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Fortnite virtual concert draws record 14m players

Online video game Fortnite has announced a new virtual concert record after drawing 14.3 million concurrent players to  Remix: The Finale on Saturday (30 November).

The concert, which featured performances by Snoop Dogg, Ice Spice, Eminem, and a posthumous tribute to Juice WRLD, significantly surpassed the previous record of 12.3 million concurrent players for the Travis Scott concert in 2020.

It also surpassed the records set by Snoop Dogg & Ice Spice’s Times Square event earlier this year, the Big Bang event featuring Eminem concert in 2023 and the Doctor Doom fight this year.

The 15-minute Remix: The Finale showcased unique “dreamscapes” for each artist, culminating in a special moment dedicated to Juice WRLD.

The late rapper’s world premiere of Empty Out Your Pockets served as a finale, with players transforming into crystal butterfly forms during the performance.

The concert significantly surpassed the previous record of 12.3 million concurrent players for the Travis Scott concert in 2020

In addition to the 14.3 million concurrent players that joined the concert, more than three million people streamed it online according to Fortnite.

The game’s largest event of any kind was for the fictional Marvel character Galactus in 2020, which drew 15.3 million players.

Fortnite‘s virtual concerts gained enormous traction during the Covid-19 pandemic but the game has consistently drawn impressive audiences through concerts with A-list stars and partnerships with festivals such as Coachella.

The game has also continued to trial new formats, from playable concerts with acts including Karol G to the Fortnite Festival game mode headlined by the likes of The Weeknd, Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish and Metallica.

Other artists that have performed in the game include Ariana GrandeMarshmello, Steve Aoki, Deadmau5, Easy Life and J. Balvin.

In November 2021, Epic Games acquired Rock Band and Guitar Hero creator Harmonix “to create musical journeys and gameplay for Fortnite”.

 


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Ice Spice announces inaugural world tour

Ice Spice has announced details of her first-ever global outing, the Y2K! World Tour.

The American rapper, who signed with WME last year, will play festival dates across Europe, followed by headline shows across North America this summer.

The 24-date tour kicks off at Roskilde Festival in Denmark on 4 July, followed by slots at Poland’s Open’er Festival (5 July), Rolling Loud Europe in Austria (7 July) and Beach, Please! Festival in Romania (11 July).

She will then wrap up the European leg with performances at Wireless Festival in the UK (12 July) and Switzerland’s Openair Frauenfeld (13 July).

The trek, produced by Live Nation, will then head to North America, starting in Washington, DC on 30 July at The Anthem, with additional stops in cities such as Philadelphia, New York, Toronto, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Oakland and Atlanta before wrapping up on 31 August in Miami at The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater.

Special guests RIOTUSA and Cash Cobain will join as support on all North America dates. The tour coincides with the release of Ice Spice’s debut album, Y2K!, which drops on 26 July.

The full list of dates is as follows:

Thu Jul 4 – Roskilde, Denmark – Roskilde Festival

Fri Jul 5 – Gdynia, Poland – Open’er Festival

Sun Jul 7 – Vienna, Austria – Rolling Loud Europe

Thu Jul 11 – Costinesti, Romania – Beach, Please! Festival

Fri Jul 12 – London, UK – Wireless Festival

Sat Jul 13 – Frauenfeld, Switzerland – Openair Frauenfeld

Thu Jul 18 – Dour, Belgium – Dour Festival

Tue Jul 30 – Washington, DC – The Anthem

Thu Aug 1 – Montclair, NJ – The Wellmont Theater

Fri Aug 2 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met Philadelphia presented by Highmark

Sun Aug 4 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway

Tue Aug 6 – New York, NY – The Rooftop at Pier 17

Fri Aug 9 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit

Sun Aug 11 – Toronto, ON – HISTORY

Tue Aug 13 – Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom

Wed Aug 14 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory

Sat Aug 17 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium

Mon Aug 19 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium

Wed Aug 21 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater

Fri Aug 23 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre

Sun Aug 25 – Dallas, TX –The Factory Deep Ellum

Mon Aug 26 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall

Wed Aug 28 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy

Sat Aug 31 – Miami Beach, FL – The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater

 


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