Open Pit and Anamanaguchi are throwing a coronavirus relief virtual music festival on Saturday, April 11 that takes place within the video game world of Minecraft. It’s called Nether Meant and it’s set to feature performances from American Football, Anamanaguchi, Baths, HANA, and more. Nether Meant takes place in a fictional space called Elsewither, which is based on the Brooklyn venue Elsewhere (Elsewhere worked jointly with the Open Pit team to create this space). The event starts at 6 p.m. Eastern.
People can watch within the game (all the information for how to join the concert is on the official website), or if you don’t want to join in the game itself, you can watch along on Twitch starting at 6 p.m. Eastern. They’re also selling VIP passes to the concert, which offers “special VIP areas in-game” and in-game merch. Proceeds from the VIP passes will go to Good360’s COVID–19 relief efforts.
Open Pit has previously thrown concerts within Minecraft using puns combining the names of popular events with Minecraft-related ephemera (such as Coalchella, Firefest, and Mine Gala). This one combines the name of American Football’s “Never Meant” with Minecraft’s hell-like dimension “the Nether.”
“I’m looking forward to (finally) being able to prove to my 7-year-old son that I do, indeed, have a job,” American Football’s Mike Kinsella said in a statement.
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