UK chart-topping singer-songwriter George Ezra invites fans inside a virtual experience and concert, designed in the image of his latest UK number-one album, ‘Gold Rush Kid’.

George Ezra’s Gold Rush Kid Experience is hosted on Roblox, a global online platform bringing millions of people together through shared experiences. Inspired by George’s love of travel, the event will take fans on a journey through the creative drive and inspiration behind the music, with curated environments adapting and reacting in real time to songs being played. The virtual world opens today and celebrates George Ezra’s third consecutive UK number-one album, ‘Gold Rush Kid,’ which was released via Columbia Records on 10 June.

Fans who enter the Experience before the concert will have a chance to explore the contextual landscape of the new album, with the option to collect puzzle pieces around a snowy mountain-topped scene inspired by the album cover. Fans can access a chalet-style virtual merch (verch) store to collect wearable accessories that pay homage to songs on ‘Gold Rush Kid’. Items include sunglasses from the video to recent single, ‘Green Green Grass’ as well as the denim jacket that features on the album artwork.

Other notable features include a Gold Rush Plane that leads fans to points of interest around the map, a photo booth where fans can pose and take selfie-style photos alongside George Ezra’s avatar, a quiz designed to encourage map exploration, and puzzle pieces hidden in secret locations. A platformer feature, known to the Roblox community as an ‘obby’, challenges fans to navigate their way through levels by jumping over gaps and avoiding obstacles. Additionally, popular Roblox experience RoBeats will be creating custom, rhythm-based activities for five of George Ezra’s hits, past and present.

The virtual concert starts on Friday 29 July at 9am PT (5pm BST), with Ezra performing a recurring setlist, including tracks from his UK No. 1 album, Gold Rush Kid, that will repeat every hour until 11pm PT, Sunday 31 July (7am BST, Monday 1st August). The performance will see his avatar usher fans through different environments which reference each track. Fans will complete competitive and collaborative tasks concurrently with the music to earn points which can be used to purchase items in the verch store. Each concert experience will run between 15-20 mins, with fans able to participate in a short live Q&A with George Ezra’s avatar following the premier performance. The Q&A will then repeat after subsequent concerts.

Columbia Records UK artist George Ezra said: “I can’t wait for everyone to explore the incredible experience that we’ve created around Gold Rush Kid and see the album take on exciting new forms. I’ve played shows at some incredible venues over the last few years, but this is going to be completely unique and really special. See you there!”

George Ezra’s Gold Rush Kid Experience was facilitated by Sony Music UK’s creative & strategy hub 4th Floor Creative, Sony Music’s Global Digital Business Division and Columbia Records UK, and built by metaverse development studio MELON.

Dorothy Hui, SVP, Digital & Audience Development for Sony Music UK’s 4th Floor Creative, commented: “4th Floor Creative takes an insight-led approach to help our artists amplify their story. George’s music is well-loved by fans of all ages and brings people together for shared moments of joy. The vivid imagery and narrative themes from Gold Rush Kid, along with our fan insight, provided the inspiration to collaborate with MELON and Roblox on a fantastical musical metaverse experience.”

Columbia Records UK’s Caitlin Fine, Senior Digital Marketing Manager, shared, “Columbia Records has focused on super-serving George’s younger fanbase as part of our broader Gold Rush Kid marketing campaign. This concert experience was the perfect opportunity to do that, whilst also bringing George’s live experience into the metaverse. It’s been incredible to work with Roblox, MELON and 4th Floor Creative to build this world — it really feels like an authentic extension of George’s Gold Rush Kid creative and it’s been special seeing it come to life.”

MELON’s President Josh Neuman said: “We always aim to push the creative limits of immersive experiences in the metaverse, in ways that bring out the passion in fans and highlight the magic of that artist-fan connection. We loved bringing George’s vision to life and working with this team to create something interactive and ridiculously fun for George’s fans.”

Enter the Gold Rush Kid Experience here: https://georgeezra.lnk.to/roblox

Set List:
‘Anyone For You’
‘Dance All Over Me’
‘Budapest’
‘Green Green Grass’

You can find George Ezra online below:
Website: https://www.georgeezra.com/ | Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/george_ezra/ | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/georgeezramusic | YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/GeorgeEzraVEVO | TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@george_ezra

About 4th Floor Creative
4th Floor Creative is Sony Music Entertainment UK’s in-house creative & strategy hub, launched in 2018 to unite Brand Partnerships, Sync, Visual Creative, Podcasting, Digital and Audience Development.

Led by music industry powerhouse Cassandra Gracey, the London-based division works with Sony Music’s iconic labels — including Columbia, RCA, Commercial Group, Ministry of Sound, Black Butter, Relentless, Insanity — to orchestrate best-in-class activations and amplify artist and brand stories to connect with a global audience.

4th Floor Creative’s flagship projects include: LM5 The Tour Film; Mark Ronson’s ‘Pieces of Us (featuring King Princess)’, the world’s first interactive music video shot using Instagram’s Spark AR; the world’s first streaming-influenced merchandise collection for Bring Me The Horizon; Paloma Faith’s award-winning partnership with Skoda, and Production & Development of the Channel 4 music series in lockdown - Back to Mine.

https://www.4thfloorcreative.co.uk/
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About Columbia Records
Columbia Records is a premier frontline label of Sony Music Entertainment. Its roster features some of the most famous names in music history including Bob Dylan, Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen, alongside some of the finest cutting-edge artists in the world today such as Calvin Harris, Rosalía and George Ezra.

Founded in 1887, Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in pre-recorded sound and home to an array of notable singers, instrumentalists and groups. From 1961 to 1990, its recordings were released outside the U.S. and Canada on the CBS Records label before adopting the Columbia name in most of the world.

About MELON
Founded in 2017, MELON is a powerhouse development studio for the metaverse. It is creating original game properties and building some of the most innovative experiences across sports, music, film/TV, fashion and brands on the Roblox platform and beyond. MELON’s partnerships with major music labels and consumer product IP have gathered and engaged hundreds of millions of visits around the world. For more information please visit http://melonverse.com.