Fortnite recreates the London O2 Arena for a virtual concert this week

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Fortnite is putting on another virtual concert, this time at a recreation of London's O2 Sphere.

Right straight off in Fortnite, players volition represent fit to access a virtual refreshment of the O2 Arena in Jack London done Fortnite's Creative mode, by ingress the codification 2500-3882-9781. While at that place isn't practically leaving on at the most recreated venue precise now, that's every going to alteration this Thursday, June 24.

At 12:30 p.m. PT/3:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. BST, Great Britain lo Well-heeled Life-time bequeath be boot off a practical public presentation in the London O2 Arena inside Fortnite's Creative mode. Once the new set from the band has first aired, you'll be able to watch repeats of the limited-time event until later in the week on June 27, at roughly 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET/12 a.m. BST.

"Being the first UK act to ever execute in Fortnite Ingenious, and for that execution to take place exclusive a locale A iconic as The O2, is truly humbling," said Easy Life vocalist Murray Matravers (thanks, PC Gamer). "We're all huge gamers in the band so getting the chance to seem in a game this popular is a childhood dreaming come in true."

The refreshing gig from Easy Aliveness won't live confined to the virtual London O2 Arena itself though, because each of the six tracks that the band are performing bequeath transport players to a inscrutable virtual world. If this sounds at all acquainted, it's because developer Epic Games previously pulled this murder in a huge concert with rapper Travis Scott, where a skyscraper-size recreation of the rapper performed in the game for players to watch.

This Travis Scott event actually verified to live Fortnite's biggest e'er event at the time, raking in a astonishing 12.3 million players worldwide when the concert first debuted. Like Easy Life story's upcoming set, the concert from Scott was available to watch through repeats for a few days after it number 1 aired.

Here's hoping at that place's more exist concerts like this from Fortnite further down the line. Anyone who attended the Travis Scott concert done the game will state you scarce how much of a mind-bending spectacle the vitrin was, as a lofty Scott transported players to orange-coloured different worlds throughout the testify.

Hirun Cryer is a freelance reporter and writer with Gamesradar+ based out of U.K. Afterward earning a academic degree in American History specializing in journalism, movie house, literature, and history, he stepped into the games written material public, with a focalise on shooters, indie games, and RPGs, and has since been the receiver of the MCV 30 Under 30 award for 2021. In his spare time he freelances with other outlets around the industry, practices Asian nation, and enjoys synchronic manga and anime.