Updated
Updated · NME · Aug 23
Seen Live Launches Free App to Rate 5-Star DJ Sets and Live Shows
Updated
Updated · NME · Aug 23

Seen Live Launches Free App to Rate 5-Star DJ Sets and Live Shows

3 articles · Updated · NME · Aug 23

Summary

  • Seen Live has launched as a free iPhone and iPad app that lets music fans log concerts, club nights and festivals, then rate performances on a five-star scale.
  • Jordan Taylor, founder of Tough Luck, built it as a personal archive after struggling to remember artists he had seen and to organize photos and videos from nights out.
  • The app also lets users search past and upcoming events, share reviews, upload media, build a timeline and follow other fans to discover new DJs, artists and venues.
  • Seen Live arrives as music platforms push deeper into live-event discovery; Spotify recently expanded its daily Live Events feed to shows at more than 20,000 venues worldwide.
  • An Android version is not yet available, underscoring that the launch is currently limited to Apple's App Store ecosystem.

Insights

Could rating DJ sets on a new app destroy the spontaneous, underground spirit of live clubbing forever?
Will public scoring empower music fans, or unleash a new wave of toxic online abuse against artists?
Why are we so obsessed with archiving every fleeting moment instead of just living in the present?