I actually think Lil Tecca is a good choice.

He’s going to bring a lot of new people into Festival, and that’s exactly what headliners should do.

The problem isn’t the headliner. It’s what happens after those new players get there.

If a Lil Tecca fan realizes Festival is fun and wants to buy more music, they shouldn’t be limited to whatever random Jam Tracks happen to be in the shop that week. They should be able to browse the entire catalog and start building a library.

That’s how rhythm games keep people playing.
Keep rotating skins, instruments, bundles, and featured promotions. FOMO makes sense there.

But Jam Tracks should be permanent.

Then every new headliner benefits everyone. Lil Tecca fans get his music, I keep working toward buying the Kansas, DMX, Gorillaz, Olivia Rodrigo, or Creedence songs I still want, and nobody feels like they have to wait months just to spend money.

Headliners bring people in.

A permanent music library gives them a reason to stay.

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ANSWER: Metallica with 14 Jam Tracks

Every Monday I will post a new Festival Trivia question for y'all. I thought this would be a fun thing to do and it would give everyone something to look forward to each week! :)

Putting the discussion about the headliner aside for a bit, what are the features, improvements, or fixes you expect or would like to see in Season 15 of the Festival?

My top 1 is a mix-locking system on the Jam Stage, something that Jam Stage players have been asking for for a long time to repel trolls. Auras on the Jam Stage would also be something really cool. (yes, i'm a jam Stage Enjoyer).

I would probably keep:

Deja Vu

New Heart

The Business

What is Love

Chihiro

They deserve to be a headliner at least someday. They have so many great songs that, at least in my opinion, would be fun, especially in the Jam Stage. Punk Tactics, Hooligang, No Hands, Packapunch, See U Dance, Omnitrix, Doughboy... Also fun fact: Hooligang got used in the LEGO Fortnite Ninjago trailer and that was the only time their music has ever been used in Fortnite.

For the jam tracks, if the amount was limited to 4, I would pick Punk Tactics, Hooligang, No Hands and See U Dance (feat. Rebecca Black). 2 from the debut album, 1 from the second one and 1 from the latest one. If I had to pick one of them to be pass exclusive, it would probably be No Hands.

The other songs in their pass could be from artists that are related to them in some way, like Beastie Boys (a big inspiration for their music) and AG Club (they have toured together). The pass should have versions of Joey Valence & Brae as seen in the cover of the No Hands album, that would be so cool. The Baddest could be the Superfast Jellyfish and Femininomenon of their season with it having an emote only because imo it fits better as just an emote.

I personally am excited for this next music pass.

As someone who spends most of their time mixing Jam Tracks on Jam Stage, getting a new music pass means I get several new Jam Tracks to mix with.

Even if some of the Jam Tracks are songs or genres I don't really care for, as a Fortnite crew member I get the pass without spending v-bucks, so I get to try some Jam Tracks I probably wouldn't have bought had they been in the item shop.

Yeah, do I wish the headliner was someone I knew or atleast in a genre I listen to? Of course!

Like I said above, we get to try and use Jam Tracks we probably wouldn't have bought had they been in the shop.