A method for a first playback device configured to play audio content from a playback queue that is associated with the playback device, the method comprising: joining a synchrony group with at least a second playback device, wherein the group is associated with a first playback queue comprising a list of one or more items for playback by the group, wherein grouping the first playback device into the group comprises associating the first playback device with the first playback queue; while the first playback device is in the group, removing the first playback device from the group and characterized by automatically associating (1012, 1016) the first playback device with a second playback queue upon removal of the playback device from the group, the second playback queue comprising a list of one or more items for playback by the playback device, wherein the second playback queue is one of: a queue comprising a list of one or more items copied from the first playback queue, wherein the first playback device plays back audio content from the second playback queue independently of playback of the first playback queue by at least the second playback device, a playback queue that was associated with the first playback device prior to the first playback device joining the synchrony group and persisted without association with any playback device at a time prior to removal of the first playback device from the group, and while associated with the first playback queue, maintaining, by the first playback device, an association with the second playback queue by one of storing a copy of the second playback queue or maintaining a pointer to a remotely stored second playback queue. joining a synchrony group with at least a second playback device, wherein the group is associated with a first playback queue comprising a list of one or more items for playback by the group, wherein grouping the first playback device into the group comprises associating the first playback device with the first playback queue; while the first playback device is in the group, removing the first playback device from the group and characterized by automatically associating (1012, 1016) the first playback device with a second playback queue upon removal of the playback device from the group, the second playback queue comprising a list of one or more items for playback by the playback device, wherein the second playback queue is one of: a queue comprising a list of one or more items copied from the first playback queue, wherein the first playback device plays back audio content from the second playback queue independently of playback of the first playback queue by at least the second playback device, a playback queue that was associated with the first playback device prior to the first playback device joining the synchrony group and persisted without association with any playback device at a time prior to removal of the first playback device from the group, and while associated with the first playback queue, maintaining, by the first playback device, an association with the second playback queue by one of storing a copy of the second playback queue or maintaining a pointer to a remotely stored second playback queue. a queue comprising a list of one or more items copied from the first playback queue, wherein the first playback device plays back audio content from the second playback queue independently of playback of the first playback queue by at least the second playback device, a playback queue that was associated with the first playback device prior to the first playback device joining the synchrony group and persisted without association with any playback device at a time prior to removal of the first playback device from the group, and while associated with the first playback queue, maintaining, by the first playback device, an association with the second playback queue by one of storing a copy of the second playback queue or maintaining a pointer to a remotely stored second playback queue.