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The 20th and 21st are free performances; the 22nd is ticketed through ZAIKO, for in-VRChat attendance or streaming.","whyItMatters":"The paid night carries a KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO singer and Kizuna AI alongside RIOT MUSIC's own roster, which puts the festival's draw on names built outside the AdHoc world it is staged in.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eTwo ticket types split the audience inside VRChat. The S Ticket puts a viewer in the instance the artist enters, so both sides can see each other. The On-site Ticket puts a viewer in a separate instance where the artist\u0026#39;s appearance and audio are relayed from the S Ticket instance, and the artist side is presumed unable to see those participants.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe venue is the VRChat world Anyone\u0026#39;s Casual Streaming World AdHoc, built for music and streaming, where RIOT MUSIC runs an open mic every Wednesday and supports VTubers entering VRChat. XR creative studio MIGIRI handles live production. RIOT MUSIC, an affiliate of Brave group, is pushing its VRChat business in 2026.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShirakawa Shirose\u003c/strong\u003e: RIOT MUSIC\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTsukishiro Rui\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoo\u003c/strong\u003e: HAMMER COLLECTIVE\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSakujaku\u003c/strong\u003e: HAMMER COLLECTIVE\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ekaza\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShikibu Meguri\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKiwa Suu\u003c/strong\u003e: Re:AcT\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYomi\u003c/strong\u003e: VESPERBELL\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarusaruhi\u003c/strong\u003e: KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKizuna AI\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"ESPERA splits VRChat across three days, but only November 22 is ticketed through ZAIKO. The free nights do the audience-building; the paid night has to convert that crowd.","twitterPost":"ESPERA's free VRChat nights on November 20 and 21 feed the ticketed November 22 show, where ZAIKO has to convert that crowd.","threadsPost":"ESPERA runs three VRChat days, and only November 22 is ticketed through ZAIKO. The free nights on the 20th and 21st do the audience-building, which puts the paid night's job squarely on converting that crowd rather than drawing a new one.","newsletterBlurb":"RIOT MUSIC and Culture Entertainment have set the paid-night lineup for ESPERA -AdHoc Live Festival 2026-, running November 20 to 22 inside VRChat. Ten acts appear on the 22nd, among them Kizuna AI and KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO's Harusaruhi. 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