Friday 'Nite is a weekly Fortnite column in which Mark Delaney takes a closer look at current events in the wide world of Fortnite, with a special emphasis on the game's plot, characters, and lore.
It's almost August. At this time last year, the Fortnite Ariana Grande Rift Tour was pretty much already a publicly known fact thanks to leaks from one heck of a leaker. By August 1, 2021, we had the complete Rift Tour schedule straight from Epic Games. On similar schedules in years past, we'd also seen Travis Scott and Marshmello take the virtual stage in Epic's burgeoning metaverse.
But if you're waiting for a Fortnite concert for Summer 2022, as of right now, nothing is confirmed--it's not even concretely leaked yet, unlike last year's show. Instead, what we have are several whispers and maybe an explanation as to why a concert, if it's happening at all, is coming a bit later this year. Rounding up rumors pertaining to performers such as Billie Eilish, Juice Wrld, and Lady Gaga, here's everything we know so far about a Fortnite Summer 2022 concert.
Everything we know about a Fortnite concert for this summer comes down to a wide variety of different leaks and rumors. They can't really be discussed in one breath because they have different points of origin, so let's break down the three major rumors one at a time, in the order in which they appeared online.
A Lady Gaga Fortnite concert is actually the oldest of the rumors, dating back to last spring when the Epic vs. Apple court battle was happening. In the discovery phase, onlookers were given a remarkable number of revelations from both sides of the lawsuit. On the Epic side, we learned a ton about future Fortnite plans, including the NBA crossover, the LeBron James skin,
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