The Music of MOTHER streaming concert announced (UPDATE)
The 30th anniversary of Earthbound continues with the special announcement of a live-streaming concert!
Earthbound/MOTHER creator Shigesato Itoi has revealed that he’s always wanted to have a MOTHER music event, and the time has finally come. An exclusive live streaming event with a focus on the music of MOTHER and MOTHER 2 is on the way, and Keiichi Suzuki and a special band he has assembled will be performing live music for all to enjoy.
Hirokazu Tanaka will be joining Keiichi Suzuki, as they had worked together on the soundtracks for MOTHER and MOTHER 2. According to Itoi, Tanaka is planning on performing a remix of music from the MOTHER series. Last but not least, you’ll also be able to watch a roundtable discussion between the two musicians and Shigesato Itoi himself.
The Music of MOTHER streaming concert takes place June 22nd, 2024 from 8:00~10:00 PM Japan time. Sales methods and timelines vary by ticket type and tickets must be purchased in order to watch the stream. Tickets will go up for sale June 4th and will be available until July 7th, 2024. There will be special tickets that come with bonus goodies as well, but those are only available to purchase until June 17th, 2024.
Last but not least, here are the countries from which people can enjoy the streaming concert from:
Japan / Brazil / Germany / Hong Kong / Korea / Macau / Mexico / Singapore / Taiwan / Thailand / the United Kingdom / United States of America / Canada / Italy / Spain / France / Australia / New Zealand / Malaysia / Peru
UPDATE: Some official merch for this concert has been revealed, and it will go up for sale on June 4th, 2024, the same date when tickets go live. The merch collection above includes both t-shirts and towels. As far as we know, the only way to get these items is to purchase them through the concert website or at the concert itself.
