How to create your Instafest personalised music festival lineup via Spotify (2024)

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These lineups probably won't ever happen, but it's nice to dream.

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Instafest uses your Spotify account to generate your dream music festival lineup.Credit: Amanda Yeo / Instafest

It's almost the end of the year, which means it's almost time for everyone to share their Spotify listening habits. But while we wait for this year's Spotify Wrapped to be released, a new app has arrived to tide us over.

Created by University of Southern California student Anshay Saboo, Instafest is a graphic generator that displays your most-played artists on Spotify as though they're the lineup of the world's most personalised music festival. They also look good enough that if you've seen any you might have thought they were advertising real events.

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  1. Open the Instafest website.

  2. Click on the green "Sign in with Spotify" button.

  3. Log in to your Spotify account.

Instafest will then create your own personal festival lineup, populated by the artists you've been listening to the most. We probably won't ever see BTS playing alongside the Beach Boys, but it's nice to dream.

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I don't understand why STAYC isn't on mine. I demand a recount.Credit: Amanda Yeo / Instafest

If the resulting poster isn't to your liking, there are a few options to customise it further. Instafest can select your top artists from either the last four weeks, the last six months, or all-time, which may impact how many days your festival lasts.

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You can also switch up the aesthetics by toggling between three different styles. These include the Malibu Sunrise's summer beach party, LA Twilight's late night city vibe, or Mojave Dusk's wild desert. Instafest automatically names your festival after your Spotify username as well, but you can hide it if you want to share your lineup without other people potentially snooping on your account.

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How to create your Instafest personalised music festival lineup via Spotify (2024)

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How to create your Instafest personalised music festival lineup via Spotify? ›

1) Click the Instafest. app link and click "Sign in with Spotify" when prompted. (This will give the app permission to see your Spotify listening history.) 2) Once you're logged in, your personalised festival lineup will appear.

How do you create your own Instafest? ›

Instead, you can just head to the Instafest App site here. Then, you can sign in with Spotify, or Last FM if that's your preferred platform. Logging in will grant Instafest permissions to access your music listening history - and voilà! Your Instafest lineup is generated.

How do you create a dream festival lineup? ›

Anyone who uses a Spotify account to listen to music can create their own dream lineup using the app. All you need to do is open the Instafest website and sign into your Spotify account. The app will then create your festival lineup using the artists that you listen to the most.

What is instafest Spotify? ›

If you've ever wondered what your perfect festival lineup would be, then you're in luck, as a new Spotify feature helps reveal all. A new feature called Instafest is able to create your own personalised dream lineup using your most-listened-to artists on Spotify.

How does Spotify create personalized playlists? ›

Personalized playlists

They're created by algorithms that look at lots of external and individual factors, including what the listener is listening to and when, which songs they're adding to their playlists, the listening habits of people who have similar tastes, and much more.

How to find Spotify festival lineup? ›

How to find your Instafest festival line up
  1. 1) Click the Instafest. app link and click "Sign in with Spotify" when prompted. ...
  2. 2) Once you're logged in, your personalised festival lineup will appear.
  3. 3) You can then change your festival lineup based on the 'Last 4 Weeks', 'Last 6 months' or 'All-Time'.
Nov 28, 2022

What is the niche score on Instafest? ›

There's even a 'basic score' given too, that lets you know on a scale of 0-100 how niche your festival music is. The lower the score means that your festival music has more niche artists and a high score shows you have more popular artists.

How to get rid of instafest on Spotify? ›

How to revoke Instafest's access to your Spotify listening history
  1. Head to your Spotify account's apps page.
  2. Scroll down to Instafest and click Remove Access.
Nov 30, 2022

How to read instafest? ›

You can view your Spotify Instafest via the third-party app by visiting the website from your phone or PC. After the website opens, you must sign into your Spotify account on website in order to give the app access to your listening history. Your Instafest will be generated and displayed as soon as you permit it.

How do I set up my own festival? ›

We'll cover these steps:
  1. Set concrete goals for your festival.
  2. Determine your festival's budget.
  3. Secure a festival venue.
  4. Book your festival's lineup and vendors.
  5. Build your festival marketing plan.
  6. Coordinate volunteers and on-site staff for your festival.
  7. Plan your festival's schedule.
  8. Prep for last-minute tasks on event day.

How do festival lineups work? ›

Most festival artistic directors start their planning by securing their headliners. Then they start to fill the other slots with up-and-coming talent, often including musicians who are just starting to gain a following and who are actively promoting their new projects.

What is festival lineup? ›

The acts performing at a concert or music festival.

Why is Spotify charging me money? ›

You may have accidentally signed up to Premium. Try logging in with any details you tend to use online. Note: There are a few ways to sign up, e.g. with email, phone number, Facebook, Apple, or Google.

How to make money from Spotify? ›

  1. Sell Your Own Merch.
  2. Gain Streams With a Verified Account.
  3. Create and Monetize Spotify Playlists.
  4. Sell Tickets to a Live Show.
  5. Give Podcasting a Go.
  6. Expand to Other Streaming Platforms.
  7. Design and Sell Custom Merch With Printify.
  8. FAQ.
Sep 11, 2023

What is Spotify hidden? ›

Hiding songs on Spotify can be useful if there are certain songs that you don't like or have heard too many times. Hiding these songs will prevent them from appearing in any of your Spotify playlists and albums, allowing you to customize your listening experience.

How do you do custom order in Spotify? ›

In Your Library , select the Playlists filter. Click. at the top and select Custom order. Drag and drop playlists to your preferred position.

How do I get a custom DJ on Spotify? ›

Where to find the DJ
  1. Head to your Music Feed on Home in the Spotify mobile app on your iOS or Android device.
  2. Tap Play on the DJ card.
  3. Let Spotify do the rest! The DJ will serve a lineup of music alongside short commentary on the songs and artists, picked just for you.
  4. Not feeling the vibe?
Feb 22, 2023

Where are Spotify Personalised playlists? ›

A selection of mixes chosen by Spotify can be found under the “Made For You” hub within the search tab on Spotify's web player and the desktop and mobile app. Each mix is updated daily to keep things fresh and adapt to new music you've interacted with.

How do you get an artist banner on Spotify? ›

Note: Your header image replaces the avatar image in the Spotify desktop app and web player.
  1. Log in to artists.spotify.com.
  2. Click View Profile in the top-left.
  3. Click. in the top-right.
  4. Under Header image, click Update.

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