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Featured in Domain Arrivals · 2026-08-11

Machi — Singapore's direct-booking live-events marketplace

machi.show ↗ · Food, Events & Hospitality · score 82.0
Open: public page gives enough substance to understand the site $Paid: pricing, booking, ecommerce, subscription, or paid access is visible ADAds: visible ad load or ad-supported content Pretty: notable design, copy, craft, or presentation Pro: polished, finished-feeling, serious, or operationally mature Niche: specific audience, workflow, or unusually focused use case Human: personal, local, community, civic, handmade, or real-person signal !Suspicious: scammy, spammy, trust theater, finance fog, or credibility concern

Machi helps people discover concerts, theatre, comedy, family shows and other live events across Singapore and nearby cities.

Why it surfaced

The marketplace lets visitors search by occasion, budget and location, from family activities under S$80 to late-night music near Clarke Quay. Its sharper proposition is for organisers: Machi says it takes about 5%, connects to the organiser's own Stripe account and pays them directly, rather than charging the 15–25% typical of third-party marketplaces.

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