Runtown Surround Sound Film Arrives on Spotify
Spotify has released a 38-minute concert film of Runtown's Lagos performance as part of its Surround Sound video series.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Reggae
Spotify released Runtown's Surround Sound concert film on November 4, 2026, capturing a performance recorded at Livespot in Lagos on September 26, 2026. The film runs 38 minutes and 32 seconds and features 15 songs across four chapters.
Why it matters
The release adds a recorded Lagos live performance to Spotify's video catalogue, bringing an African artist's concert to listeners worldwide. It also reflects the platform's continued push into immersive, video-based music content.
The 38-minute, 32-second film features 15 songs and shows Mad Over You with 140.7 million lifetime streams as of September 15, 2026, up from 33.4 million streams across 2025 alone. Whether the film will drive a measurable streaming lift for the catalogue has not been reported.
The players
Runtown
Runtown is a Nigerian Afrobeats artist whose hit Mad Over You has become one of the genre's most streamed recent songs.
Tems
Tems is a Nigerian singer and songwriter known for her Afrobeats and R&B work, who recorded a separate Surround Sound performance at the same Lagos venue.
Spotify
Spotify is a global audio streaming platform that has expanded its video and immersive content offerings in recent years.
The details
Spotify selected Premium subscribers for the Lagos recordings based on their listening activity, and fans surrounded the stage during the performances. Tems performed in a separate Surround Sound recording the previous night at the same venue.
Timeline
September 15, 2026: Spotify listening figures for Mad Over You were recorded.
September 26, 2026: Runtown performed at Livespot in Lagos.
November 4, 2026: Spotify released the Surround Sound concert film.
Reggae Landscape
Spotify's Surround Sound series extends the platform's video catalogue into live, immersive recordings that place fans around the stage. The Runtown film follows the same format used for Tems's Lagos recording, showing the series expanding across African Afrobeats artists.
Listeners with Spotify access can watch the 38-minute film directly on the platform, which is available as part of Spotify's video catalogue. The release gives viewers a way to experience a Lagos live performance without attending the event.
The takeaway
Live recordings like this one show how streaming platforms are turning concerts into on-demand experiences that reach audiences far beyond the original venue. Listeners interested in African music can follow artists like Runtown through the platform's video and audio catalogues.
Further reading
Explore more coverage in the Reggae section for context on the artists and sounds shaping global music.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Okay News.
