A method comprising: associating a first playback device with a first playback queue that identifies one or more items for playback by the first playback device; receiving an instruction to enter a playback group with a second playback device to form a playback group in which the first and second playback devices play back in synchrony, wherein the second playback device was associated with a second playback queue that identifies one or more items for playback by the second playback device before the formation of the playback group; in response to the instruction, forming the playback group and associating the playback group with the second playback queue; receiving an instruction to remove the first playback device from the playback group; and in response to the received instruction: leaving, by the first playback device, the playback group; and characterized in automatically associating the first playback device with a third playback queue that identifies one or more items for playback by the first playback device, wherein the third playback queue persisted without association with a playback device from a time prior to being automatically associated with the first playback device, and wherein automatically associating the first playback device with the third playback queue comprises automatically reinstating the third playback queue for playback by the first playback device based on the first playback device recalling a saved copy of the first playback queue and playing from the saved copy of the first playback queue or based on the first playback device pointing to a remotely stored first playback queue and playing from the remotely stored first playback queue. associating a first playback device with a first playback queue that identifies one or more items for playback by the first playback device; receiving an instruction to enter a playback group with a second playback device to form a playback group in which the first and second playback devices play back in synchrony, wherein the second playback device was associated with a second playback queue that identifies one or more items for playback by the second playback device before the formation of the playback group; in response to the instruction, forming the playback group and associating the playback group with the second playback queue; receiving an instruction to remove the first playback device from the playback group; and in response to the received instruction: leaving, by the first playback device, the playback group; and characterized in automatically associating the first playback device with a third playback queue that identifies one or more items for playback by the first playback device, wherein the third playback queue persisted without association with a playback device from a time prior to being automatically associated with the first playback device, and wherein automatically associating the first playback device with the third playback queue comprises automatically reinstating the third playback queue for playback by the first playback device based on the first playback device recalling a saved copy of the first playback queue and playing from the saved copy of the first playback queue or based on the first playback device pointing to a remotely stored first playback queue and playing from the remotely stored first playback queue. leaving, by the first playback device, the playback group; and characterized in automatically associating the first playback device with a third playback queue that identifies one or more items for playback by the first playback device, wherein the third playback queue persisted without association with a playback device from a time prior to being automatically associated with the first playback device, and wherein automatically associating the first playback device with the third playback queue comprises automatically reinstating the third playback queue for playback by the first playback device based on the first playback device recalling a saved copy of the first playback queue and playing from the saved copy of the first playback queue or based on the first playback device pointing to a remotely stored first playback queue and playing from the remotely stored first playback queue.