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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 Grande, Marshmello, 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 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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