If you think EDM light shows are wild in the real world, wait until you see what they can build in Minecraft.
Michael Tullberg
A virtual online music festival now taking place in Minecraft will present Deadmau5, Steve Aoki and Felix da Housecat among hundreds of real acts on phantasmagoric sets that are limited only by your 8-bit imagination.
The Rave Family Block Fest takes place from July 9th to 13th. It was originally scheduled to run from June 25-28, but has been postponed to avoid conflict with the Minecraft Nether update.
The Rave Family Block Fest is Minecraft’s first virtual music festival with an incredible 850 performers on 65 stages. Just like at a real festival, you can design your own campsite – and then there are a number of features that are very important Not Like a real festival that uses the crazy virtual world of Minecraft. Move your picks in the air as if you just don’t care!
Instead of walking two miles through the scorching sun or squeezing mud, hop in a model of the Tardis from a time-traveling TV show between the stages Doctor Who. Stages, many of which were designed by artists, include Red Blocks – a virtual version of the legendary Colorado outdoor arena Red Rocks – and Thunder Mifflin, based on The Office’s Dunder Mifflin office.
This is just one of the events that bring live music to the virtual world after the masses have been kept away from the big events Coronavirus pandemic. Festivals like SXSW and Coachella have been canceled, but more than 28 million people watched Travis Scott plays a spectacular set in the Fortnite video game In April.
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Deadmau5 and Alter Ego Test Pilot lead the acts, which include BBC Radio1 presenter Sherelle, Detroit legends Carl Craig, Kevin Saunderson and Seth Troxler, and house heavyweights Felix da Housecat, Todd Terry, DJ Sneak, Maya Jane Coles, Luciano and Skream belong. There are EDM sets from Galantis, Two Friends, Louis the Child and Paris Hilton as well as previously announced acts such as Jauz, Jamie Jones, Maceo Plex, KSHMR, TOKiMONSTA, A-Trak, Nicole Moudaber, ZHU, Nora en Pure and Claude VonStroke. Claptone, Soul Clap, Lane 8 and hundreds more.
The festival runs on both the Java and Bedrock versions of Minecraft, so participants – known for some reason as “Loozers” – can play on the desktop or on the phone. If you’re new to the game, there’s a Rave Family Training Camp before the virtual doors open, where you’ll learn how to get around, use special items, and even swim.
You can buy a ticket from your favorite artist via a special link, and the money is split between the festival and artist in a revenue share of 60/40. Not only do you get the warm glow to support your favorite actions, you can also help people and participate in democracy. When you buy your ticket, you can donate to charities that address pressing issues such as inequality, racism, and the climate crisis, such as The Bail Project, Black Lives Matter, and ByeByePlastic. While you’re at it, thanks to the non-partisan HeadCount initiative, you can also register to vote in the same checkout process.
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Ticket prices start at $ 10 for a weekend pass plus three additional weekend additions to see everything you missed the first time. VIP add-ons start at $ 15 and include access to additional worlds, stages, artist sets, early arrivals, and group camping.
Here are some of the key acts:
- Anabel Englund
- Blond
- Bob Moses
- Carl Craig
- Deadmau5
- DJ soda
- Ekali
- Felix da Housecat
- Ivy Lab
- Kevin Saunderson
- Khruangbin
- The knock
- Krafty Kuts
- Luciano
- Maya Jane Coles
- MK
- Paris Hilton
- Rudimental
- DJ sneak
- Seth Troxler
- Sherelle
- Scream
- STS9
- Steve Aoki
- Todd Terry
The festival changed its name to avoid connection with a suddenly high-profile hate group that was recently involved in a murder.
Originally called Electric Blockaloo, the virtual festival was renamed to distance the fun from it right-wing extremist Boogaloo movement that wants to trigger a race-oriented civil war in the United States. The name of the movement comes from the cult film Breakin ‘2: Electric Boogaloo from 1984 and was not widely known until the death of a security guard on May 29 in Oakland, California.