The event, titled "Astronomical", was a 10-minute psychedelic online concert in which Travis Scott, a 27-year-old rapper, appeared as an enormous avatar. The performance began with Sicko Mode, after which Scott performed a few more of his hits and ended with a new track, The Scotts, created in collaboration with rapper Kid Cady. After the first show, Epic said 12.3 million people watched the premiere. After five shows, that number reached 27.7 million unique viewers with 45.8 million views, according to the developer. According to a Forbes report, Travis earned about $20 million from the event. Epic declined to comment on the reported figure. All the world media from The Guardian to Vogue wrote about the concert.
Chronology
21 april 2020 Travis Scott appeared in the Star Series. Themed outfits, emotes, and other items. Astronomical trials became available. 24 april 2020, 02:00 GMT+3 First concert. 24 april 2020, 06:04 Tweet from Travis Scott thanking fans. 24 april 2020, 06:21 Tweet from Fortnite about the record of 12.3 million simultaneous players at a concert. 24 april 2020 Concert trailers appear on Travis Scott and Fortnite's YouTube channels and a video of the full concert on IGN's YouTube channel. Concert schedule: 24 april 2020, 2:00 AM GMT+3 24 april 2020, 5:00 PM GMT+3 24 april 2020, 7:00 AM GMT+3 24 april 2020, 6:00 PM GMT+3 24 april 2020, 1:00 AM GMT+3 26 april 2020 A video of the full concert has appeared on Travis Scott's YouTube channel (over 200 million views in 2023)
Full Event Video
Title: Travis Scott and Fortnite Present: Astronomical (Full Event Video) Channel: Travis Scott Location: YouTube Publication date: Apr 26, 2020
Title: Travis Scott will go on a ‘world tour’ inside Fortnite Author: Mike Hume Location: washingtonpost.com Publication date: Apr 20, 2020 12:00 PM EDT
Title: Travis Scott’s virtual concert on Fortnite set a record Author: Lisa Respers France and Sara Spary Location: edition.cnn.com Publication date: Apr 24, 2020 7:31 AM EDT
Title: A Staggering Number Of People Saw Fortnite’s Travis Scott ‘Astronomical’ Event Author: Dave Thier Location: forbes.com Publication date: Apr 28, 2020 09:11 AM EDT