MAGWest 2026: Full Schedule

MAGWest is a music and gaming festival featuring a 24-hour gaming hall, at least three stages of planned concerts, video game community guests/VIPs, and community-run panels. The festival runs from Friday, August 14 to Sunday, August 16. Buy your badge today!

***The schedule is subject to change!***
Make sure you check back to get the most accurate info!

PLEASE PLAN AHEAD FOR PARKING - NON-HOTEL GUESTS SHOULD PURCHASE PARKING AT PARKWHIZ PRIOR TO COMING TO THE EVENT.

Safety Issues, stop by Event Safety in the Silicon Valley Room or contact 1-833-FEST-SEC or [email protected]. Don’t forget to review our Code of Conduct.

1:00pm PDT

DJ MACHINEGOD

Friday August 14, 2026 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT

Pool Party

MACHINEGOD is an SF Bay Area based anikura DJ, playing hard dance remixes of anime and idol songs, and has played at anime conventions, nightclubs, and festivals across California. His main passion is anime horse girls and has spent hundreds, possibly even thousands more on Uma Musume.

Performers

DJ MACHINEGOD

Friday August 14, 2026 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Pool Party Pool Area

Pool Party

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

1:30pm PDT

Gwobs' Playhouse

Friday August 14, 2026 1:30pm - 3:30pm PDT

Variety Stage

Join Gwobs as we dive into Gwobs' Playhouse! What shenanigans will he get up to? Even Gwobs doesn't know, and that will be the beauty of it!

Performers

Robbie Benson / Gwobs

Robbie "Gwobs" Benson began playing piano at the age of 2, filming an EarthBound film adaptation at 7, and escorting 80 MAGWest attendees to Taco Bravo in the middle of the night at 31. Founder and bandleader of Super Soul Bros, Robbie has also performed alongside members of Tower... Read More →

Friday August 14, 2026 1:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
Variety Stage Gateway Foyer

Variety Stage

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

2:00pm PDT

Machina03exe

Friday August 14, 2026 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT

Pool Party

Have you ever wondered what it was like to be a caffeinated teenager with the 1am zoomies at an anime convention in the 2000s? Time machines don't exist yet, but we can make you feel like that! Maki brings high energy, hard drops, and deep cuts on the wheels of digital steel so you can get your y2kei on without putting 63 viruses on the family computer.

Performers

Machina03exe

Friday August 14, 2026 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Pool Party Pool Area

Pool Party

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

3:00pm PDT

Adora Blue

Friday August 14, 2026 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT

Pool Party

Adora Blue (yes, that's adorable + u ;3) is a Seattle-based DJ (and producer, activist, tiktoker, etc) you won't soon forget!

Performers

Adora Blue

Adora Blue (yes, that's adorable + u ;3) is a Seattle-based DJ (and producer, activist, tiktoker, etc) you won't soon forget!

Mainly playing eurobeat and VG remixes, she also branches out toward breakcore, kawaii future bass, hhc, and j-core, and no set of hers is complete without... Read More →

Friday August 14, 2026 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Pool Party Pool Area

Pool Party

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

4:00pm PDT

The Endless Now performance

Friday August 14, 2026 4:00pm - 4:40pm PDT

Jamspace

Members of the Endless Now are dedicated to sharing the incredible music from the Xenoblade Chronicles series. We’ll bring you a mix of faithful recreations and clever arrangements across multiple genres like surf rock and Latin rock and more!

With such a wide range of music, we draw upon an equally large team of talented performers and arrangers, Audio Mocha, Jay Kim (Ronin Op F), Ryan McGaughey, Michelle Dreyband, and Kyana.

Come join our party and together we can carry The Weight Of Life!

