Here’s Your First Look Inside J Balvin’s Futuristic VR Concert: Exclusive - Billboard

Meta and iHeartRadio person partnered to bring to beingness “J Balvin Futurum: A VR Concert Experience,” Billboard can exclusively denote Thursday (Jan. 26). 

Created specifically for VR, the 180-degree performance acquisition volition connection state-of-the-art visuals and performances specified arsenic a custom-built lighted stage, 7 backup dancers and J Balvin strapped to a 15-foot robotic limb that moves to the bushed of the music. The Colombian creator volition execute 17 of his biggest hits, including  “La Canción,” I Like It” and “Mi Gente,” each of which deed No. 1 connected the Billboard charts. 

“I’m ever looking for caller and innovative ways to grow entree to creation and the VR abstraction is 1 with limitless opportunity,” said Balvin successful a property statement. “The full amusement has a futuristic vibe including immoderate brainsick robotics doubly my size. It volition beryllium 1 of my wildest shows ever and I’m grateful to Meta and iHeart for the unsocial collaboration and the level to research my passionateness for exertion successful a mode that allows my fans to acquisition my euphony unneurotic successful a antithetic way.”

Produced successful concern with iHeartRadio, the “J Balvin Futurum” amusement — which kicks disconnected astatine 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET connected Feb. 17 — is portion of the iHeartRadio Concert Series successful VR. Balvin joins erstwhile performers specified arsenic John Legend, Carrie Underwood and Kim Petras.

To ticker the VR concert, fans tin subscribe to the lawsuit by clicking here. Meta Quest 2 and Quest Pro users tin ticker successful Horizon Venues by downloading the app.