The live music you feel.
Chills exists because the best version of most songs is not the studio recording. It's the live version — where you hear the crowd, the room, the improvisation, the raw energy that makes the hair on your arms stand up.
YouTube has almost every live performance ever recorded, but finding them is painful. You wade through terrible fan-cam audio, clickbait thumbnails, and studio versions mixed in. Spotify doesn't even try. No platform is built around the idea that the live version is always better.
Chills is that platform. Every track is a live performance, curated for quality and emotional impact. Audio-first, because this is about closing your eyes and feeling the room. Free for everyone, because music this good should be accessible to all.
Performances from SoundCloud, Bandcamp, and Archive.org. No ads, no interruptions. Pure immersion.
Performances from YouTube for the long tail of live recordings. May include a brief ad. YouTube Premium users get ad-free automatically.
Chills is 100% free and always will be. No subscriptions, no premium tiers. Funded entirely by voluntary contributions from people who love live music.
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Chills does not host any audio or video. All performances are embedded from their original platforms using official embed APIs. Play counts, ad revenue, and rights management remain with the original platform.
Every performance page includes direct links to support the artist via Bandcamp, merch stores, upcoming gigs, and tip jars.
If you would like a performance removed, we will process your request within 24 hours, no questions asked.
Built with love for live music.
The studio recording is the demo. The live performance is the song.