Shazam for iPhone can now recommend tour dates based on your location and music preferences, with and Android update featuring Concerts to follow later.
Apple has been showing relevant concert data in Spotlight search starting with iOS 17, and now the company has brought a similar feature to the latest version of Shazam for iOS. The updated software will now recommend live performances in your vicinity, based on your recognition history in the app and location.
Shazam Concerts lets you buy tickets for live shows
Shazam for iOS has been bumped to version 17.0 on the App Store. While Shazam rarely mentions new feature additions in release notes accompanying these updates, Musically first spotted the new Concerts section.
The app allows you to find nearby concerts, save tour favorite ones to revisit later, set reminders for upcoming live performances that interest you, as well as viewing ticketing details. Buying tickets for live shows is also supported.
You’ve been able to browse nearby concerts as well as find tickets on sale and more since Shazam’s March update. But now those capabilities have been consolidated under the new Concerts section along with purchasing functionality.
How to view concert information on Shazam
Concert information shows up in several places, including when Shazaming a song, searching for it in the app or browsing artist pages.
As part of the experience, select artists may give you access to exclusive experiences like themed Apple Watch faces and wallpapers available for download, behind the scenes video, tour photos, show set lists and more.
All relevant data is sourced from Bandsintown.
As mentioned earlier, Spotlight search on iOS 17 surfaces relevant tour information. In addition, various concert discovery features are also available on Apple Music and Apple Maps. Fr example, you can use curated guides on Apple Music and Maps across the iPhone, iPad and Mac to discover concert venues, tour dates, etc.