Performers

The Endless Now

Friday August 14, 2026 4:00pm - 4:40pm PDT
Jamspace Oak

Jamspace

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

4:00pm PDT

AniCLover DJ Block

Friday August 14, 2026 4:00pm - 6:30pm PDT

Pool Party

The SF Bay Area's underground anime rave scene, featuring sets from AniCLover DJs:

rainy
Spiritsnare
970
Kataoka
4ri b2b EggZen

Performers

AniCLover

Friday August 14, 2026 4:00pm - 6:30pm PDT
Pool Party Pool Area

Pool Party

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

5:00pm PDT

Miles Morkri

Friday August 14, 2026 5:00pm - 5:40pm PDT

POW Stage

Miles Morkri (they/them) is a Minneapolis-based media composer and musician. Their performances seamlessly weave their rhythmically cascading jazz fusion originals with surprising and unique takes on video game classics. They're joined on stage by the incredible talents of Stemage on guitar, Travis Kindred on bass, and Yusef Kelliebrew on drum set.

Performers

Claire Kwong

Claire Kwong connects art and technology to make people move. Claire has a long history of performing visuals in the chiptune community. Most recently, she performed with Rebecca Sugar and Estelle at MAGFest.

Claire also creates immersive art environments using projection and motion capture. Her games encourage people to move, communicate, and touch each other. Through her art, Claire aims to dramatize her own experiences and challenge personal and social boundaries... Read More →

Miles Morkri

Friday August 14, 2026 5:00pm - 5:40pm PDT
POW Stage Cedar/Pine

POW Stage (Main Concerts)

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

5:00pm PDT

Studio Phoebe performance & jam

Friday August 14, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT

Jamspace

Studio Phoebe is a live band that reimagines anime, Studio Ghibli, and video game music through jazz, funk, and modern styles, creating performances that highlight the artistry and cultural impact of Japanese pop culture.

Catch the show in the first half, and catch the jam in the second half!

Performers

Studio Phoebe

Friday August 14, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Jamspace Oak

Jamspace

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

5:45pm PDT

Expedition 33 Unplugged

Friday August 14, 2026 5:45pm - 6:30pm PDT

Variety Stage

Join us for an acoustic lounge set of the best of Expedition 33 sung by Michelle Dreyband with Ryan McGaughey on piano. They will be joined by Kenta Shimakawa on guitar and a choir led by Clement Cano.

Performers

Expedition 33 Unplugged

Friday August 14, 2026 5:45pm - 6:30pm PDT
Variety Stage Gateway Foyer

Variety Stage

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

6:00pm PDT

Isekai Stage

Friday August 14, 2026 6:00pm - 6:40pm PDT

POW Stage

Formed in 2022, Isekai Stage is three friends playing anime and video-game music.

It began with the three of them performing anime and video-game music at local conventions. Their debut single "SACRIFICE" marked a new chapter, venturing into original music that blends their love of Japanese and video-game music with their unique musical backgrounds. Their first EP is set to release in 2026.

Performers

Isekai Stage

Friday August 14, 2026 6:00pm - 6:40pm PDT
POW Stage Cedar/Pine

POW Stage (Main Concerts)

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

7:00pm PDT

Carington Swing

Friday August 14, 2026 7:00pm - 8:30pm PDT

Pool Party

Experiencing Carington Swing live is to be transported back to a 1930's Parisian café, but playing the music from the video games you grew up with.

Performers

Carington Swing

Experiencing Carington Swing live is to be transported back to a 1930's Parisian café, but playing the music from the video games you grew up with.

Their fiery, yet romantic style pays homage to the music of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli. Carington Swing remains faithful to the original instrumentation by featuring violin, bass and guitars, but pushes the sonic boundaries of Gypsy Jazz by mixing in the sounds of Latin... Read More →

Friday August 14, 2026 7:00pm - 8:30pm PDT
Pool Party Pool Area

Pool Party

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

7:10pm PDT

Prog XP and the Fallen Hero Players

Friday August 14, 2026 7:10pm - 7:50pm PDT

POW Stage

Prog XP is a progressive metal supergroup performing heavy modern-metal and classic prog-influenced soundtracks, led by guitarist/producer Ro Panuganti and game music veterans Colbydude, Max Sandler, and Evan Berge. For a special performance, Prog XP will be performing a handcrafted comprehensive Undertale and DELTARUNE set featuring incredible community guests and the Fallen Hero Players, conducted by Brandon L.Harnish (Ranzha) for a symphonic-rock experience with synchronized visuals and exciting arrangements to take you from Toriel's House onto the Dark Sanctuaries.

