Fortnite Festival Celebrates First Anniversary with 3.6B Jams and 236 Artist Collaborations

By Marcus Bennett

December 12, 2024 at 12:09 AM

Fortnite Festival celebrates its first anniversary with impressive stats showing massive player engagement across its rhythm-based gameplay mode. Players have created 3.6 billion Jam Loops and engaged with music from 236 different artists since the mode's December 2023 launch.

The game mode offers four playable instruments - vocals, lead guitar, bass, and drums - allowing solo play or collaboration with up to three other players. Players can perform on the Main Stage or experiment in the Jam Stage's musical sandbox environment.

Epic Games has released 280 Jam Tracks in the first year, with players hitting over one trillion notes across various genres including metal, pop, and hip-hop.

Fortnite characters making heart gestures

Fortnite characters making heart gestures

To mark the anniversary, 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
  • All celebration bundles available until December 19

New Jam Tracks added:

  • 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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Gavel in courtroom

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The Weeknd performs at Spotify concert

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