Punk band The Offspring are likely to be performing a gig in … a mobile sport? Yep, they be a part of the ranks of the rising variety of performers picking to execute in video games.

As for the location, Offspring will be carrying out inside Planet of Tanks. That’s suitable, the cost-free-to-participate in cellular Environment War 2 war machine match. It would not be my sport of preference ended up I a punk band — but occur to believe of it, I cannot occur up with a hypothetical option, so who am I to choose? I have the experience the hundreds of hundreds of thousands in revenue WoT rakes in on the average calendar year could be much too tempting for me to move up as well.

We’re psyched to announce that @worldoftanks has invited us to carry out within their recreation. Beginning Sept 18 you can join us on a digital stage suitable in #WorldofTanks. The video game has by no means noticed nearly anything like this ahead of, so we’re enthusiastic to be the very first!#wot #WGFest19 pic.twitter.com/7oXkJ1EXoG

— Offspring (@offspring) September 15, 2019

The band carried out are living (by which I suggest in-man or woman) at Wargaming Fest: Tanker Working day, a festival held by publisher Wargaming on their home turf of Minsk, Belarus. In its announcement, Wargaming claimed the group would be included to the match, and hinted they could be there to stay: “Starting off from September 18, we’ll assemble a digital stage correct in the game Garage, wherever the band will execute some of their major hits… And there is more to it. The Offspring can continue to be in your Garage for good — remain tuned for far more information.”

The band isn’t the initial to choose a online video game titles as a location for a functionality. Very last thirty day period, Korn done in AdventureQuest 3D. Previously this calendar year, Marshmello performed for the mother of all marketed-out crowds, an viewers of around 10 million in Fortnite for a concert that lasted about 10 minutes. The Verge called the latter “a glimpse into the future of interactive entertainment,” which, provided that we’re seeing these types of an upswing of related situations, feels extra ideal than I feel author Nick Statt realized.

Talking strictly for myself, I’m all for concert events in games. I’m claustrophobic, indicating tightly-packed crowds flip me into a perspiring, gibbering ball of distress (a belated apology to my fellow Kendrick Lamar supporters, who were current for this revelation). And thinking of these concert events do not have to have journey or tickets, they could be an excellent way for lovers who may possibly not in any other case have the capacity to delight in a concert-ish social encounter with fellow admirers.

Irrespective, if you are a Earth of Tanks player, check out your Garage for The Offspring tomorrow.