Performers

Prog XP

Friday August 14, 2026 7:10pm - 7:50pm PDT
POW Stage Cedar/Pine

POW Stage (Main Concerts)

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

8:00pm PDT

Anton Corazza

Friday August 14, 2026 8:00pm - 8:50pm PDT

POW Stage

Anton Corazza is a composer/rapper/aerophonist on game OSTs including CASSETTE BEASTS 2002, UNBEATABLE, TMNT: Shredder's Revenge, and more. He and his cool friends will play music from games he worked on and classic franchises in a range of musical styles

Performers

Anton Corazza

Friday August 14, 2026 8:00pm - 8:50pm PDT
POW Stage Cedar/Pine

POW Stage (Main Concerts)

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

9:10pm PDT

The Tiberian Sons

Friday August 14, 2026 9:10pm - 10:10pm PDT

POW Stage

The heralds of symphonic cheese metal maximalism take flight once again! This time, The Tiberian Sons are bringing you a full set of Ace Combat and Paper Mario modern prog arrangements, featuring live violin, over-the-top visuals, multiple guest vocalists and barely any time to talk. Come for the shield drop, stay for the flamenco guitar.

Performers

The Tiberian Sons

Friday August 14, 2026 9:10pm - 10:10pm PDT
POW Stage Cedar/Pine

POW Stage (Main Concerts)

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

9:15pm PDT

Triss performance

Friday August 14, 2026 9:15pm - 9:55pm PDT

Steakhouse Stage

Triss is a chiptune punk rocker based out of Oakland, CA. She writes songs about love, queerness, and stickin it to the man. When she's not shredding over 8-bit blips and boops, she's rocking the stage with her all-transfemme harcdore band, Dirty Twenties.

Performers

Triss

Friday August 14, 2026 9:15pm - 9:55pm PDT
Steakhouse Stage Spencer's Steakhouse

Steakhouse

Audience 15+
Subject Concerts

10:00pm PDT

Bayokyo Nerdcore Cypher

Friday August 14, 2026 10:00pm - 11:50pm PDT

Jamspace

Bayokyo is back with the fan favorite nerdcore cypher! Watch your favorite artists freestyle to challenges, or join in the fun yourself!

Performers

Bayokyo

There are artists who make music, and then there are artists who make culture. BAYOKYO (Bay-oh-key-yo) is firmly the latter. The Bay Area hip hop collective didn't just carve out a lane — they named it. Bay-Pop: hip hop, rock, punk, EDM, and every sound the Bay has ever claimed... Read More →

Friday August 14, 2026 10:00pm - 11:50pm PDT
Jamspace Oak

Jamspace

Audience 18+
Subject Concerts

10:15pm PDT

frogknight performance

Friday August 14, 2026 10:15pm - 10:55pm PDT

Steakhouse Stage

Glimmering, good-natured, and deeply nostalgic. The music of Frogknight takes its listener from wherever they might be, to shimmering meadows far away, or to deep dangerous caves full of wonder and despair, and of course, sweet loot. From the lowest dungeon to the highest peak, Frogknight guides you through with warm, comfy music until the end.

Performers

frogknight

Friday August 14, 2026 10:15pm - 10:55pm PDT
Steakhouse Stage Spencer's Steakhouse

Steakhouse

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

10:30pm PDT

2 Mello

Friday August 14, 2026 10:30pm - 11:10pm PDT

POW Stage

2 Mello is known for his exciting hip-hop, breakbeat and drum ’n’ bass production blends with detailed sampling and palpable dynamics. This style is most prominently featured on his Jet Set Radio-inspired albums Memories of Tokyo-To (2018) and Sounds of Tokyo-To Future (2021).

He was recently featured as a composer on Demon Tides, SantaCorps4, and the upcoming game Denshattack! He's excited for his main stage debut performance at Magwest this summer.

