Otakon 2021 Concert Lineup

Published: Fri, 07/09/21

Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington DC

Aug 6-8, 2021

OPENWORLD: video game music live in concert

Otakon 2021 Friday & Sunday Concerts

We're very excited to have announced our concert line up for this year, as well as the return of Eric Roth.

Access to all of these concerts is included with your Otakon Membership at no extra charge, so if you haven't registered yet, what are you waiting for!?

We are offering a limited number of Reserved Seating Passes for each individual concert. See below for more info.

OPENWORLD: video game music live in concert

Friday August 6, 2021 @ 7PM
Main Events

Otakon is proud to present our Friday night concert! OPENWORLD is a new video game music concert experience brought to you by AWR Music Productions.

OPENWORLD features exciting new arrangements of video game music for a chamber ensemble of world class musicians. Featuring music from Halo, Super Mario 64, Metal Gear Solid, DuckTales, the Legend of Zelda series and many others, selections range from ‘90s classics to your favorite recent releases.

Under the direction of Arnie and Eric Roth, music directors and producers of Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY and A New World: intimate music from FINAL FANTASY, don’t miss this opportunity to experience the exhilaration of inspired live performances of great video game music.

A limited number of reserved seating passes will go on sale
Saturday, July 10th at 11AM

See the link below for more information and for how to purchase.

https://www.otakon.com/activities/concert/

The Band Returns: J-MUSIC Ensemble LIVE!

Sunday August 8, 2021 @ 1PM
Main Events

Otakon is excited to announce our Sunday concert!

J-MUSIC Ensemble is an 8-piece, jazz-rooted band that is dedicated to bringing new perspectives to the world of Japanese music. Featuring blazing brass melodies and chilling saxophone solos, this band fuses its background in the jazz tradition with the catchy and brilliant nature of modern Japanese music to create powerful new versions of J-Pop/J-Rock songs, anime and video game music, and more.

Since its inception, the J-MUSIC Ensemble has been building a sizeable following of dedicated fans around the world, and has been notably featured with figures such as Donna Burke (Metal Gear Solid series, Final Fantasy, Tokyo Ghoul) and Adam Neely, with appearances on Nippon TV, KAI-YOU, and other Japanese media outlets.

The idea was conceived by world-renowned and Grammy-nominated saxophonist, Patrick Bartley (sasakure.UK, Wynton Marsalis, Jon Batiste), who grew up hearing video game and anime soundtracks while simultaneously learning jazz and other American music styles, and had a dream to someday bring those worlds together.

A limited number of reserved seating passes will go on sale
Saturday, July 10th at Noon

See the link below for more information and for how to purchase.

https://www.otakon.com/activities/concert/

Mailed Badges Update

If you purchased the mailed badge option when you registered, badges will be shipping July 16-18th, so keep an eye on those mailboxes!

While it's too late to purchase a mailed badge at this time, you can still pre-register and pick up on site.

Need a hotel room?

We're working with nearby hotels to make sure that you receive the best room rates.

Book your hotel before July 16th to ensure you get our best rates!

https://www.otakon.com/info/hotels/

Join Us!

Did you know Otakon is run entirely by volunteers? We're all fans just like you! Think you might want to join our ranks to learn a little more about the inner workings of the convention?

Learn more at Volunteering at Otakon!

Otakon is an annual celebration of Asian pop culture (anime, manga, music, movies, video games, etc.) and its fandom! Otakon is run by the non-profit organization Otakorp, Inc.

	Walter E. Washington Convention Center
	Washington, DC

	August 6-8, 2021