Microsoft teams up with Bonnaroo to stream the thirteenth annual music festival live to your Xbox

If you are a fan of the almanac Bonnaroo Music Festival, then yous are going to exist excited to hear that Microsoft and the festival people themselves accept joined up to stream the issue live, exclusively on Xbox. You can avoid the massive crowd of what is said to exist over eighty,000 people trekking to the subcontract in Manchester, Tennessee and instead enjoy the music right from the comfort of your own couch with either your Xbox 360 or Xbox One entertainment console.

The Bonnaroo Music Festival is a weekend long outcome that volition begin this twelvemonth on February xix and marks the thirteenth annual occurrence since it began in 2002. In 2008, the festival was named the "Best Festival" by Rolling Stone mag who called it "the ultimate over-the-acme summer festival". What traditionally began every bit an event focused on jam bands and folk stone, now highlights everything from Gospel music to Stoner Stone, and everything in-between.

Access of this type has never been granted before, and at present Xbox users will be able to sentry the entire event just as if they were standing in the audience (minus the sweat and screaming). According to Microsoft, you volition be able to view multiple streams of various performers and artists, along with the ability to "join the chat with fellow virtual-Bonnaroovians".

"This is an astonishing event to bring to Xbox, to showcase our unique capabilities for delivering premium music concerts and festivals," stated Wil Mozell, General Manager at Xbox Entertainment Studios. "More than fans than always before will have access to Bonnaroo and enjoy an immersive experience only bachelor on Xbox."

The Bonnaroo Lineup announcement megathon, also known as BLAM!, volition be broadcast on February 19 starting with the pre-show result at seven PM EST and leading onto the lineup announcement at nine PM. Y'all will be able to go alee and download the Bonnaroo app from your Xbox Live Dashboard the day of the event to get ready.

Accept you ever been to Bonnaroo in person? Are you excited to be able to watch it live exclusively on Xbox?

Source: Microsoft

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