Rockstar does not throw parties. So when Rockstar throws a party, you pay attention.
Today, November 9, Rockstar announced Grand Theft Auto VI: The Festival, a one-day live event on Saturday, November 21, at Mana Wynwood in Miami, two days after GTA 6 launches. It is presented by Rockstar Games in partnership with PlayStation and produced by the creators of III Points, the Miami festival that already calls Mana Wynwood home. Two stages of nonstop music, all of it pulled from the game and its official soundtrack.
THE LINEUP IS THE SOUNDTRACK
Read this bill slowly. Cactus Jack presents Travis Scott, Don Toliver, Kodak Black, and Sofaygo. Cardi B. Metro Boomin. Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso. Rauw and Friends. Tainy. And Justice, the French duo who composed the game's score, playing a rare DJ set. The dance floor gets its own artillery: Nick León back to back with DJ Python, Prospa back to back with Skream, The Dare back to back with Fcukers, and Suero.
This is not a random festival lineup with a game logo slapped on it. These are the voices on the radio stations you will be driving to in Leonida. Rockstar built a soundtrack, pressed it, and then booked it live in the real Vice City. That is a flex nobody else in games can pull off, because nobody else has a soundtrack like this.
HOW THE TICKETS WORK
There is no normal on-sale. Tickets run through a pre-sale lottery on DICE, run by Laylo. Entries close tomorrow, Tuesday, November 10, at 4 PM Eastern. Winners get a text by 7 PM that night, and ticket sales open Wednesday, November 11, at noon Eastern for lottery winners only, first come, first served. Two tickets max per person, tickets are non-transferable, and the event is 17 and up with photo ID.
“Two days after the biggest game launch ever, Rockstar is throwing it a birthday party with a soundtrack lineup.”
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No prices have been published yet. If you want in, the lottery is the only door, and it shuts tomorrow afternoon.
WHY THIS MATTERS
Games have had launch parties forever. Album listening sessions, red carpets, a DJ in a lobby. This is different. This is Rockstar treating a game launch like a cultural moment big enough to anchor a two-stage festival in the city the game is built on, with the actual artists from the actual soundtrack.
And it lands in the middle of the loudest two weeks gaming has ever had. The game drops November 19. The festival hits November 21. Miami is about to have a very loud weekend.
We cover GTA 6 here like it is our job, because it kind of is. The countdown coverage runs through launch day on this page, and the trailers, the gallery breakdown, and the going-in-clean case are all one click away in the headquarters below.
THE SCOREBOARD, FOR CONTEXT
GTA 6 is unrated until it launches: no Metascore, no OpenCritic average, nothing published. The standard it walks in with is the family's. Grand Theft Auto IV scored 98 on Metacritic. Grand Theft Auto V scored 97 on Metacritic and a 92 Top Critic Average on OpenCritic. San Andreas scored 95 on Metacritic. A catalog that deep is why a festival like this one can fill two stages.
GTA 6 THE FESTIVAL: QUESTIONS EVERYBODY IS ASKING
When is GTA 6 The Festival? Saturday, November 21, 2026, at Mana Wynwood in Miami, two days after the game launches.
Who is playing GTA 6 The Festival? Travis Scott with the Cactus Jack crew, Cardi B, Metro Boomin, Justice with a DJ set, Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso, Tainy, and more, all artists from the game and its official soundtrack.
How do I get tickets to GTA 6 The Festival? Through the pre-sale lottery on DICE. Entries close Tuesday, November 10, at 4 PM Eastern, and winners buy on Wednesday, November 11, starting at noon Eastern.
Is GTA 6 The Festival all ages? No. It is 17 and up, and you need a photo ID.
Source: DJ Mag: GTA VI festival announced for Miami this month