Performers

2 Mello

Friday August 14, 2026 10:30pm - 11:10pm PDT
POW Stage Cedar/Pine

POW Stage (Main Concerts)

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

11:15pm PDT

Slowly Crushed performance

Friday August 14, 2026 11:15pm - 11:55pm PDT

Steakhouse Stage

Slowly Crushed is a two-piece doom metal act that turns classic video game music into thunderous, dragging sludge. This specially curated live performance is one that must be seen to be truly understood.

Note: This performance may be VERY LOUD!

Performers

Slowly Crushed

Friday August 14, 2026 11:15pm - 11:55pm PDT
Steakhouse Stage Spencer's Steakhouse

Steakhouse

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

11:30pm PDT

Johnny Gioeli of Crush 40: Live Band Experience

Friday August 14, 2026 11:30pm - Saturday August 15, 2026 12:30am PDT

POW Stage

ATTENTION: This concert may reach room capacity. Arrive early to ensure entry.

Spinning onto the stage at MAGWest 2026 is Johnny Gioeli of Crush 40: Live Band Experience!

Johnny Gioeli is a singer-songwriter well known for his contributions to the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, amongst many other musical accomplishments. He’s written some of the most iconic video game songs, such as “Live & Learn” from Sonic Adventure 2, “What I’m Made Of” from Sonic Heroes, and many more! In 2024, Johnny’s beloved song “Live & Learn” was featured throughout the movie Sonic the Hedgehog 3.

Over the last 27 years, Johnny has traveled all over the world performing Crush 40’s greatest hits and celebrating the community that surrounds his music. While Johnny normally performs solo or with a guitarist, MAGWest has a unique opportunity to experience his music with a full live band – so grab your badges at our registration page to make sure you don’t miss out!

Performers

Johnny Gioeli

Spinning onto the stage at MAGWest 2026 is Johnny Gioeli of Crush 40: Live Band Experience!

Johnny Gioeli is a singer-songwriter well known for his contributions to the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, amongst many other musical accomplishments. He’s written some of the most iconic video game songs, such as “Live & Learn” from Sonic Adventure 2, “What I’m Made Of... Read More →

Friday August 14, 2026 11:30pm - Saturday August 15, 2026 12:30am PDT
POW Stage Cedar/Pine

POW Stage (Main Concerts)

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

12:50am PDT

Tee Lopes feat. Jonny Atma

Saturday August 15, 2026 12:50am - 1:30am PDT

POW Stage

Tee Lopes (Sonic Mania, TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge, streets of Rage 4) brings his signature blend of video game music and dancefloor energy to the stage in a special live DJ set featuring Jonny Atma (GaMetal) on percussion!

Performers

Jonny Atma

Hello! I'm Jonny Atma and I remake game music for everyone to enjoy. :)

Tee Lopes

Tee Lopes (Sonic Mania, TMNT: Shredder's Revenge, streets of Rage 4) brings his signature blend of video game music and dancefloor energy to the stage in a special live DJ set featuring Jonny Atma (GaMetal) on percussion!

Website | Instagram | YouTube | Twitter | Facebook | Spotif... Read More →

Saturday August 15, 2026 12:50am - 1:30am PDT
POW Stage Cedar/Pine

POW Stage (Main Concerts)

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

10:00am PDT

Co-Op Choir Community Rehearsal

Saturday August 15, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am PDT

Jamspace

Join us as we start your Saturday with some choral singing. We’ll start with a Pokemon warm up and then get right into some Undertale music arranged especially for Co-Op Choir! We also can’t have a choir session without Expedition 33, so we'll do some of that, too. After our rehearsal we will conclude with a short performance at 11:30.

Limited sheet music will be provided, so if you have a digital device please use it for your music. You can download all the sheet music ahead of time here:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jgNygw971R-LFxHaCbc4V2Anc3WcbE5R?usp=drive_link

All levels are welcome!

Performers

Co-Op Choir

The Co-op Choir is an ensemble formed only for MAGWest where anyone can join in the choral singing fun to perform songs from a variety of games, anime, and beyond!

