{
  "id": 19519,
  "title": "Here’s the live concert connection Spotify and YouTube Music are missing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/heres-the-live-concert-connection-spotify-and-youtube-music-are",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-01T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fast Company",
    "slug": "fast-company",
    "url": "https://www.fastcompany.com/91565469/live-concert-recordings-relisten"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The live concert experience is available to everyone, without a subscription, through the Relisten app. This mobile app, available on web, Android, and iOS platforms, offers a vast collection of archived concerts from renowned artists such as Grateful Dead, Phish, and Billy Strings. The app functions as a streamlined platform to access these iconic performances, making it easy to decide which concert to tune into first.\n\nTo access thousands of concert recordings, users can simply download and install the free Relisten app or visit the website. Upon opening the app, a big list of featured artists is displayed, with options to search for more than 4,000 artists across the decades. Artists can be selected by year, and fans can explore the \"Top Rated\" or \"Popular and Trending\" sections for recommendations. Additionally, performances marked with \"SBD\" (Super Beat Drop) are known for exceptional sound quality.\n\nFor convenience, Relisten offers a favorites function. Users can mark artists or shows as favorites, which pin them to the top of the main Artists tab or add them to the \"My Library\" tab respectively. However, please note that this feature does not sync across devices, as the app does not have an account system. The app also supports offline listening, allowing users to download concerts and play them later without an internet connection.\n\nFor those who like to listen to concerts on home speakers, Relisten supports AirPlay and Google Cast, enabling seamless playback on various devices. Furthermore, the app integrates with Sonos speakers, allowing users to browse and play concerts directly from the Sonos app. While Apple CarPlay support is available, Android Auto support is more limited, offering only play/pause/skip controls.\n\nThe free, advertisement-free app relies solely on the Internet Archive’s Live Music Archive and Phish.in for its extensive collection of concert recordings. Detailed information about each show, including taper notes and sources, can be found by tapping the \"details, taper notes & more\" section. This ensures that users can also download the concert files for archiving or personal media servers, making the process of accessing free music as seamless as possible.",
  "summary": "There’s an entire universe of great music outside the confines of Spotify and YouTube Music, and you don’t need a subscription to access it. Over the years, live concert tapers have archived thousands of shows from artists like Grateful Dead, Phish, Billy Strings, and beyond. While getting a hold of these shows once required you to scour through sketchy torrent sites—or, further back in time,…",
  "key_points": [
    "Relisten app offers live concert access for free without subscription.",
    "App features over 4,000 artists across decades with \"Top Rated\" and \"Popular\" sections.",
    "Offline listening and AirPlay/Google Cast support for home speakers."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}