What's new & fixes
The latest features, improvements, and bug fixes on Scene. Spot something broken? Tell us below — we read every report.
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Mon, Aug 24, 2026
- New
Choose who pays the service fee
Organizers can now absorb Scene's service fee instead of passing it to buyers — flip it on under Manage → Service fee and buyers see a clean, all-in price while the fee comes out of your payout. Off by default, so you keep 100% of face value unless you opt in.
Sun, Aug 23, 2026
- Improved
Organizers keep 100% of the ticket price
Ticket fees now work like every major ticketing platform: buyers pay a small service fee at checkout (6% + $0.99 per ticket, card processing included) and organizers are paid out the full face value of every ticket sold. Free tickets stay free.
Sat, Aug 22, 2026
- New
Apple Pay & Google Pay at checkout
Buy tickets in one tap with the wallet already on your phone — no card number to type. iPhone buyers see Apple Pay, Android buyers see Google Pay, and everyone else pays by card as before.
- Improved
Compare all your events at a glance
A new “Compare events” view lines up every event you host or co-host side by side — saves, RSVPs, tickets sold, gross, and check-in turnout — so you can see what's working. Open it from your account or any event's Insights.
- New
Set your own service fee
Organizers can add a booking/service fee (a percentage and/or a flat amount per ticket) on top of Scene's fee. The buyer sees it clearly at checkout and it's paid out to you.
- New
Promoter links & affiliate tracking
Give each promoter their own shareable link and see exactly how many sales they drove, with optional commission tracking — so you know who's bringing the crowd. Find it under your event's Promoters tab.
- New
Sell tickets at the door
A new box office lets you sell a ticket in person — cash or card — and issue a real QR on the spot, separate from checking people in. Great for walk-ups on the night.
- New
Weekend & season passes
Mark a ticket as a multi-day pass and it works across every day of an event weekend — scanning in once per day at the door. One purchase, all-weekend access.
- New
Group discounts — reward bigger orders
Add automatic quantity discounts to a ticket, like “buy 5+ and save 10%.” The discount applies itself at checkout with no code to type, and stacks with a promo code if you run one.
- New
Bundle tickets into packages
Sell a package at its own price that includes several tickets at once — say “Weekend + workshop” or a group table — and each one arrives as its own scannable QR. Set it up as a ticket type and pick what it includes.
- New
Private preview links for unlisted events
Organizers can share a private preview link to a test or not-yet-published event, so specific people can open it — and even buy a ticket — without it appearing in the public feed. The link is in your event's Manage → Share panel while the event is hidden.
- New
Choose how people get in — right when you create an event
The event form now has a clear “Tickets & entry” choice up front: sell or offer tickets on Scene, link out to tickets you sell elsewhere, or take free RSVPs. Selling and comps are easy to find, and there's a one-tap path to get set up to sell.
- Improved
Apple & Google Wallet — the right pass for your phone
Ticket wallet passes now work on both Apple Wallet (iPhone) and Google Wallet (Android), and everywhere you see the option — your ticket, the confirmation email, the post-purchase screen — you're shown only the one that fits your device. No more dead buttons.
- New
Early-bird & auto-advancing ticket prices
Set a ticket to climb through price levels on its own — Early bird → … → Final release — advancing automatically on a date, after a number of tickets sell, or whichever comes first. Buyers always pay the level that's live when they check out, with a heads-up before the price goes up.
- Improved
Smarter, fairer ratings
Ratings now weight verified check-ins and recent nights more heavily, so they reflect people who were actually there and how a place runs today. Venue and host profiles show what people praise most, and the Top rated page now features standout hosts too.
Fri, Aug 21, 2026
- New
Community favorite hosts & venues
Star ratings from your reviews now roll up to the venue and the host who ran the night. Standout spaces and hosts earn a Community favorite badge, and a new Top rated page helps you find the best venues near you.
Thu, Aug 20, 2026
- Improved
Fairer handling when an event is reported
If we take down an event after a report, the organizer now gets an email explaining what happened and how to appeal — and if they'd paid to promote it, we can refund that boost in full. Transparency both ways.
