Epic Games hosted four Creative concert experiences in Fortnite in 2022, and now we’ve got our first of 2023. Australian rapper/singer The Kid Laroi will be the artist, and his show is arriving with a full slate of cosmetics, including two new skins, two emotes, and plenty of other fresh cosmetics–some of which will be free.
The Kid Laroi’s set of cosmetics is accompanied by two creative experiences as well: The Kid Laroi’s Wild Dreams island with an “immersive sonic experience” and the Wild Dreams Afterparty island. These islands will be available for three months, until April 27. And on top of all that you can earn some of the Kid Laroi cosmetics for free in the Kid Laroi Cup on Tuesday, January 24.
But who is The Kid Laroi and what makes him worthy of all this Fortnite love? Born in Sydney as Charlton Howard, The Kid Laroi takes his stage name from the Australian Aboriginal people called the Gamilaraay, or Kamillaroi, from whom he is descended–his grandfather was one of Australia’s Stolen Children who were taken from their Aboriginal families by the Australian government a century ago. He didn’t have the easiest childhood, growing up in tough conditions–and his uncle, a father figure in place of his often-absent real dad, was murdered in 2015.