"Minecraft" concert.Open Pit- On Saturday, a group of bands and DJs performed at a completely virtual music festival in "Minecraft."
- The festival was also a fundraiser for coronavirus relief.
- It was held in a scale recreation of Elsewhere, a Brooklyn music venue called "Elsewither" for the night.
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Just about anything can be recreated in "Minecraft," from graduation ceremonies to entire college campuses, and now, a music festival.
Nether Meant, the festival, was held Saturday night in a "Minecraft" recreation of Brooklyn music venue Elsewhere to raise money for coronavirus related charity efforts.
Elsewhere is currently closed under stay-at-home orders in New York, but for the night it became Elsewither online. Virtual events group Open Pit hosted the event, with bands including American Football and Anamanagouchi, and the singer behind some of the biggest TikTok trends, Doja Cat, even made a surprise appearance.
The block-building game "Minecraft," which Microsoft bought in 2014 for $2.5 billion, has been one of the most popular games worldwide over the last 10 years. As of September, it had a staggering 112 million active players every month, a number that has reportedly grown to 145 million.
Here's what the virtual music festival was like.
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