{"rewrite":{"id":"r_5c7038aa35e1478484a3b66c","clusterId":"c_9dfe2231e93c425ea08bc9a5","slug":"vrchat-paid-live-events-shift-from-novelty-to-monetization","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"VRChat Paid Live Events Shift From Novelty to Monetization","summary":"RIOT MUSIC's paid VRChat event 'Hajime no Rutsubo Vol.2' on April 29 used the company's AdHoc ticketing service. The event featured two venues with separate tickets, hosting artists like CROWK, siromi, Sifneos, Amemiya Chika, Kotoru Akubi, and Shirakawa Shirase. The report notes that paid VRChat live events are moving from being a novelty to a sustainable model for artist compensation.","whyItMatters":"The event illustrates how VRChat live performances are evolving from a rare spectacle into a monetized, repeatable format that can compensate artists, using RIOT MUSIC's AdHoc service as an infrastructure layer.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eRIOT MUSIC's 'Hajime no Rutsubo Vol.2' on April 29 was a paid VRChat live event that used the company's AdHoc ticketing service, which handles ZAIKO ticket sales, account linking, and promotion. The event had two separately ticketed venues: Venue A featured units CROWK, siromi, and Sifneos, while Venue B hosted solo artists Amemiya Chika, Kotoru Akubi, and Shirakawa Shirase. The author attended both venues and described the format as similar to a circuit event with simultaneous stages.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePANORA's report frames the event as part of a broader shift. Large VRChat events like Sanrio Vfes are now established, and attention has moved from the novelty of watching a live show in VR to the question of how to monetize these events so artists who have performed for free can receive payment. 'Hajime no Rutsubo Vol.2' felt closer to a booking-type live house show than a major IP spectacle, offering a realistic template for regularly holding paid live events on VRChat.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"RIOT MUSIC's paid VRChat event 'Hajime no Rutsubo Vol.2' used AdHoc ticketing across two venues. The report says VRChat live events are moving from novelty to a monetized model for artist compensation.","twitterPost":"RIOT MUSIC's 'Hajime no Rutsubo Vol.2' on VRChat used AdHoc ticketing for two venues. PANORA notes paid live events are shifting from spectacle to a sustainable way to pay artists.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"RIOT MUSIC held a paid VRChat live event 'Hajime no Rutsubo Vol.2' on April 29, using its AdHoc ticketing service. The event had two venues with separate tickets, featuring artists like CROWK, siromi, and Sifneos. A PANORA report frames the event as part of a shift where VRChat live events are moving from rare spectacles to monetized, repeatable formats that compensate artists.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"PANORA\",\"url\":\"https://panora.tokyo/archives/141364\",\"title\":\"Current State of Paid Live Events on VRChat: Report from Both Venues of \\\"Hajime no Rutsubo Vol.2\\\"\"}]","lintFlagsJson":"[]","lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3848,"outputTokens":736,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1779826601,"createdAt":"2026-05-20T12:03:58.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-20T12:15:48.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-20T12:15:48.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_9dfe2231e93c425ea08bc9a5","canonicalTitle":"VRChat上の有料ライブの現在地「はじめのるつぼ Vol.2」両会場レポート","representativeArticleId":"a_b68a656b54bfd139860acccd","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"vtuber\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-20T10:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-20T10:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-20T12:15:48.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"PANORA","url":"https://panora.tokyo/archives/141364","title":"VRChat上の有料ライブの現在地「はじめのるつぼ Vol.2」両会場レポート"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"event","domain":"vtuber","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["RIOT MUSIC's 'Hajime no Rutsubo Vol.2' on April 29 was a paid VRChat live event using the company's AdHoc ticketing service.","The event had two separately ticketed venues: Venue A featured units CROWK, siromi, and Sifneos, while Venue B hosted solo artists Amemiya Chika, Kotoru Akubi, and Shirakawa Shirase.","PANORA's report frames the event as part of a shift from novelty to monetization, with attention moving to how to compensate artists who have performed for free.","The event felt closer to a booking-type live house show than a major IP spectacle, offering a realistic template for regularly holding paid live events on VRChat."]}