Saturday August 15, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am PDT
Jamspace Oak

Jamspace

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

11:00am PDT

Robbie Benson and friends poolside jam

Saturday August 15, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm PDT

Pool Party

Come hang out with Robbie Benson and some of the Soul Bros crew as they jam along to some sweet videogame tunes!

Guests

George "The Fatman" Sanger

Game Audio Professional

Surprise guest alert, George Sanger is back to party at the poolside! Catch him at the pool set or say hello if you see him around the event!

Internationally known as The Fat Man, George Alistair Sanger’s influence is hard to overestimate. Through his work, his writings, the founding of think-tanks, organizations and communities, this “legendary game audio guru’s” fingerprints are all over much of what it... Read More →

Performers

Robbie Benson / Gwobs

Saturday August 15, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm PDT
Pool Party Pool Area

Pool Party

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

11:30am PDT

Co-Op Choir Mini Performance

Saturday August 15, 2026 11:30am - 11:50am PDT

Jamspace

Come hear some Undertale (and more!) tunes sung by the Co-op Choir – a group that comes together with people who just want to do some singing at MAGWest!

Performers

Co-Op Choir

The Co-op Choir is an ensemble formed only for MAGWest where anyone can join in the choral singing fun to perform songs from a variety of games, anime, and beyond!

Saturday August 15, 2026 11:30am - 11:50am PDT
Jamspace Oak

Jamspace

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

12:00pm PDT

Ultra Combo Community Jam

Saturday August 15, 2026 12:00pm - 2:00pm PDT

Jamspace

Ultra Combo's house band is leading a jam with local performers from the community and MAGWest attendees. Come out and listen to some great tunes or take to the stage for a turn!

Ultra Combo is one of the longest-running VGM jams in the country! Founded in April 2023, the Ultra Combo house band has hosted over 40 monthly local jams, performed at events such as MAGFest/West, GDC, and Game Over Oakland, and is working on its second album distributed by Materia Records. Ultra Combo is all about fostering a welcoming jam environment for music and games nerds of all backgrounds!

Performers

Ultra Combo

Ultra Combo is one of the longest-running VGM jams in the country! Founded in April 2023, the Ultra Combo house band has hosted over 40 monthly local jams, performed at events such as MAGFest/West, GDC, and Game Over Oakland, and is working on its second album distributed by Materia... Read More →

Saturday August 15, 2026 12:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Jamspace Oak

Jamspace

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

12:35pm PDT

The Dread Halla Tavern Performance

Saturday August 15, 2026 12:35pm - 1:20pm PDT

Variety Stage

The Dread Halla Tavern is a bardcore folk music project based on the characters and stories of the Dragon Age series.

Performers

The Dread Halla Tavern

Saturday August 15, 2026 12:35pm - 1:20pm PDT
Variety Stage Gateway Foyer

Variety Stage

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

1:00pm PDT

Alice Knows Karate

Saturday August 15, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm PDT

Pool Party

AKK is the solo brainchild of Keiko Takamura, vocalist in @crashfaster and architect of debut album Fablewave Deluxe, a dreamy synth-pop universe built on indie games, fairy tales, and pure vibes. But don't let that fool you: when Keiko steps into the DJ booth, the magical girl gloves come off. Expect a face-melting collision of blistering chiptunes and her own original music as 8-bit chaos meets Fablewave sorcery.

Performers

Alice Knows Karate

Saturday August 15, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm PDT
Pool Party Pool Area

Pool Party

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

1:30pm PDT

TV-MA

Saturday August 15, 2026 1:30pm - 2:00pm PDT

Pool Party

Electro-Acoustic Cabaret. Apocalypse-Core Rock Star. Music for the Final Act

Performers

TV-MA

TV-MA is a transmasculine producer, composer, and performer from Los Angeles, CA. TV likes to describe their music as "apocalypse core" or "alternative cabaret" - music that feels like the beginning of the final act of a play. On stage, he is known for his theatrics, performing atypical... Read More →

Saturday August 15, 2026 1:30pm - 2:00pm PDT
Pool Party Pool Area

Pool Party

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

2:20pm PDT

School of Rock San Jose performance

Saturday August 15, 2026 2:20pm - 4:10pm PDT

Jamspace

Come by and watch the next generation of musicians take to the stage with School of Rock San Jose!

