It has been the dream for a lot of music fans to go to a concert by The Weeknd. The artist has been quite particular with the countries he performed in. Thus, many international fans are not able to see him perform live. Seeing this as an opportunity Fortnite has teamed up with The Weeknd to provide a one-of-a-kind concert within their game. This would be the first time fans worldwide could see the famous pop singer perform. Within this article, we will be taking a look at the various details about the upcoming collaboration between The Weeknd and Fortnite
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Fortnite: When Can Fans Watch The Weeknd Concert in Fortnite?
The Weeknd is said to take the stage in Fortnite's new Festival mode. This mode will consist of various dazzling visuals as well as performances and certain in-game rewards. We will get to the rewards towards the end of the article. The new Festival mode allows players to make a band within their squad and perform certain songs. The game mode was already introduced at the Eminem concert during the The Big Bang Event. Within this event, players were able to play his hit single “Lose Yourself.”
Fans of Fortnite can watch this event take place on Saturday, December 9th, 2023 at 6 PM EST. (4:30 am December 10th IST). Another bit of information that has been leaked is that the concert will be rated Teen. As such this will require players of the game to confirm and verify their age in the game. As this is the first time The Weeknd is performing in Fortnite, there is quite a high chance that fans can see the melody of his songs. The Weeknd in 2023 was the 3rd most streamed artist behind Taylor Swift as well as Bad Bunny.
It is rumored that players taking part in the festival mode event will also be provided some ingame exclusive items in the game. These are some of the rumored in-game items players can earn
- The Weeknd's in-game avatar
- The Weeknd's signature microphone pickaxe
- The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" emote