Record 12m tune into Travis Scott Fortnite concerts

Travis Scott's Astronomical is the biggest videogame concert event to date, drawing 2m more concurrent viewers than the previous record

Travis Scott and his Astroworld, as seen from the point of view of YouTuber Ali-A © Ali-A

More than 12 million Fortnite players participated in the premiere of Travis Scott’s Astronomical, the online shooter’s second major in-game concert event, developer Epic Games has revealed.

Announced earlier this week, Astronomical comprises five ‘tour’ dates, with two encore performances (at 3pm and 10pm GMT on Saturday 25 April) still to go at press time. The pre-recorded 10-minute performance – which saw a digital avatar of Scott perform ‘Highest in the Room’, ‘Sicko Mode’ and new song ‘The…

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