School of Rock is a performance-based music school for kids aged 6 and up, located off of Almaden Expressway. Since 2013, we have been training San Jose's next generation of rock and roll stars. Our School of Rock House Band, representing the best of our students, must audition to be selected for the exclusive opportunity to perform a mix of epic rock songs for the greater San Jose area. Our students played overseas at Rock in Rio during the summer so they are as prepared for big crowds as they are for intimate performances.

Performers

School of Rock

School of Rock is a performance-based music school for kids aged 6 and up, located off of Almaden Expressway. Since 2013, we have been training San Jose's next generation of rock and roll stars. Our School of Rock House Band, representing the best of our students, must audition to... Read More →

Saturday August 15, 2026 2:20pm - 4:10pm PDT
Jamspace Oak

Jamspace

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

2:30pm PDT

Bi Score

Saturday August 15, 2026 2:30pm - 3:10pm PDT

Pool Party

Bi Score is VGM’s most annoying power couple! Ian Cowell and Carrie Wood are a duo dedicated to showcasing the funkiest takes on video game tunes, ranging from classics to cult fan faves. Their irreverent, playful style combines with high-energy live performances for a VGM experience like no other!

https://www.instagram.com/biscoreband

Performers

Bi Score

Saturday August 15, 2026 2:30pm - 3:10pm PDT
Pool Party Pool Area

Pool Party

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

3:00pm PDT

Super Mario Bros Rescore

Saturday August 15, 2026 3:00pm - 5:00pm PDT

Steakhouse Stage

The only thing better than Super Mario Bros 1993 is seeing the movie with a live rescore, just like in the silent film days!

Live re-score performed by members of crashfaster and Delorean Overdrive.

Performers

Delorean Overdrive

Saturday August 15, 2026 3:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Steakhouse Stage Spencer's Steakhouse

Steakhouse

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

3:30pm PDT

PJ DJ

Saturday August 15, 2026 3:30pm - 4:20pm PDT

Pool Party

PJ DJ is an open format deejay born and raised in the Bay Area. One of the founding members of CREWDEM, PJ plays a unique blend of deep cuts for the vibers and party anthems for the dancers.

Coming at you with a special "PlayStation Jungle" themed DJ set, get ready for some jazzy low polygon flying thru outer space breakbeats.

Performers

PJ DJ

Saturday August 15, 2026 3:30pm - 4:20pm PDT
Pool Party Pool Area

Pool Party

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

4:30pm PDT

Floating Continent performance

Saturday August 15, 2026 4:30pm - 5:10pm PDT

Jamspace

Despite being named for one of the most generic of gaming tropes, Floating Continent brings out-of-the-box sounds to deep-cut slices of the VGM pie, transforming them into singable epics and danceable bangers (often both at once). Hailing from Sacramento, CA, these genre-bending weirdos are constantly moving between soundscapes–orchestra and pop, prog and punk, Latin jazz and church choir–to create what has been called “a powerful and serene videogame-themed wall of sound.” Come see what surprises they have in store this time as they take over the Jamspace on Saturday afternoon!

Performers

Floating Continent

Saturday August 15, 2026 4:30pm - 5:10pm PDT
Jamspace Oak

Jamspace

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

4:30pm PDT

g3ntlebreeze

Saturday August 15, 2026 4:30pm - 5:20pm PDT

Pool Party

g3ntlebreeze is a video game composer who has made the soundtracks for games such as Castle in the Clouds, Aurelia, Bombun, Legends of Dragaea, and more.

Performers

g3ntlebreeze

g3ntlebreeze is a video game composer who has made the soundtracks for games such as Castle in the Clouds, Aurelia, Bombun, Legends of Dragaea, and more.

Website | Bluesky | Bandcamp | Twitter | Spotify... Read More →

Saturday August 15, 2026 4:30pm - 5:20pm PDT
Pool Party Pool Area

Pool Party

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

4:30pm PDT

aivi & surasshu / Sixth Station Trio

Saturday August 15, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm PDT

POW Stage

aivi & surasshu started as internet friends who fell in love by making music together. They’re now an award-winning composition duo with an unmistakable style, combining aivi’s heartfelt piano with surasshu’s kinetic chiptune sounds.

