Fortnite Festival Celebrates First Anniversary with Over 3.6 Billion Jams and 236 Featured Artists
Fortnite Festival marks its first anniversary with impressive stats showing massive player engagement. The rhythm game mode, similar to Guitar Hero, has featured 236 artists and generated 3.6 billion Jam Loops since its December 2023 launch.
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Players can perform on the Main Stage across four instruments: vocals, lead guitar, bass, and drums, either solo or with up to three others. The Jam Stage offers a creative space for mixing and remixing tracks.
The game has featured 280 Jam Tracks across various genres, with players hitting over one trillion notes in the first year. To celebrate, Epic Games is offering:
- All jam tracks available in the Epic Games shop
- Free play access to all tracks on Main Stage and Battle Stage (December 12-15)
- New Platinum Icon bundles featuring The Weeknd, Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish, and Karol G
- Special Metallica Jam Bundle with four iconic songs
- Celebration bundles available until December 19
New tracks added include:
- Billie Eilish - "Birds of a Feather"
- Lady Gaga - "Disease"
- Metallica - "One"
- The Weeknd - "Dancing in the Flames"
A new feature allows players to perform jam tracks in the Fortnite lobby while waiting for games, supporting up to four players on any owned tracks. This feature works across all Fortnite modes except Fall Guys experiences.
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