Rockstar isn’t just launching Grand Theft Auto VI, it’s throwing a party in the city Vice City is built on. Grand Theft Auto VI: The Festival takes over Mana Wynwood in Miami on Saturday 21 November, two days after the game arrives on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, with Travis Scott, Cardi B, Metro Boomin and a Justice DJ set on the bill.
Rockstar and PlayStation are co-presenting the event, which is produced by the team behind Miami’s III Points festival and runs across two stages. If you missed the ticket lottery, the window has already closed, and tickets for winners went on sale today.
The full GTA 6 festival line-up
Rockstar describes the bill as artists from the game and its official soundtrack. According to the official festival page, the line-up is:
- Cactus Jack presents Travis Scott, Don Toliver, Kodak Black and Sofaygo
- Cardi B
- Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso
- Justice (DJ set)
- Metro Boomin
- Nick León b2b DJ Python
- Prospa b2b Skream
- Rauw & Friends
- Suero
- Tainy
- The Dare b2b Fcukers (DJ set)
It’s a telling mix. Miami’s own Nick León and Latin hitmaker Tainy sit alongside Houston rap royalty in Travis Scott and Don Toliver, plus UK club names Prospa and Skream. That spread lines up with what Rockstar has shown of GTA 6’s world so far, a modern take on Miami where Latin music and hip-hop are part of the city’s sound rather than a nostalgic soundtrack. How many of these artists actually feature on the in-game radio is still something we’ll only know for sure once the game is out.
How to get tickets
There’s no general sale. Tickets are sold through DICE using codes handed out in a lottery, with a two-ticket limit per buyer and no transfers allowed.
| What | When (ET) |
|---|---|
| Lottery closed | Tuesday 10 November, 4pm |
| Winners drawn | Tuesday 10 November, 7pm |
| Tickets on sale for winners | Wednesday 11 November, 12pm |
That’s Thursday 12 November at 4am AEDT for anyone watching from Australia, though you’d need to have entered the lottery and be heading to Florida. The event is 17+, you need to be 21+ to buy alcohol, and there’s no parking at the venue, so organisers are pushing rideshare.
Why a festival makes sense for GTA 6
Music has always been half the point of Grand Theft Auto. GTA: Vice City’s radio stations defined the 2002 game as much as Tommy Vercetti did, and GTA V’s stations were a huge part of why Los Santos felt alive. A launch party built entirely around music, in the real city the game parodies, is a natural extension of that, and it gives Rockstar a big moment two days after release when the first wave of players are deep into their first weekend.
It also underlines how closely PlayStation is tied to this launch. Sony’s name is on the event, and Rockstar’s own GTA 6 site carries “plays best on PlayStation 5” branding.
What’s next for GTA 6
Pre-loading is open now on both consoles, and the game unlocks on 19 November. Our GTA 6 file size and pre-load guide covers the 212 GB download, and our release date and price guide has unlock times by region. For everything confirmed so far about the in-game music, see our GTA 6 soundtrack and radio stations breakdown.