They’re most known for their composition and arrangement work for Steven Universe on Cartoon Network, the acclaimed animated series that opened doors for LGBTQ+ representation in media.

Sixth Station Trio is a classically trained piano trio based in San Francisco, CA. Composed of three San Francisco natives, Sixth Station Trio debuted at San Francisco's historic Grace Cathedral in May of 2023 to a sold-out concert of 1000 people, featuring music from the films of Studio Ghibli. This catapulted them into a becoming one of the most successful trios of their generation, dedicated to blending their classical backgrounds with their passion for video game and pop music.

aivi & surasshu and Sixth Station Trio became friends through their love of animation and video game soundtracks. Come join them for a back-to-back performance and special collaboration!

Performers

aivi & surasshu

Claire Kwong

Sixth Station Trio

Sixth Station Trio is a classically trained piano trio based in San Francisco, CA. Composed of three San Francisco natives, Sixth Station Trio debuted at San Francisco's historic Grace Cathedral in May of 2023 to a sold-out concert of 1000 people, featuring music from the films of... Read More →

Saturday August 15, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm PDT
POW Stage Cedar/Pine

POW Stage (Main Concerts)

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

5:00pm PDT

Masamune Performance

Saturday August 15, 2026 5:00pm - 5:45pm PDT

Variety Stage

Masamune is the brain child of Ross Mitchell and Jay Kim, bringing virtuosic violin and piano duo covers of many things VGM, anime, and more, making their debut performance with Octopath Traveler covers.

Performers

Masamune

Saturday August 15, 2026 5:00pm - 5:45pm PDT
Variety Stage Gateway Foyer

Variety Stage

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

5:30pm PDT

Bay Area Anime Music (BAAM) jam

Saturday August 15, 2026 5:30pm - 7:30pm PDT

Jamspace

The Bay Area Anime Music (BAAM) group started as a way for anime bands to form a network. Concerts and events are few and far between for anime fans outside of the occasional con, so it's difficult for anime musicians to build up credibility. BAAM works to resolve that by setting up our own events and concerts to help build a strong community of anime music fans. Our musicians tend to focus on live instrumental music playing J-Rock and J-Pop, but who knows what the future holds?

Performers

Bay Area Anime Music (BAAM)

Saturday August 15, 2026 5:30pm - 7:30pm PDT
Jamspace Oak

Jamspace

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

5:30pm PDT

Bayoyko DJ Block

Saturday August 15, 2026 5:30pm - 8:00pm PDT

Pool Party

Bayokyo Pool featuring Baylights, Da Rap Nerd, Jay Ogier, Kylie Too Smart, Kig Bid, and Ray Reck!!!

Performers

bayLiGHTS

bayLiGHTS is a nerdcore emcee hailing from San Jose, CA. Using his wide range of influences ranging from ska to alternative hip-hop, bayLiGHTS touches on topics from social anxiety to his love of The Simpsons. His debut EP, The Graduate School EP, released in 2024, and he has collaborated... Read More →

Bayokyo

Kig Bid

I am an artist based out San Diego, CA. My name comes from being an adult (rather than a big kid), while still embracing my inner child.

My artistic journey started with crayon drawings on the walls as a toddler and always packing my sketchbook wherever I went. As I got older, I started to expand my mediums to painting, mixed media, digital illustration, and graphic design. I always found joy in learning new... Read More →

Ray Reck

Ray is a multi-genre music bender with experience playing festivals, clubs, bars, conventions, art museums, and more. "I can make you dance if you want me to!" At the start of their career, Ray hosted radio shows and worked at WILD 94.9 FM, and then officially graduated SFSU in 2013... Read More →

Saturday August 15, 2026 5:30pm - 8:00pm PDT
Pool Party Pool Area

Pool Party

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

5:50pm PDT

FamilyJules

Saturday August 15, 2026 5:50pm - 6:30pm PDT

POW Stage

FamilyJules is an award-winning guitarist and arranger known for his highly electrified video game covers and hair. His work has been featured in games including Cadence of Hyrule, Crypt of the NecroDancer, The Binding of Isaac, and Rift of the NecroDancer. His intricate arrangements, technical guitar playing, and over the top stage presence, FamilyJules has become one of the most recognized guitarists in the video game music community.

