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2Jul/20Off

Inside Lost Horizon: A Virtual Reality Music Festival

960x0-3The music festival landscape has changed drastically this year as a result of COVID-19, resulting in many festivals moving into the live stream space. The team behind Glastonbury’s Shangri-La festival has done something different: They have teamed up with VR Jam, Sansar, Orca Sound Project and Beatport to create the world’s largest independent music and arts festival in virtual reality, Lost Horizon.

Lost Horizon, taking place July 3-4, will be fully interactive and feature four stages (Gas Tower, Freedom, Nomad and SHITV), creating an experience similar to in-person events. Attendees will be able to explore the free festival via PC, VR or mobile app, or they can also stream it on Beatport or Twitch.

Lost Horizon, which will be raising money for The Big Issue and Amnesty International, has been designed to look and feel like Glastonbury’s Shangri-La festival while also featuring new areas and artworks since there are no creative limitations inside the virtual reality world, Klean says. Cox adds that this concept of limitless creative opportunities also applies to what DJs can play inside of a virtual reality festival as opposed to a typical event.

See the full story here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisakocay/2020/06/30/lost-horizon-virtual-reality-music-festival/#7de120af3900

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