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Marshmello, Liza Koshy, Collins Key To Headline YouTube Onstage Event At 2018 VidCon

For the second year in a row, a collection of stars will perform to a packed Anaheim Convention Center crowd to kick off VidCon. Marshmello, Liza Koshy, and Collins Key are among the acts who are slated for the second-annual YouTube Onstage event, which will go down on Thursday, June 21.

YouTube launched Onstage last year as away to entertain VidCon attendees ahead of two days of panels, parties, and meet-and-greets. The inaugural version of the event featured a blend of top-40 stars and YouTube standouts, and this year’s lineup features a similar makeup. Marshmello, whose official channel has more than 14 million subscribers, will serve as the headliner, while Koshy, who boasts a similar subscriber count, will also make an appearance. Key, a magician and vlogger, is back by popular demand after previously appearing during last year’s Onstage bash.

Other creators who are slated to perform include Merrick Hanna and Kyle Hanagami.

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The Arena At Anaheim Convention Center, which has a capacity of 7,500, will serve as the venue for the Onstage festivities. Tickets for the 90-minute show will be doled out through a lottery system that is open to all VidCon pass-holders. According to the Onstage website, YouTube will notify eligible entrants once the lottery opens.

As in previous years, VidCon is expected to draw tens of thousands of attendees in 2018. YouTube, for the eighth year in a row, will serve as the title sponsorTickets for the conference are still available; the cheapest option, which grants access to Community Track events, costs $150.

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