Making mobile virtual reality (VR) headsets even more social, today Oculus has launched Oculus Venues, its one-stop-shop for live entertainment including concerts, sporting events, stand-up comedy, movies, and more, all for Oculus Go and Samsung Gear VR.
Oculus Venues will give viewers the best seat in the house to watch live events, which begin this very evening with a performance from Vance Joy, live from Red Rocks Amphitheatre at 7:30 pm PT (31st May, 3:30am GMT) in partnership with AEG Presents.
The app was announced during Oculus Connect 4 last year, reappearing during the Facebook Developers Conference (F8) this month. Not only does it allow you to watch live events there are a bunch of other social features built in, such as connecting with friends and family so they can all watch a game or show together.
For a lot of these events Oculus will be partnering with specialist broadcaster NextVR – which recently launched an app for HTC Vive – which will present content like Gotham Comedy Live from NYC and Major League Baseball.
So far Oculus has detailed whats coming to Oculus Venues for the next three months:
May
- May 30 // Vance Joy // 7:30 pm PT
- May 31 // Gotham Comedy Live// 7:00 pm PT
June
- June 4 // School Night! Live from Hollywood // 8:00 pm PT
- June 6 // MLB: Arizona Diamondbacks @ San Francisco Giants // 12:45 pm PT
- June 7 // Gotham Comedy Live // 7:00 pm PT
- June 9 // Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats and The Head And The Heart// 3:55 pm PT
- June 11 // School Night! Live from Hollywood // 8:00 pm PT
- June 13 // MLB: Los Angeles Angels @ Seattle Mariners // 1:10 pm PT
- June 14 // Gotham Comedy Live // 7:00 pm PT
- June 15 // Chromeo // 6:50 pm PT
- June 18 // School Night! Live from Hollywood // 8:00 pm PT
- June 20 // MLB: Atlanta Braves @ Toronto Blue Jays // 9:37 am PT
- June 21 // Gotham Comedy Live// 7:00 pm PT
- June 22 // Everclear// 10:00 pm PT
- June 25 // School Night! Live from Hollywood // 8:00 pm PT
- June 27 // MLB: Kansas City Royals @ Milwaukee Brewers // 11:10 am PT
- June 28 // Gotham Comedy Live// 7:00 pm PT
July
- July 2 // School Night! Live from Hollywood // 8:00 pm PT
- July 5 // Gotham Comedy Live// 7:00 pm PT
- July 9 // School Night! Live from Hollywood // 8:00 pm PT
- July 12 // Gotham Comedy Live // 7:00 pm PT
- July 16 // School Night! Live from Hollywood // 8:00 pm PT
- July 19 // Gotham Comedy Live // 7:00 pm PT
- July 23// School Night! Live from Hollywood // 8:00 pm PT
- July 25 // International Champions Cup: Manchester United v AC Milan // 8:00 pm PT
- July 26 // Gotham Comedy Live // 7:00 pm PT
- July 28 // International Champions Cup: FC Barcelona v Tottenham Hotspur // 8:00 pm PT
- July 30 // School Night! Live from Hollywood // 8:00 pm PT
August
- August 2 // Gotham Comedy Live // 7:00 pm PT
- August 3 // Lionsgate Presents: Reservoir Dogs // 7:00 pm PT
- August 5 // Lionsgate Presents: Sinister // 7:00 pm PT
- August 6 // School Night! Live from Hollywood // 8:00 pm PT
- August 9 // Gotham Comedy Live // 7:00 pm PT
- August 13 // School Night! Live from Hollywood // 8:00 pm PT
- August 19 // Lionsgate Presents: Apocalypse Now // 7:00 pm PT
- August 20 // School Night! Live from Hollywood // 8:00 pm PT
- August 26 // Lionsgate Presents: National Lampoon’s Van Wilder // 7:00 pm PT
- August 27 // School Night! Live from Hollywood // 8:00 pm PT
Later this summer there will be content from Showtime, more film screenings of Lionsgate titles, new concerts from AEG Presents and live NBA League Pass games. For those updates and more, keep reading VRFocus.
via Mint VR