A new update promises Spotify listeners will never neglect their favorite bands whenever they ’re in townsfolk .
On Thursday , the music streaming serviceannounced a partnershipwith tour tracking site Songkick to intergrate personalized concert good word into the Spotify iOS and Android apps . Found in the Browse pill , the new “ Concerts ” feature film will provide Spotify listeners with a personalised tilt of upcoming tour dates based on their location and hearing substance abuse .
As with Spotify’sDiscover Weekly personalized playlist characteristic , Concerts will let in lively show by artists you love , as well as some fresh artists that the Spotify algorithm thinks you might like .
“ … as your music taste evolves , so will your good word , ” Spotify wrote on its company web log . This new lineament also lets Spotify listeners who are travel “ Change Location ” to see hitch date in another town .
Once Spotify attender discover a concert they ’d care to see , they ’ll be able-bodied to find and buy tickets through Songkick ’s inclination of ticket sellers like Ticketmaster or StubHub . It ’s a very similar integration with Songkick thatRdio has had since March .
Why this matters : As big technical school giants stomp their way into music streaming ( Apple Music launched this summer , and YouTube Red launched last calendar month ) , indie pour service like Spotify , Rdio , and Pandora are looking for Modern ways they can be full of life to their users .
In the last class , Spotify haslaunched a running modal value , podcast and telecasting desegregation , personalised playlists , and now concert testimonial . net radiocommunication service Pandora went one step further with concert recommendation by getting directly into tag gross sales . Last calendar month , Pandora develop Ticketly , a Ticketmaster rival , after noticing that one of the most pop audio ad on its platform were the single promoting concert tickets .
Live Nation , the turn caller that operates Ticketmaster , report a phonograph recording - breaking summerwith gross of $ 2.67 billion . Music devotee are going to go show more than ever , so it makes sense for Spotify to be a part of that uncovering engine , particularly as deep - pocketed competitors have commence tackle its essence byplay .