- New
Interests & a smarter “For you” feed
Tell Scene what you're into — rope, impact, leather, bootblacking, and more — from your account, and the “For you” feed will float matching events higher. Organizers can tag their events too so the right people find them.
Wed, Aug 19, 2026
- New
A “Following” view of your feed
Tap Following on the feed to see only events from the hosts, venues, and cities you follow — your people and places in one place. Combine it with any city or type filter to narrow further.
- Improved
Ratings and “friends going” on event cards
The feed now shows an event's star rating at a glance, and — when you're signed in — a note when people you follow are going. Easier to spot the events worth your night.
Tue, Aug 18, 2026
- New
Recap photo galleries
After an event wraps, the people who were there — the host, co-hosts, and anyone who marked themselves going — can post recap photos right on the event page. Relive the night, and give newcomers a real feel for the vibe before they go.
- New
Reviews & vibe-checks for events
Went to an event? Once it's over you can leave a quick vibe check — a star rating, tags like “consent-forward” or “welcoming”, and an optional note. Reviews from people who were checked in show a verified badge, so the community can find events that feel right for them.
- New
Follow the hosts and venues you love
You can now follow an organizer or a venue right from an event or venue page. When they post a new event, we'll email you (and send a push if you're signed in) so you never miss a party from your favourites.
- New
Get notified when tickets go on sale
On events where ticket sales haven't opened yet, you can now tap “Notify me” to be first to know. We'll send you a single email (and a push, if you're signed in) the moment tickets go live — no need to keep checking back.
Sat, Aug 15, 2026
- Improved
New shop drops, front and centre
The newest merch now gets its own “New & exciting” spot at the top of the shop, so it's easy to see what just landed.
Fri, Aug 14, 2026
- New
Bootblack tees — and our first hoodies
New in the shop: a bootblack-edition drop with the Scene beacon on tees in five colourways, plus our first-ever hoodies in eight. Printed on demand and shipped worldwide — every order helps keep Scene free.
Thu, Aug 13, 2026
- Fixed
Imported events show special characters correctly
Titles and locations pulled in from a calendar feed now display emoji and punctuation properly, instead of raw character codes.
- Improved
Friendlier event links
Event and ticket links now use the event's name instead of a long string of characters, so a link you share reads like the event itself. Older links still work.
- Improved
A redesigned organizer dashboard
Managing an event is now a proper dashboard — quick-jump sections for tickets, guests, orders, codes, and sharing, an at-a-glance sales and payout summary, and one Share panel with a copy link, an embed snippet, and a scannable QR code for your ticket page.
- Improved
A cleaner ticket page
The shareable ticket page got a full redesign: a poster hero, clear event details with a map link, and a tidy panel with your packages, add-ons, and codes all in one place.
- New
Early-access and presale codes
Hide a ticket tier behind a code so only people who have it can see and buy it — perfect for presales, member early-access, or VIP tiers. Buyers enter the code on the ticket page to unlock the hidden tickets.
- New
Free tickets and comp guest passes
Offer free tickets or hand out complimentary guest passes with no card required — each one still delivers a real QR entry pass by email. Set a ticket to free, or use a 100%-off code for your comp list, and checkout skips payment entirely.
Wed, Aug 12, 2026
- Improved
Event cards show the venue and host
Cards and lists now make the venue clearer and label who's hosting, so you can tell where an event is and who's running it at a glance.
- Fixed
The 18+ screen works in in-app browsers
The age-confirmation screen now works inside apps' built-in browsers — like Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok — where it could previously get stuck, so you can enter the site without opening a separate browser.
Tue, Aug 4, 2026
- New
Scan a poster to fill in your event
When you add an event, upload the poster and Scene reads it to pre-fill the details it can find — title, date, time, venue, and more — so you can post in seconds and just tidy up the rest.
Sat, Aug 1, 2026
- Improved
Share events in a tap
Every event page now has a prominent share row with one-tap buttons for the places you actually post, so getting the word out takes a single tap.
