We live in an age of accessibility. With this excess of information, it is inevitable that us humans will become overwhelmed at times. As a music lover, I often feel overwhelmed when perusing the countless summer shows that are available to me. The enticing events always end up crowding my Facebook feed leading to my eventual demise. I often forget what shows are on what dates due to this oversaturation on my feed. With Playlist HQ, a remedy to this problem is found.
Instead of having concert dates superimposed over pictures of your friends' cats, Playlist HQ puts all concerts in a certain city or venue in one accessible area. Once you have figured out what show or shows you are interested in, you can then select them from the list and use the site's algorithm to generate a Spotify or YouTube playlist. This playlist will get you hyped to see whatever event you have taken interest in.
This idea is extremely convenient for someone who doesn't like sorting through their Facebook events repeatedly to find out when shows are. It also is a nice tool for those who don't want to take the time to create a pre-show playlist as well. Even so, I have to admit Playlist HQ has some things I think it could improve on. I think it should be easier to create a playlist including multiple shows. I also believe that the interface could be upgraded. The archaic feel of the search engine ultimately slows down the process of finding shows in my opinion. Still, I have to admit I greatly appreciate what Playlist HQ and Songkick are doing. Allowing fans to have more accessibility to shows across the world is a great mission. If they can get people more excited about live music and the arts in general, then I would say they have done their job. Based on the words of Songkick founder Ian Hogarth, it looks like they are well on their way.
