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# Spotify finally dips toe in virtual concert stream
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/spotify-finally-dips-toe-in-virtual-concert-stream/
- Published: 2021-05-19T13:05:08.000Z
- Updated: 2021-05-19T13:05:09.000Z
- Description: 14 months after the pandemic shut down live music globally, Spotify has launched a limited series of ticketed online concerts. At launch, just five concerts are listed by The Black. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2021/05/spotify-finally-dips-toe-in-virtual-concert-stream.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Live & Ticketing, Streaming, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:48

14 months after the pandemic shut down live music globally, Spotify has launched a limited series of ticketed online concerts.

At launch, just five concerts are listed by The Black Keys, Rag’n’Bone Man, Bleachers’ Jack Antonoff, Leon Bridges and girl in red. Tickets are $15 for each 40-75 minute show.

Unlike most concerts livestreamed on Twitch, Bandsintown PLUS, StageIt, VEEPS and elsewhere, [Spotify’s five-concert May and June offering](https://www.spotify.live/?ref=hypebot.com) is billed as “pre-recorded live streams” (aka NOT live) with each available to watch for on a single day at one of four times chosen to serve different global time zones.

![Rag'n'Bone Man artist portrait with vivid green background, music performance, singing singer, popular music artist for concert or music event promotion.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/3a/95/3a957c06-c825-4057-9939-0a274cc16d23/content/images/www-hypebot-com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/livestreams-on-spotify-lineup.png)

One upside to Spotify’s non-live approach is that artist can film in unusual settings. The Black Keys shot part of their show on a bus traveling from Brooklyn to Asbury Park, New Jersey.

“We have always been a band that loves to play live in venues of all shapes and sizes,” said **The Black Key**s. “The past year has been tough for musicians and fans alike, so we wanted to find a way to share this live performance of songs from our new project, Delta Kream, from a place we love, the Blue Front Café, the oldest active juke joint in America. We’re excited to be a part of this new initiative with Spotify that will give fans a great way to connect with their favorite artists.”