Rockstar Games is turning the release of Grand Theft Auto VI into a full-scale music celebration, announcing an official Miami festival featuring Travis Scott, Cardi B, Kodak Black, Don Toliver, Metro Boomin and several other artists connected to the game and its soundtrack.
Grand Theft Auto VI: The Festival is scheduled for November 21, 2026, at Mana Wynwood in Miami, just two days after GTA VI officially launches on November 19. Rockstar says the event will feature two stages of continuous live music celebrating the sounds of Vice City and the fictional state of Leonida.
The festival is being presented by Rockstar Games and PlayStation and produced in partnership with the team behind Miami's III Points festival.
One of the biggest attractions will be a Cactus Jack presentation featuring Travis Scott, Don Toliver, Kodak Black and SoFaygo. The lineup connects several artists who have already been tied to GTA VI through its soundtrack, promotional campaign or the musical culture Rockstar has built around the game.
Cardi B will also perform at the festival, adding another major name to the launch-week celebration.
The rest of the lineup includes Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, Justice, Metro Boomin, Nick León B2B DJ Python, Prospa B2B Skream, Rauw & Friends, Suero, Tainy, and The Dare B2B Fcukers. Justice and The Dare/Fcukers are scheduled to deliver DJ sets.
The event reflects just how important music has become to the rollout of Grand Theft Auto VI.
Rockstar has long made radio stations, DJs and licensed music a central part of the Grand Theft Auto experience, but GTA VI is expanding that relationship with music even further through an official soundtrack album, original score and now a real-world festival.
Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album is scheduled to arrive alongside the game on November 19 and features 34 original songs created for the project. Travis Scott is among the artists connected to the soundtrack, while Cardi B and several other high-profile musicians have also contributed new material.
Rockstar previously teased Travis Scott's involvement through GTA VI-themed promotional imagery, fueling speculation about his role before the official soundtrack campaign took shape.
The game's original score is being led by French electronic duo Justice, who are also scheduled to perform a DJ set at the Miami festival.
Justice's Xavier de Rosnay previously explained that the enormous size and variety of GTA VI required an equally broad musical approach, with the composers exploring different genres, moods and textures to fit the game's world.
That musical diversity is reflected in the festival lineup.
Rather than focusing exclusively on hip-hop, Rockstar has assembled artists from rap, Latin music and electronic music, creating a lineup that mirrors the wide-ranging sound expected throughout Vice City and Leonida.
The choice of Miami is also significant.
GTA VI returns players to Vice City, Rockstar's fictional version of Miami, while expanding the setting across the larger state of Leonida. Hosting the official launch festival in Miami allows Rockstar to connect the game's fictional world directly with the real city that helped inspire it.
The festival also arrives during one of Rockstar's biggest promotional campaigns ever.
On November 19, players will finally receive Grand Theft Auto VI after years of anticipation. The game follows protagonists Jason and Lucia as they navigate crime, relationships and a much larger criminal conspiracy throughout Leonida.
Two days later, Rockstar will take the celebration outside the game with thousands of fans gathering in Miami for the music festival.
Getting into the event is more complicated than purchasing a normal concert ticket.
Rockstar used a lottery system to determine who could purchase tickets. Entries closed on November 10, with winning participants receiving access codes for ticket sales beginning November 11. Fans who missed the lottery can now join a ticket waitlist. Purchases are limited to two tickets per person, and the event is restricted to attendees 17 and older.
The combination of Travis Scott, Cardi B, Metro Boomin, Kodak Black and several other major artists gives Rockstar another opportunity to turn the GTA VI launch into something larger than a traditional video game release.
It also shows how closely Rockstar is connecting music culture with the identity of the new game.
From original songs and radio stations to celebrity artists and an entire Miami festival, music has become one of the defining pieces of the Grand Theft Auto VI rollout.
With the game arriving November 19 and GTA VI: The Festival taking place November 21, Rockstar is positioning launch week as a major entertainment event extending well beyond the game itself.