As real-life tours continue to be plagued by cancellations, Soulja Boy, Dillon Francis and Ozzy Osbourne turn to virtual worlds. The Metaverse Music Festival returns November 10-13 for its second year at Decentraland, an immersive digital world built on blockchain technology and owned by its users, with more than 100 artists on 15 stages. Attendance at the event will be free and a crypto wallet is not required to participate.

Set in a cyberpunk city of the future, Dillon Francis will open the festival with a “mega club” experience projected on multiple screens, while Soulja Boy will perform through a virtual avatar. The digital setup also allows for elaborate stage design. “The end [headline set] It should look like a city from the future, abandoned by…