I cheesed the Fortnite Tones and I event for XP and now I don’t want the Metaverse

I haven’t been to a gig in years – I guess with Covid I’m not alone there, but even before that it was getting on a bit. I remember though. One of the magical things about live music, when you’re seeing a band you really love, is that this private relationship – headphones, personal playlists – is suddenly very public. It’s a room and then you and hundreds of other people who all feel the same way about Moloko or whatever. (I am old.)

So no, I haven’t been to a gig in years, and yet I saw Ariana Grande live in Fortnite with my daughter, which was incredible. The staircase! The hammer! And then this weekend I’m ashamed to say I saw Tones and I in Fortnite too. Three times.

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