Block by Blockwest Minecraft Festival

Pussy Riot, Citizen & more playing Minecraft virtual fest "Block by Blockwest"

Sandbox game Minecraft hosted its first in-game concert in March of 2016, with AlunaGeorge, Broiler and Lemaitre, and you can see what that looked like in the video below. They’ve gone on to hold “Coalchella” and “Fire Festival,” among other in-game events, and in this time of social distancing, with most of us staying home more than ever (and, perhaps, playing more video games than ever), it’s the perfect time for another Minecraft festival, coming up this month. It’s called Block by Blockwest, and it happens on April 25 at 3 PM ET. The lineup includes Pussy Riot, Citizen, Magdalena Bay, Nothing, Nowhere., Hunny, Fever 333, Oliver Francis, Billy Lemos, Cowgirl Clue, The Wrecks, Courier Club, Phil Good, Dana Dentata, Argonaut & Wasp, The Polar Boys, Mood Killer, Deal Casino, Kaonashi, Heart Attack Man, Los Shadows, Dangerboy, Cannibal Kids, Rubber, and Skin Mag. Watch a preview video below.

If you don’t play Minecraft, you’ll also be able to stream sets from the festival’s website, which reads:

Due to the mass cancellation of tours, ‘Block By Blockwest: A ‘Minecraft Music Festival’ aims to provide an online festival experience for the artists that were forced to cancel their tours and fans who missed out on the chance to hear their favorite artists live.

They’ll also be taking donations, with proceeds going to the Coronavirus Emergency Response Fund, and you can join the festival discord for updates and more information.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhO3tABJVlM