Over thirty-five thousand attendees packed out Melbourne Park last weekend for DreamHack
29 Apri, Melbourne — Last weekend, global gaming lifestyle festival DreamHack returned to Melbourne for its third consecutive year. A massive response from fans resulted in a record of over 35,000 attendees through the doors over the three-day festival, up from 25,851 in 2023.
Attendees flocked to DreamHack to experience a weekend full of modern gaming & pop culture content, including Australia’s first-ever hololive production concert, live stage appearances from popular podcast groups Trash Taste and Cold Ones, and world-class esports tournaments in Counter-Strike 2 & League of Legends. Elsewhere around the festival, a massive Artist Alley saw over 100 local artists showcasing their creative talent to attendees, while a record number of over 600 content creators took part in creator-focused activities including DreamHack’s first-ever Creator Summit on Friday, April 26.
A massive range of other activities took place over the Melbourne Park precinct, with Live-Action Role Play (LARP), Speedrunning, Warhammer, and Cosplay communities all featured throughout the festival. The DreamHack Expo in Rod Laver Arena showcased the latest & greatest in tech, lifestyle & gaming, with booths from brands including Kick, Intel, and Monster Energy all welcoming fans over the weekend.
“DreamHack Melbourne 2024 was an overwhelming success, and it was incredible to see so many communities from around Australia & the region coming together and sharing in an amazing weekend,” said Ben Green, Senior Product Manager, DreamHack, at ESL FACEIT Group. “A particular highlight from this year was the hololive community, who flocked to DreamHack to support hololive’s first-ever live concert in the southern hemisphere, elevating it to something truly special. The festival was an incredible success and we want to thank every community member, creator, and fan who spent their weekend with us.”
DreamHack Melbourne 2024 Extreme Cosplay Gathering qualifier results:
1st. Team Bananas : Vamprea and Vye
2nd. Tumby Cat
3rd. Nix Cosplay
DreamHack Melbourne 2024 esports results:
Counter-Strike: 2 (ESL Challenger)
1st. MIBR – [$50,000 USD]
2nd. Aurora Gaming – [$20,000 USD]
3rd-4th. Apeks – [$10,000 USD]
3rd-4th. Rebels Gaming – [$10,000 USD]
League of Legends (League of Legends Circuit Oceania (LCO) Finals)
1st. Ground Zero – [$1,2000 USD]
2nd. Antic Esports – [$7,500 USD]
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About hololive production
hololive production is a Virtual YouTuber Group that consists of talents and groups such as hololive and HOLOSTARS that focus on live streaming and content creation on platforms such as YouTube. hololive production specializes in the utilization of complex 2D and 3D character model designs for live streaming and content creation.
About COVER Corporation
COVER Corporation is an IT company which blends content creation with VR and AR technologies to carry its vision of delivering the culture of virtual streaming to the world. COVER Corporation operates hololive production, a streamer group which encompasses the VTuber groups hololive, hololive Indonesia, hololive English, HOLOSTARS, and HOLOSTARS English. Hololive production houses next-generation virtual talents whose activities include live streaming on platforms such as YouTube and interacting with fans on Twitter. The talents perform using intricate 2D and 3D avatars provided by the company. For more information about COVER Corporation, visit https://cover-corp.com/en.
hololive production, hololive, hololive Indonesia, hololive English, HOLOSTARS, and HOLOSTARS English are trademarks of COVER Corporation.
About DreamHack
DreamHack creates a world where the gaming community comes to life. The festivals, featuring everything gaming under one roof, create an arena where you can come to connect, explore, win, play a part, and be yourself through a gaming lifestyle experience. Attendees meet their favorite creators, experience professional esports tournaments, amateur and varsity gaming tournaments, world-famous bring-your-own-computer (BYOC) LAN party, cosplay championships, panels, art, activities, expo, screenings, live music, and more. DreamHack is part of ESL FACEIT Group, the leading competitive games and esports company.
About TEG Live
TEG Live is a dynamic and diverse promoter of live content operating in many genres, including music, sport, family entertainment, esports, and exhibitions. TEG Live connects millions of fans every year with unique live experiences and adds value to events with hospitality, partnership, and sponsorship services.
TEG Live is owned by TEG, a leading global live entertainment, ticketing and technology business which operates globally and includes Ticketek, Ticketek Marketplace, Ticketek UK, Ticketek New Zealand, Ticketek Malaysia, Ticketek Philippines, Ticketek Singapore, Eventopia, Softix, TEG Dainty, TEG Sport, TEG Van Egmond, Laneway Festival, Handsome Tours, SXSW Sydney, TEG Theatrical, MJR Presents, TEG Life Like Touring, Brickman, TEG Rockefeller, TEG Rugby Live, TEG Europe, Propaganda, TEG Live USA, Qudos Bank Arena, FAN+, VIP NOW, and Ovation.
About Visit Victoria
Visit Victoria is the state’s tourism, business and major events company, inspiring people to visit Melbourne and Victoria through creative story-telling and enriching events.
About ESL FACEIT Group
ESL FACEIT Group (EFG) is the leading esports and video game entertainment company dedicated to creating worlds beyond gameplay where players and fans become community. EFG is built on a legacy of world-renowned brands including ESL, FACEIT, DreamHack and DreamHack Sports Games, providing innovative ecosystems for global communities of players, fans and creators around the games they love. Working alongside leading partners, brands and global IPs, EFG operates an unmatched portfolio of live events, digital platforms and developer tools that reach and engage millions of gamers worldwide. For more information visit www.eslfaceitgroup.com.
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