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Jack Webb

Fans praise Travis Scott's Fortnite debut as over 12.3 million tuned in to Astronomical Event

A Giant Travis Scot stomped around in-game (Picture: Epic Games)

The first performance by Travis Scott was, by all accounts, out of this world and fans couldn't be happier with Fortnite's latest in-game concert.

Over 12.3 million concurrent players participated live in Travis Scott's Astronomical event, an all-time record for the battle royale game.

This figure doesn't account for the number of people who may have been watching along on a stream or otherwise but suffice it to say, people online were thrilled by the surreal performance.

The previous record of players in-game was set during another live performance by Marshmello, which saw 10.7 million virtual attendees.

If you missed the show, fret not. Scott's performance is something of a tour, so there will be more performances throughout the week.

Due to the reaction online, it's safe to say that this record might be broken once more in the coming days.

Here are some of the best reactions to the event:

Lots of people were excited to see what looks similar to the old map

Seriously, people miss the old map

Successful streamers like Pokimane attended the concert

It is impressive to think this was set up from home

Epic hit the nail on the head

High praise

Of course, for all the praise there were equal amounts of complaints from players who either didn't care or wanted to point out that after this spike Fortnite will decline to its less-than-stellar player count once again.

Check our complete guide to find out how and when to catch the later performances.

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