There’s something transcendent about experiencing your favorite artists live — the collective energy of the crowd, the spontaneous magic that happens when musicians feed off an audience, those fleeting moments of brilliance that can never be quite replicated in a studio.
The unexpected jam that extends a familiar song into uncharted territory, the surprise cover that sends the venue into euphoria, the raw power of thousands of voices singing together. Concert recordings preserve these unrepeatable moments, letting you step back into that venue, relive that night, and feel that energy wash over you again — every time you press play. It’s creative lightning bottled for eternity, and it’s why live music has so much power. Today, we’re thrilled to announce that Roon has partnered with nugs to bring their unmatched catalog of live concert recordings directly into your listening experience! And to celebrate the launch, we’re giving away exclusive 60-day trials to nugs and Roon users for free!
What is nugs?
For nearly 30 years, nugs has been the prime destination for live music enthusiasts, housing the world’s largest collection of exclusive, officially licensed live concert recordings. With over 30,000 shows spanning decades — from acts like Bruce Springsteen, Metallica, and Pearl Jam to Billy Strings, Goose, Dead & Company, and hundreds more — nugs captures the magic of live music in its purest form.
What makes nugs special is its commitment to preserving the unique character of every performance. New show recordings are added daily, often appearing just minutes after the final encore, alongside archival performances that transport you back to historic gigs. These aren’t bootlegs. They’re professional soundboard recordings delivered in pristine lossless quality, bringing the energy and excitement of live music right into your home. And that’s just the audio. nugs also offers HD and 4K concert livestreams and on-demand video — but more on that in a moment.
And now, nugs’ mammoth audio catalog is woven directly into Roon: uniting decades of live performances with Roon’s premium listening environment, comprehensive device compatibility, and unparalleled sonic quality. Imagine transforming your listening room into your favorite concert venue and having front-row seats to over 30,000 nugs shows every time you press play.
Why Roon + nugs Matters
For nugs subscribers: Your live music collection, elevated and expanded
If you’re already a nugs devotee, the Roon integration transforms how you experience music. There’s no segregation in your sonic landscape; Roon unites your entire music world in one elegant interface. No more juggling between streaming apps, neglecting parts of your collection, or settling for basic playback.
Roon unites your nugs shows with your personal music files, streaming libraries, bootleg collections, and studio albums. Finally, you can cure the frustration of fragmented music libraries and browse decades of live concerts alongside everything else you love, all in one place. Whether you’re queuing up a CD rip of an out-of-print disc, exploring epic performances from a favorite tour, or rediscovering studio albums from your streaming library you’ve forgotten, everything lives together seamlessly.
But Roon doesn’t just unify your music — it reveals its every facet. Now you can stream nugs shows in unadulterated bit-perfect sound quality to thousands of compatible devices — Sonos, AirPlay, Chromecast, and Roon Ready products — from every major manufacturer. Or check out multiroom playback, fill your entire home with last night’s encore and make each room part of the performance. With Roon’s superior sound engine and powerful signal processing tools at your fingertips, every performance gets the sonic treatment it deserves. You’re in complete control: Room correction, parametric EQ, sample rate conversion, optimized headphone tunings, and more — hear every note exactly as it sounds best to you. And when you’re away from home, Roon ARC puts your nugs shows and entire music world right in your pocket.
Your concert collection finally has a home worthy of the music — one that can go everywhere with you.
For Roon users: A whole new world of music awaits
If you love hearing your favorite artists in concert but haven’t explored nugs yet, prepare to discover an entirely new dimension of your musical passion. Roon + nugs opens the vault to over 30,000 professionally recorded shows spanning decades of epic performances from emerging acts to the world’s most iconic artists.
Live recordings are vastly different animals than studio albums with polished perfection and punched-in performance touch-ups. They capture music in the moment, raw and unrepeatable: the extended jam that transforms a three-minute song into an unpredictable fifteen-minute thrill ride, the unexpected guest appearance that becomes unforgettable, the fleeting moment when everything between artist and audience clicks and creates communal magic. Songs you’ve known for decades reveal new depths when you hear them come alive on stage — spontaneous, thrilling, ever-changing.
For audiophile explorers especially, live recordings offer something special that studio albums simply can’t: explosive dynamics, unbridled energy, and unrestrained expression that reveal what your system can really do. These are impassioned performances that push your carefully assembled equipment in ways you’ve never experienced, transforming songs you know by heart into visceral new listening adventures. Live music lets your system show you what it’s hiding under the hood.
Now these performances sit alongside everything else you love in Roon. You can explore nugs’ vast exclusive content directly from your favorite artists’ pages — no more app-switching, no more fragmented show libraries, just seamless discovery. Play nugs shows to any device in your home, fine-tune them with MUSE processing, queue them alongside your studio albums, and save them to Listen Later for your next deep listening session. Stack multiple shows from your favorite acts to create your own music festival or fill your evening with a single celebrated concert. Drop the ultimate live music archive right in your pocket with Roon ARC. nugs adds new exclusive and archival performances every day — live music lovers will never miss another show.
Whether you’re hoping to catch last night’s set or relive the magic of a concert from decades past, Roon + nugs delivers front-row excitement with all the sonic excellence Roon is known for, every time you press play. Your carefully assembled system is about to reveal dimensions of music you never knew existed.
Every night becomes live music night, without leaving home — couch touring at its finest! Ready to start listening to nugs in Roon? Click here to find out more.
The Show Starts Now
The communal thrill of live music — that electric connection between artist and audience, those unrepeatable flashes of spontaneous brilliance — has always been music’s most powerful experience. For decades, concert recordings have preserved that magic. But enjoying them has always proved more challenging, creating frustration that prevents us from reliving the moment as fully as we could.
Not anymore.
Roon + nugs forever cures the digital divide between studio and stage. Your entire music world — decades of legendary live performances, personal files, streaming libraries, everything you love — finally lives together in one premium environment made for music lovers. Front-row seats to over 30,000 shows, delivered with sound quality that reveals the energy and detail in every performance, every time you press play.
Whether you’re reliving a life-changing concert, discovering last night’s breakthrough performance, or hearing familiar songs transformed by the energy of a live crowd — your moment has arrived.
Transform your home into your favorite concert venue. Make every night live music night. The vault is open, tens of thousands of shows are ready to play, and the best seat in the house is right where you listen. Ready to explore? Your VIP pass awaits!
Start Your Roon Trial Now and Get 60 Days of nugs & Qobuz FREE
Ready to experience an entire world of music you can take anywhere? Start your free Roon trial and get 60 days of nugs Hi-Res plus 60 days of Qobuz — FREE. That’s over 30,000 live shows, 100 million songs, and all your music files, united in one premium listening environment that delivers the best sound quality possible to all your gear — everywhere you listen. Your nugs trial also unlocks exclusive HD and 4K concert livestreams and on-demand video in the nugs app. Your eyes and ears get the full front-row experience!
