Spotify was down for a number of users on October 27th, but it was back up and running within a few hours.

Spotify users were left unable to access the streaming service on October 27th. The outage began at around 2:30 pm BST and continued for about an hour. Users in the UK, Europe, and North America all reported problems with the service. This included issues with logging in, accessing playlists, or playing music. Spotify said that it was aware of the issue and working to fix it as soon as possible.

The outage occurred just before Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced the budget for 2022. It also happened just before Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s first Prime Minister’s Questions since taking office.

What is Spotify?

Spotify is a music streaming service that allows users to listen to music on demand. The service offers both free and paid tiers, which allow users to listen to more songs or playlists without ads.

Why did Spotify go down?

Spotify experienced a number of technical issues on October 27th. These included difficulties logging in, trouble playing songs from playlists, and issues accessing certain parts of the app altogether. A statement from Spotify confirmed that these problems were being worked on by engineers at its headquarters in Stockholm.