Rockstar Games sets GTA VI: The Festival in Miami for 21 November, with a ticket lottery

A one-day show in Miami

Rockstar Games announced on Monday, 9 November, Grand Theft Auto VI: The Festival, a one-day concert at Mana Wynwood in Miami on 21 November. The company is staging the event with PlayStation and the team behind III Points, and it will run across two stages. Performers will come from the game itself and from its official soundtrack. The show lands two days after the game's launch on 19 November, and Rockstar says it lets fans hear the music of Vice City and Leonida live. Axios notes that the run-up to the launch is already turning Miami into a real-life Vice City, and La Razón points out that the city inspired Vice City, one of the game's main settings.

Headliners and undercard

Travis Scott leads the Cactus Jack set, which also includes Don Toliver, Kodak Black and Sofaygo. Cardi B and Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso are also billed among the headline acts, according to Pitchfork. Justice performs a DJ set, and Pitchfork describes the French duo and Metro Boomin as taking second billing. Rauw Alejandro is set to bring surprise guests to his slot. The undercard features Nick León playing back to back with DJ Python, Prospa B2B Skream, Rauw & Friends, Suero, Tainy and The Dare B2B Fcukers. Suero is a project of Jubilee, Berrakka and Jonny From Space, and Justice composed the game's original score, as La Razón reports.

How the ticket lottery works

Fans who want to attend must enter a lottery, and entries close on Tuesday, 10 November at 4pm ET, according to TechRadar. Rockstar has set out how the draw will be run and how winners will be told:

“Winners will be drawn at random from eligible entries and contacted by SMS with a code on Tuesday, November 10 by 7 P.M. ET.”

Rockstar also noted that the odds depend on the number of eligible entries it receives. Each person may submit one entry, and entrants must be 17 or older. Lottery winners can buy up to two tickets, and ticket sales for winners are set to open on Wednesday, 11 November at 12pm. Digital pre-loading of the game starts on 10 November, and entry runs through the DICE platform, which will hold the draw.

Music around the launch

The game's album, GTA VI: The Album, is set for 19 November, the same day the game launches, and collects 34 original songs by artists of different genres, including Travis Scott and Keith Richards. A second release, GTA VI: Original Score, arrives on 11 December with 30 tracks by Justice, who composed the score that accompanies the adventure. The score will also be sold on CD and vinyl and offered on streaming platforms. Together, the two releases give music a central role in the rollout, with the festival as its live element.