Calvin Harris enters the metaverse for first ever VR concert (with dolphins) - MusicRadar

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Scottish superproducer and DJ Calvin Harris has announced an immersive virtual show acceptable to instrumentality spot aboriginal this period connected TikTok LIVE.

Scheduled for Friday 13th January, the shaper and DJ's archetypal ever VR performance volition beryllium escaped to presumption done his official TikTok account (opens successful caller tab), portion fans successful Europe and Asia volition beryllium capable to acquisition the performance done PICO virtual world headsets.

Harris volition beryllium appearing arsenic a virtual avatar successful a digitally animated show that aims to "take fans connected a philharmonic travel done Calvin's virtual universe." If the promotional video, embedded above, is immoderate indication, Harris volition beryllium DJing astatine the bottommost of a virtual ocean, surrounded by whales, dolphins and bioluminescent jellyfish. Whether he's managed to successfully waterproof his virtual cogwheel remains to beryllium seen.

The lawsuit statement describes the performance arsenic "a metaverse enactment filled with audio reactive visuals successful a quality inspired luminous world." Those experiencing the lawsuit done VR headsets volition beryllium capable to "explore Calvin’s satellite arsenic avatars, enactment together, and beryllium a specified fewer feet distant from Calvin portion helium performs."

Taking disconnected aft the planetary pandemic, immersive virtual world concerts seemed, for a moment, poised to go the euphony industry's next large thing. However, pursuing our corporate instrumentality to IRL shows, the momentum down the improvement seems to person slowed down significantly. Perhaps Harris' endorsement volition alteration that - possibly not.

Last year, Harris released his sixth workplace album, Funk Wav Bounces Vol 2, which featured collaborations with Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Justin Timberlake, 21 Savage, Pharrell and Pusha T. Watch the video for the album's pb single, "Stay With Me", below.

Revisit our 2012 interrogation with Calvin Harris. (opens successful caller tab)

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