Fri, Jul 31, 2026
- New
Returns and exchanges in the shop
Shop orders can now be returned or exchanged, with a clear policy and a simple request flow.
Wed, Jul 29, 2026
- New
Suggest an edit to an event or venue
Spot a wrong time, address, or detail? You can now suggest an edit to any event or venue, and our moderators review it — so listings stay accurate even when the organizer isn't around.
Tue, Jul 28, 2026
- Improved
Faster page loads
We trimmed and split the code the site loads up front, so pages open faster — especially the first one you land on.
- New
Get “What's new” by email
You can now subscribe to this What's new feed and get a short email when we ship something — no account needed.
Sun, Jul 26, 2026
- Improved
Search and sort the venue directory
The venues page now has a live search box and sort options — most active, A–Z, or by city — plus country and city filters, instead of a long wall of city chips.
- New
Event weekends: one page for the whole run
A festival or multi-day weekend can now group all its parties, workshops, and sessions under one event. Its page lays out a day-by-day schedule, each session links to its own page with its own tickets, and you can add the whole weekend to your calendar in one tap. In city feeds a weekend shows as a single card instead of flooding the list.
Thu, Jul 23, 2026
- Fixed
Fixed a crash on iPhone Safari
Some iPhone users on Safari hit a repeating “a problem repeatedly occurred” error opening Scene. That's fixed — the home page loads reliably again.
- Improved
Age limits follow local law
Event age limits now default to the host country's legal drinking age — 21+ in the US and other 21+ countries, 18+ elsewhere — so every listing shows the right minimum.
- New
Suggest a venue with its calendar
Suggesting a venue now lets you add its public calendar feed (Google Calendar, iCal, or RSS). Once a moderator vets the source, its events auto-import, so a space's whole schedule can flow into Scene.
- Improved
Just enter your @handle
When adding an event or venue you can now type your social handle (e.g. @yourclub) instead of pasting the full profile URL — Scene builds the link for you.
- Improved
Event descriptions keep their formatting
Imported and pasted descriptions now render their formatting — links, lists, line breaks — instead of showing raw code, so listings read cleanly.
- New
Tank tops in the shop
The shop now carries the Scene beacon on a lightweight tank in five colourways alongside the tees, with the front page split into T-shirts and Tank tops so each collection is easy to browse. Picking a colour swaps the photo so you see exactly what you're ordering.
Fri, Jul 17, 2026
- Improved
One weekly roundup instead of an email per event
Following a city now sends a single, well-formatted weekly roundup of what's on near you — grouped by city — instead of an email every time an event is approved. Prefer daily, every-event, or none? Change it any time under “Email me about new events” in your account.
- Improved
Event times everywhere — in the right zone
Reminders, notifications, digests, and share cards now include each event's start time, and online events show the time zone (e.g. “8:00 PM CST”) so a worldwide audience always knows exactly when to join.
- New
Find events you can join from anywhere
A new Online filter and a dedicated Online events page gather every virtual and hybrid event in one place, with an “Online” badge on cards and shared links so you can spot them at a glance.
- New
Host online & hybrid events
Post an event that happens online — or both online and in person. Choose Online or Hybrid when you post, add your join link, platform, and time zone. The join link stays private and is shared only after someone RSVPs, so it can't be scraped — then it appears on the event page, in your reminders, and in your calendar, one tap from joining.
Mon, Jul 13, 2026
- New
Two new guides: play parties & finding classes
Two beginner-friendly, non-explicit guides join the hub — “What is a play party?” and “How to find kink & BDSM classes near you” — with plain-language answers and links from every city.
Sat, Jul 11, 2026
- Fixed
Multi-day events stay listed until they're over
Weekend-long and multi-day events no longer drop off the home feed and city listings the moment they begin — they stay visible right through their final day.
Fri, Jul 10, 2026
- New
Put the cities you follow in your calendar
Your private calendar subscription can now include the upcoming events in the cities you follow — not just the ones you've saved. Choose saved events, followed cities, or both from your account.
