5 Things to Know About Vulfpeck’s Silent Album Tour Funding

Vulfpeck released Sleepify, a 10-track silent album, on Spotify in 2014. Each track was only a few seconds of silence, designed to be played on repeat overnight.

The band instructed fans to stream Sleepify while they slept to generate royalties. Spotify pays per stream, so silent tracks accumulated revenue without any actual music.

Vulfpeck used the streaming royalties to fund a free admission tour. The tour was called the Sleepify Tour and featured no ticket sales—only donations.

Spotify eventually removed Sleepify for violating its content policies. The platform banned silent albums shortly after, calling them a loophole.

The stunt was a creative, low-cost way to bypass traditional funding models. It proved that streaming royalties could be manipulated for unconventional purposes.