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AcFun 2015 Video Games Live in Beijing

Date: Aug 14 - 7:30 pm

Venue: Beijing Exhibition Center

Price: 180-1,200 yuan

Video Games Live (VGL) is a concert series created and produced by Tommy Tallarico and Jack Wall. The concerts consist of segments of video game music performed by a live orchestra with video footage and synchronized lighting and effects, as well as several interactive segments with the audience. The concerts are conducted by Emmanuel Fratianni. Video Games Live features music from video games from all eras. Music from more recent games (and ongoing series), such as Final Fantasy, Halo, World of Warcraft, Sonic the Hedgehog, The Legend of Zelda, Kingdom Hearts, and Metal Gear Solid have been performed. Other segments feature retro arcade games such as Tetris and Asteroids. Video footage of each game is shown during its segment.