Spotify drops new options persistently, however this newest one is a little bit completely different. It’s designed that will help you hearken to music outdoors the app.
The Concert events Close to You playlist, rolling out now, is a curated compilation of 30 songs by artists who’ve dwell music occasions developing in your native space. Crucially, the record relies on what customers have listened to, so the artists ought to be related to you.
Customers can increase a monitor to search out extra particulars in regards to the concert events and observe hyperlinks to purchase tickets from the likes of AXS, DICE, Eventbrite, and Ticketmaster.
Don’t panic in regards to the occasions being old-fashioned, as Spotify will refresh the hyperlinks each Wednesday. As Charlie Hellman, Vice President, World Head of Music Product at Spotify factors out: “There’s nothing worse than realising that your favorite artist performed your city final week.”
Spotify members can share these occasions with mates, together with your entire playlist. The occasions tab contains a mixture of devoted concert events and collaborative ones. For instance, mine exhibits occasions for Pendulum and the Love Supreme pageant.
As somebody who has been which means to hearken to extra dwell music, this new playlist may very well be precisely what I’m on the lookout for.
To make use of the function, you’ll want to make sure that your location is updated by way of the Stay Occasions tab within the Spotify app – you’ll be able to entry that right here. You’ll additionally want push notifications enabled for the app so you’ll be able to see when musicians are performing. Spotify additionally recommends following your favorite artists to remain within the loop for any new occasions in your space.