Grand Theft Auto VI: The Festival is taking over Mana Wynwood in Miami on November 21 with a stacked lineup of artists from the game and its soundtrack.
If you needed another reason to get hyped for Grand Theft Auto VI, Rockstar Games just dropped a pretty serious one. On November 21, Grand Theft Auto VI: The Festival will take over Mana Wynwood in Miami for a one-night celebration of the music, culture and world of Vice City and Leonida.
Presented by Rockstar Games and PlayStation, and produced by the team behind III Points, the festival is set to bring the sounds of GTA VI out of the game and into the real world, with two stages of nonstop music and a lineup that looks more like a major festival than a video game launch party.
The bill includes Cactus Jack presents Travis Scott, Don Toliver, Kodak Black and Sofaygo, alongside Cardi B, Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, Justice (DJ set), Metro Boomin, Nick León B2B DJ Python, Prospa B2B Skream, Rauw & Friends, Suero, Tainy, and The Dare B2B Fcukers (DJ set).
Basically, Rockstar is throwing a Miami party worthy of Vice City.
The event arrives just two days after Grand Theft Auto VI officially launches on November 19 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, making the festival part of what is shaping up to be one of the biggest entertainment releases of the year.
For anyone trying to get into the festival, the pre-sale lottery is now open. You’ll need an active DICE account with your information up to date, then head to gtavi-thefestival.miami to enter. The lottery closes at 4 p.m. ET on November 10, with selected fans getting the chance to purchase up to two tickets per pre-sale lottery code on Wednesday, November 11.
And considering the lineup, you can probably expect these tickets to disappear fast.
The festival is also part of Rockstar’s wider rollout around the music of GTA VI. The official Grand Theft Auto VI website features more details on the game’s in-world radio stations, Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, and the Grand Theft Auto VI: Original Score, with music available to listen to, pre-save and pre-order on vinyl and CD.
Of course, the music has always been a huge part of the Grand Theft Auto experience. From the radio stations of Vice City and San Andreas to the soundtrack-driven worlds of the later games, Rockstar has consistently used music to build the atmosphere around its cities. With GTA VI heading back to Vice City and expanding into the wider state of Leonida, the soundtrack looks set to be another major part of the experience.
As for the game itself, Grand Theft Auto VI follows Jason and Lucia, two criminals trying to make their way through Leonida after an easy score goes wrong. What starts as another job quickly turns into something much bigger, forcing the pair to rely on each other as they find themselves caught in a criminal conspiracy across the state.
Grand Theft Auto VI arrives November 19 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
But before players disappear into Vice City, Rockstar is giving Miami one last reason to step outside.
Grand Theft Auto VI: The Festival goes down November 21 at Mana Wynwood in Miami.