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- Rockstar announced GTA 6: The Festival, a real concert in Miami on November 21, 2026, two days after Grand Theft Auto VI launches on November 19.
- Travis Scott, Cardi B, Metro Boomin and a dozen more artists from the game's soundtrack play two stages at Mana Wynwood.
- Tickets go through a DICE account lottery; entries close November 10 at 4:00 p.m. ET.
GTA 6: The Festival is Rockstar Games’ real-life concert event in Miami on November 21, 2026, two days after Grand Theft Auto VI launches worldwide. Travis Scott, Cardi B, Metro Boomin and a dozen more artists tied to the game’s soundtrack play two stages at Mana Wynwood, and tickets are distributed through a DICE account lottery that closes November 10. Rockstar built a whole album for this game. Now it’s throwing the album a release party in the city the game is set two states away from, and that’s the detail worth sitting with.
What Is GTA 6: The Festival?
Rockstar confirmed the event on its Newswire on November 9, 2026: a one-night music festival at Mana Wynwood Convention Center in Miami, produced in partnership with the team behind the III Points festival and presented with PlayStation. It lands November 21, 2026, exactly two days after GTA VI’s November 19 release date, and the pitch is simple. Vice City is Rockstar’s version of Miami. This is the real one, rented out for a night, for the people who just spent the weekend in the fictional one.
The Full Lineup
Two stages run non-stop through the night. The headline slot is Cactus Jack presents Travis Scott, with Don Toliver, Kodak Black and Sofaygo joining him. Cardi B has her own set. The rest of the bill leans toward producers and DJs who already soundtrack the Grand Theft Auto games and their radio stations, not a generic festival lineup bolted on after the fact.
| Artist / Act | Set Type |
|---|---|
| Cactus Jack presents Travis Scott, Don Toliver, Kodak Black, Sofaygo | Headline |
| Cardi B | Headline |
| Metro Boomin | Producer set |
| Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso | Live |
| Justice | DJ set |
| Tainy | Live |
| Rauw & Friends | Live |
| Nick León B2B DJ Python | B2B DJ set |
| Prospa B2B Skream | B2B DJ set |
| Suero | DJ set |
| The Dare B2B Fcukers | DJ set |
How to Get Tickets (DICE Lottery)
Rockstar isn’t selling tickets outright. Entry runs through a lottery tied to a DICE account, the same login Rockstar already uses for GTA Online and Red Dead Online. You need an active DICE account with current information to enter, and the lottery window closes Tuesday, November 10, at 4:00 p.m. ET, with a winner purchase window opening Wednesday, November 11. Winning codes are capped at two non-transferable tickets each, and anyone entering or attending has to be 17 or older. If you don’t already have a DICE account, set one up before the window closes, not after you’ve already lost the lottery.
Why Rockstar Is Doing This
Grand Theft Auto VI isn’t just launching with a trailer and a midnight unlock, it’s launching with a 2026-built concert circuit, which tells you how much weight Rockstar and Take-Two are putting on the game’s music identity carrying its own news cycle independent of gameplay footage. Pair that with the November 19 release date holding through Take-Two’s own quarterly guidance with no further delay announced, and the picture is a studio treating launch week as a multi-day event rather than a single Thursday drop. Grand Theft Auto V alone had sold more than 230 million copies as of Take-Two’s August 7, 2026 earnings call, and that’s the install base The Festival is really targeting, not just whoever wins the lottery. That same logic is already showing up elsewhere this week — Microsoft built an entire animatronic alligator giveaway around the same launch window, timed to close the day before Rockstar’s own event opens ticket sales.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is GTA 6: The Festival?
November 21, 2026, at Mana Wynwood Convention Center in Miami, two days after Grand Theft Auto VI’s November 19, 2026 release.
Who is performing at GTA 6: The Festival?
Travis Scott, Cardi B, Metro Boomin, Justice, Tainy, Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso and several other DJ and producer acts across two stages.
How do I get tickets to GTA 6: The Festival?
Entry is through a lottery tied to an active DICE account. The lottery closes November 10, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET, and winners can buy up to two non-transferable tickets.
Is GTA 6: The Festival the same as the in-game festival?
No. This is a real, physical concert in Miami produced with the III Points team, separate from any in-game content, though it draws on the official Grand Theft Auto VI soundtrack and artists.
Do you need to own GTA 6 to attend?
No purchase or game ownership is required to enter the lottery, only an active DICE account and a minimum age of 17.
