Gorillaz will appear in Fortnite as playable characters and headliners for Fortnite Festival, bringing Jam Tracks "DARE", "Clint Eastwood", and "On Melancholy Hill." "DARE" is added as an emote, and each band member receives new skins plus matching accessories in the in-game marketplace. Fortnite Festival receives a Gorillaz-themed visual update. A real-world pop-up in London's Hackney Bridge Garden will offer gaming stations, giveaways, live streams, and DJ performances, coinciding with Gorillaz anniversary concerts at the Copper Box Arena. The collaboration arrives as Fortnite enters its 10th season, following previous music integrations and the 2023 launch of the rhythm-based Festival mode.
With Gorillaz officially claiming the title of "Fortnite Festival Headliners," "DARE," "Clint Eastwood," and "On Melancholy Hill" are now set to come to Fortnite as playable Jam Tracks. Additionally, "DARE" has been added as a special emote, each band member will be playable as a new skin, and host of matching accessories will be available via the in-game marketplace. Elsewhere, "Fortnite Festival" also has a new look to coincide with the lore of Gorillaz.
The meeting of Gorillaz and Fortnite is also hitting the real world, with a special pop-up going down in London. As listed in the press release, the pop-up "merges the worlds of Gorillaz and Fortnite into an immersive activation filled with gaming stations, giveaways, live game streams, and DJ performances." Notably, the pop-up coincides with Gorillaz' previously announced run of anniversary shows at London's Copper Box Arena, where they'll perform various albums in their entirety at each concert.
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