![Glastonbury 2024 App](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/E9XiEcATdX3izPDyQbdHJi-415-80.jpg)
Quick Summary
Glastonbury's official app now lets you sign into Spotify for recommendations.
It will tell you who you should check out at this year's festival, and more.
Glastonbury and Spotify have teamed to add a welcome new feature to the British festival's companion app this year.
The app, which is made in partnership with Vodafone and available for all the best phones, will now let users link their Spotify accounts, letting them get a personalised set of recommendations for who they might want to check out at the festival based on their listening history.
That means you might save some time scouring the listings and trying to work out who you might have missed, if you're lucky enough to have a ticket.
The app will give you a top 10 list of artists from the line-up, but it will also be able to find additional acts using the Discover More option. This will queue up some new songs and artists that you might like at the festival.
Aside from these recommendations, the integration means it's easier to hop straight over to Spotify and start listening if you happen upon an artist in the schedule that you think you might want to check out.
It's a welcome step forward, and a salient reminder of the bad old days of festival apps, which a decade ago would often basically just be a hosted PDF of the schedule with little more to add.
Marc Hazan, VP of global marketing and partnerships at Spotify, expanded on the partnership fulsomely, saying, "We want to forge deeper connections between artists and fans, and what better way to do that than by teaming up with the world’s greatest music festival.
Upgrade to smarter living
Get the latest news, reviews, deals and buying guides on gorgeous tech, home and active products straight to your inbox.
"The integration with Vodafone’s official Glastonbury app combines Spotify’s hugely popular personalisation and discovery tools so that users can really elevate their Glastonbury experience to a new level."
This isn't the only evidence of Spotify preparing for Glastonbury, either – it also has a new hub page for the festival. This is a great place to go to get up to speed with any of the big headliners, but also to discover the artists that some of them have picked out as being worth more attention than they're getting.
Glastonbury runs from 26-30 June this year, so you've got a few weeks to brush up on any discographies you don't know too well.
Max is a freelance writer with years of experience in tech and entertainment. He's also a gaming expert, both with the games themselves and in testing accessories and consoles, having flexed that expertise at Pocket-lint as a features editor. He has tested all manner of tech too, from headphones and speakers to apps and software.
-
Spotify Hi-Fi: all the latest on the new high quality audio streaming service
A new leak points towards premium tier - but what will it offer?
By Dan Grabham Published
-
Spotify Hi-Fi lossless higher quality music is incoming
Audiophiles rejoice, Tidal be worried: CD-quality audio should be coming to Spotify streaming
By Luke Edwards Published
-
Spotify for free could be about to change for the worse
Free users may soon only get certain releases.
By Jamie Hinks Published
-
What are gorilla rows: the underrated strength exercise you’re not doing for a stronger back
It will also give your core a run for its money
By Bryony Firth-Bernard Published
-
iPhone 17 slated for one massive camera upgrade which photographers will love
The question is, will it be too technical for non-photographers?
By Britta O'Boyle Published
-
Finally, X is getting a new feature that's genuinely useful
The network formerly known as Twitter has undergone a lot of change, this is one of the better ones
By Max Freeman-Mills Published
-
WhatsApp working on huge free upgrade that will make video calls much more fun
Taking a leaf out of Snapchat's book
By Max Freeman-Mills Published
-
Spotify HiFi is almost ready to roll but will likely cost you more
Hi-Res streaming is reportedly coming "later this year" with a new price plan
By Rik Henderson Published
-
The Sonos app gets another free upgrade that reintroduces fan-requested features
Sonos adds some old favourites to get its app back up to speed
By Max Freeman-Mills Published
-
Strava rolls out the most requested app feature ever (and a ton of other updates)
That’s right, people: Dark mode is coming, as well as new Heatmaps, AI workout summaries, and more
By Matt Kollat Published
-
Yes, you can play PS1 games on an iPhone, here's how
Emulators are hitting iOS big time
By Max Freeman-Mills Published
-
WhatsApp gets a free upgrade that makes life simpler for iPhone owners
A new feature comes to WhatsApp on iOS
By Max Freeman-Mills Published
-
Vodafone and Nokia make huge breakthrough in quest for zero latency broadband
Online test results in just 1.05ms of latency
By Rik Henderson Published