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# 10M Watch Groundbreaking 10 Minute Marshmello Fortnite Set [VIDEO]
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/10m-watch-groundbreaking-10-minute-marshmello-fortnite-set-video/
- Published: 2019-02-04T09:24:34.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-04T09:24:34.000Z
- Description: More than 10 million gamers played Fortnite on Saturday so they could attend a 10 minute DJ set by Marshmello, with millions more watching streams online. While not the first. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2019/02/10m-watch-groundbreaking-10-minute-marshmello-fortnite-set-video.h
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Streaming, YouTube & Video, concert, Fortnite, gaming, Marshmello, music, musician, musicians, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:00

[![image from pbs.twimg.com](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2022ad3de1b17200b-200wi "image from pbs.twimg.com")](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2022ad3de1b17200b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)More than 10 million gamers played Fortnite on Saturday so they could attend a 10 minute DJ set by Marshmello, with millions more watching streams online. While not the first in-game live show, the concert broke ground in other ways.The evening was not so much a concert for Marshmello fans, as it was an event for Fortnite gamers. It was also a major merchandising bonanza for both the artist and the gaming company. [Fortnite players could buy a Marshmello skin](https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2019/01/31/marshmello-skin-and-cosmetics-just-landed-in-fortnites-item-shop/?ref=hypebot.com) for 1,500 V-Bucks (about $15.00) as well as special Fornite dance emotes.No details of the split between Marshmello and Fortnite have been released. But the massive audience hints at the income potential for artists on a platform that has been criticized for not compensating for music played during gaming sessions.

> What a weekend ???? [pic.twitter.com/nJ8Neksuh5](https://t.co/nJ8Neksuh5?ref=hypebot.com)  
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> — marshmello (@marshmellomusic) [February 4, 2019](https://twitter.com/marshmellomusic/status/1092302917355225090?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hypebot.com)