Rockstar announces GTA 6 festival
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The gist
Rockstar announced Grand Theft Auto VI: The Festival for Nov 21 at Miami's Mana Wynwood, hosted with PlayStation.
Tickets go only to lottery winners, so fans need luck before they can buy.
Background
Rockstar Games is the developer of the Grand Theft Auto series; it is hosting the event with PlayStation, with Miami event organizers III Points producing it. The festival celebrates the launch of GTA VI and features artists from the game and its official soundtrack, with Travis Scott headlining via 'Cactus Jack presents Travis Scott'. Rockstar has long used soundtrack curation as a key part of the series, with dedicated radio stations and label partnerships, and it announced the festival less than two weeks before the event.
How it unfolded
- Nov 9, 2026Rockstar announces Grand Theft Auto VI: The Festival, a live music event on Nov 21 at Mana Wynwood in Miami, hosted with PlayStation.
- Nov 10, 2026Pre-sale lottery entries close at 4 p.m. ET / 9 p.m. GMT; one entry per person, entrants must be 17+ with an active DICE account. Winners are drawn at random and contacted by SMS with a code by 7 p.m. ET.
- Nov 11, 2026Tickets go on sale at 12 p.m. ET, first-come, first-served, limited to two per code and exclusive to lottery winners.
- Nov 19, 2026The GTA 6 album is released alongside the game.
- Nov 21, 2026The festival takes place at Mana Wynwood, Miami, two days after the game's launch.
Key terms
- DICE
- A London-based ticketing software company whose app and website let users browse and buy tickets for live events.
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Who’s saying what
- Official
- Rockstar says the event lets fans 'experience the music of Vice City and Leonida' with a star-studded lineup from the game and official soundtrack, and that winners are drawn at random with odds depending on the number of eligible entries.
- Caution
- Reports note that winning a lottery code does not guarantee tickets, only access to the ticket sale.
Still unverified
Reports say codes cannot be sold or traded, so it is 'likely' some authentication process will occur during the sale.