays in 2023.
When are the next Bandcamp Friday fundraisers?
We're running Bandcamp Friday fundraisers for artists and labels in 2023 from midnight to midnight PDT. You may be wondering, is it Bandcamp Friday right now?
The completed fundraisers were March 20, May 1, June 5, July 3, August 7, September 4, October 2, November 6, and December 4 in 2020, and March 5th, April 2nd, May 7th, August 6th, September 3rd, October 1st in 2021, November 5th, and December 3 in 2021, and February 4, March 4, April 1, May 6th, September 2nd, October 7th, November 4th, and December 2nd in 2022.
What are they?
We are waiving our revenue share fee during each fundraiser window to support artists and labels affected by COVID-19. Transaction fees still apply.
How long will it take for you to reply to my support request?
An unprecedented number of music fans have converged on Bandcamp to buy music and support artists during our fundraisersthis year. We’re experiencing a very high volume of emails from our COVID-19 fundraisers and as a result, our response times are slow.
In the meantime, here are some common questions you may have — you may be able to help yourself. (Power!)
Help for fans
I bought something outside the fundraiser window, will it still count?
Sorry, any sales that occurred outside the fundraiser window cannot be retroactively included in the fundraiser. However, you can rest easy knowing that 85-90% of your money will still go directly to the artist, and you'll have another chance to send more money their way every month for the rest of the year.
I'm seeing a download error or slow download times.
We're expecting lots of traffic during the fundraiser which may result in slow download times, but everything should be back to normal soon. In the meantime, why not stream your purchases from the Bandcamp App for iOS or Android?
Will my merch order be affected by COVID-19 shipping delays?
Bandcamp artists and labels are responsible for fulfilling and shipping merch. The pandemic is affecting sellers across the world differently, meaning the best way to find out if your order will be delayed is to contact the seller directly. Click the "contact" link on the lower righthand side of their Bandcamp page to get in touch.
I never got the receipt for my purchase.
My purchase isn’t showing up in my collection.
Help for artists and labels
Hang on, you took revenue share out of my recent sale!
The revenue share waiver applies to sales made between 12:00am to 11:59pm PDT on March 20, May 1, June 5, July 3, August 7, September 4, October 2, November 6, and December 4 in 2020, and March 5, April 2, May 7, August 6, September 3, October 1, November 5, and December 3rd in 2021, February 4, March 4, April 1, May 6th, September 2nd, October 7th, November 4th, and December 2nd in 2022.
Visit gear > Tools > Payments Summary page to view your recent and upcoming payouts, and please keep in mind that both the Payments Summary page, as well as Cha-Ching sales notifications, are in UTC (i.e. PDT +7). Check the date and time that your sales occurred — if revenue share was collected, they almost certainly took place outside the window. Your COVID-19 fundraiser sales may be paid out to your PayPal account in a payout that includes sales that occurred outside the window. Please note: payment processor fees still apply.
My release notification email or artist message has not yet reached my fans.
We're expecting lots of mail activity during the fundraiser, so some outgoing mail may be delayed. We're sorry — if you can communicate the fundraiser to your fans via social media in the meantime, that may be the best way to reach them until our mailer recovers. Our heroic systems team is doing everything they can to speed things up in the meantime!
My money has not arrived yet.
There is a 24-48 hour window before your payout will arrive in your PayPal account. Check your Payment Summary page, linked from your Tools page to see your upcoming payouts. Something else wrong? Get help here.