Data on clubs, events and line-ups in London listed on Resident Advisor (RA) across the years 2014-2019.
N.B. This dataset was scraped from RA in mid-2020, prior to a major site overhaul. The code will need adapting to work with the current site.
This folder contains the raw data files scraped from RA, in .json format.
This folder contains the processed data files, detailed below.
Data on clubs in London listed on RA.
Data dictionary:
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| club_name | The name of the club |
| club_address | The address of the club |
| club_id | A numeric identifier used for the club on RA |
| club_status | Logical; is the club open or closed |
Data on artists listed on RA.
Data dictionary:
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| artist_id | A unique identifier used for the artist on RA |
| artist_name | The name of the artist |
| event_id | A numeric identifier used for the event on RA |
| club_id | A numeric identifier used for the club on RA |
Data on promoters listed on RA.
Data dictionary:
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| promoter_id | A numeric identifier used for the promoter on RA |
| promoter_name | The name of the promoter |
| event_id | A numeric identifier used for the event on RA |
| club_id | A numeric identifier used for the club on RA |
Data on events in London listed on RA.
Data dictionary:
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| event_id | A numeric identifier used for the event on RA |
| event_name | The name of the event |
| event_date | The date of the event |
| club_id | A numeric identifier used for the club on RA |
Follow numeric prefix for the correct order of running each .R script:
01-scrape.R: create all raw data (data-raw/) files02-tidy-data.R: create final data (data/) files
Config files to change the behaviour of the scraper, specifically the detailed event info (i.e. lineups). Edit month-config.yml if you want to pull line-ups for different time period.