- New
Saved searches with instant alerts
Save a search — any mix of city, event type, and keyword — and get an email (and optional push) the moment a new matching event is approved. Manage your saved searches from your account.
- New
For you — a personalized feed
Signed in? Switch the feed to “For you” and events are ranked around the cities you follow and the kinds of events you save and RSVP to, with a nudge for what's happening soon. Plain “Upcoming” is always one tap away.
- New
Follow members you know
Follow members with a public profile and see when someone you follow is going to an event you're looking at. Manage who you follow from your account; follows are private to you.
- New
Block members & a new safety center
Block a member to hide them from your guest lists and connections — and find every safety tool, plus your blocked list, in the new safety center.
- New
Organizer profiles
Members who host events now get an Organizer profile — upcoming and previously-hosted events, how long they've been on Scene, their vouches and verified badge — so attendees can check a track record. Tap an organizer's name on any event.
- New
Event insights for organizers
Every event you host now has an Insights page — saves, RSVPs, and for ticketed events tickets sold, gross, and check-in turnout, with simple conversion rates. Works for free events too, and never shows page views (browsing stays private).
- New
Add co-hosts to your events
Give a trusted member management access to an event — they can edit it, run tickets, see insights, and check people in — from the Manage dashboard. Only the creator can delete the event or change the co-host list.
- New
Duplicate an event
Running a recurring night or an annual party? Hit Duplicate on any of your events to open a fresh submission pre-filled from the original — just pick a new date. Co-hosts can duplicate too.
- Improved
Exact shipping & tax in the shop
Enter your address in the cart and the shop now shows your real shipping rate (straight from the print partner) instead of a flat estimate, with any sales tax calculated transparently at payment.
- New
Invite friends to Scene
Every account now has a private invite link. Share it, and when someone joins Scene through it you're credited — invite three who join and you earn the Community builder badge on your profile.
- New
Push notifications
Turn on push to get event reminders and saved-search alerts on your device — enable it from the prompt at the top or under Event reminders in your account.
- New
The full flag lineup is in the shop
Every Pride and kink beacon tee is now live — Progress, Leather, Rubber, Pup, Bear, Trans, and more — plus a new Cat design, all in inclusive sizing XS–3XL.
- New
One-tap add to calendar
Add any event straight to Apple, Google, or Outlook from its page — pick your calendar and go.
- Improved
Your schedule, sorted
Your saved events now split into Upcoming (soonest first) and Past (most recent first), so what's next is always on top.
Wed, Jul 8, 2026
- Fixed
Imported events show the correct local time
Calendar (ICS) feeds no longer land a day — or an hour — off. Times now resolve to the event's own city and time zone, with daylight saving handled correctly.
- New
Add your own event feeds
Point Scene at a calendar (ICS) or RSS URL from your account and its events import automatically — owned by you and editable under Your events.
- New
Change your account email
Update the email on your account yourself — we send a confirmation link to the new address so a typo can never lock you out.
- Improved
Unique scene names
Scene names are now one-per-member, so there's no confusion between people sharing a handle.
- New
Share an RSVP to your Instagram story
Going to something? Post a branded story card with the event poster, the Scene beacon, and a link back to the event.
- New
Search a city between two dates
Filter a city's events to a date range, or sort by soonest, most popular, or by date — pick from the search dropdown.
- Improved
Tappable map pins
In map view, events in a pin's popup now open straight to their full event page.
- New
Scene merch
The shop is live with the Scene beacon tee and Pride-flag colorways, printed and shipped on demand.
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- New
Tickets & door check-in
Organizers can sell tickets with QR entry passes, scan them at the door, issue refunds, run waitlists and comp lists, and add passes to Apple or Google Wallet.
- New
Event reminders & notifications
Save an event and get an email (and optional push) the day before and the morning of — with the address once you've RSVP'd.
- New
Map & near-me discovery
Browse events on a map by city, with privacy-preserving city-level pins.
- New
Public profiles & community vetting
Opt into a pseudonymous public profile with your social links, and carry portable, member-vouched community standing across every event.
- New
Recurring events
Post a series once and Scene generates each occurrence, grouped together in listings.