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RIOT MUSIC and Culture Entertainment have announced the full performer list for ESPERA -AdHoc Live Festival 2026-, a virtual music festival on VRChat running November 20 to 22, 2026. The first two days are free, and the November 22 final day is ticketed. Performers include Kiwa Suu, VESPERBELL, Yomi, Kizuna AI, Harusaruhi, Tsukishiro Rui, Shirakawa Shirase, Shikibu Meguri, and Doo/Sakujaku kaza. Tickets went on sale October 24 on ZAIKO, with S tickets at 15,000 yen, on-site tickets at 4,000 yen, and streaming tickets at 3,000 yen.
Sep 28
RIOT MUSIC Inc. and Culture Entertainment Co., Ltd. will co-plan "ESPERA -AdHoc Live Festival 2026-" in VRChat across three days: Friday, November 20, Saturday, November 21, and Sunday, November 22, 2026. The first two days are free to attend; the final day requires a paid ticket. RIOT MUSIC handles production and operation, with XR creative studio MIGIRI Inc. handling live production. Performing artists, performance content, and ticket prices and sales methods are scheduled to be announced from October 2026, with updates posted on the official AdHoc X account. RIOT MUSIC launched its VRChat-focused efforts in February 2026 and has run music lives and talk events in the world "AdHoc." The company cites 50,000 cumulative visits to that world and more than 3,700 VRChat group participants as of September 2026. The festival's stated aim is to bring VOCALOID-centered internet music, VRChat-rooted music culture, and VTuber and virtual artist expression into one virtual space.