Performers

FamilyJules

Saturday August 15, 2026 5:50pm - 6:30pm PDT
POW Stage Cedar/Pine

POW Stage (Main Concerts)

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

6:00pm PDT

MAGWest 2026 Cosplay Contest

Saturday August 15, 2026 6:00pm - 8:00pm PDT

Variety Stage

Join us for our 2026 MAGWest Cosplay Contest! Featuring cosplayers from all weekend, with music provided by OtakuAcoustics during the contest!

Guests

Briorë Cosplay

Cosplay Contest Judge

NorCal Cosplayer, Cosplaying Since 2012!

Linktree | Instagram

glasses.guy.cos

Cosplay Contest Judge

Just a simple man, making his way through the universe.

acosplayingtofu

Cosplay Contest Judge

20-something cosplayer from NorCal! Feel free to support me through these links!

Linktree | Instagram | Twitter... Read More →

Onecuppacoffee

Cosplay Contest Hosts

We are John and Mei, a professional cosplay couple, costume makers, and vintage dancers. We are known for our intricately handcrafted duo cosplays and original redesigns with extensive diverse experiences as emcees/hosts, judges, performers, panelists, and featured guests across events... Read More →

Performers

OtakuAcoustics

Just your friendly neighborhood acoustic nerd boi here bringing you some unique renditions of theme songs from your favorite anime's and videogames.

Linktree | Instagram | Spotify | Tiktok... Read More →

Saturday August 15, 2026 6:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
Variety Stage Gateway Foyer

Variety Stage

Audience All ages
Subject Cosplay, Concerts

6:50pm PDT

Frank Klepacki

Saturday August 15, 2026 6:50pm - 7:50pm PDT

POW Stage

Frank Klepacki is a multi-instrumentalist composer, with a career spanning over 30 years of video game history, including soundtracks from the Command & Conquer series, Dune series, Star Wars: Empire at War, and most recently, Tempest Rising.

This year at Magwest he will be performing a retrospective Setlist from a variety of highlight games from his career!

Performers

Frank Klepacki

jmr

jmr is Jeff Roberts: an electrical engineer by day, and live visualist, chiptune musician, and game audio archivist by night.

jmr's visual performances combine live coding, real-time audio reactive elements, and prepared video. jmr has performed with a variety of chiptune and vgm artists at events such as MAGFest, VGM Con, and 8static Festival, creating unique visual displays for acts like Super Strikers... Read More →

Saturday August 15, 2026 6:50pm - 7:50pm PDT
POW Stage Cedar/Pine

POW Stage (Main Concerts)

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

8:10pm PDT

Parabellum Raps

Saturday August 15, 2026 8:10pm - 8:50pm PDT

POW Stage

Parabellum Raps is a Hip-Hop and Nerdcore artist born in Washington, DC and raised in Prince George’s County, MD. Rapping, singing, songwriting, and beatmaking are his primary forms of artistic expression. His talents have manifested themselves in a number of bands, collectives, and group collaboration projects throughout his tenure as a musical creative. This year, his most recent VGM appearances include MAGFest, GDC, VGMCon, and UltraNova IV. Many of these performances have led to him sharing the stage alongside community favorites such as Anton Corazza, Yusef Kelliebrew, Lacey Johnson, TriForce Quartet, RRThiel, Los Veros, and Johnny Gioeli of Crush 40. Creating and performing music with others is his favorite part of being a member of the VGM community.

Performers

jmr

Parabellum Raps

Saturday August 15, 2026 8:10pm - 8:50pm PDT
POW Stage Cedar/Pine

POW Stage (Main Concerts)

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

9:20pm PDT

The Cybertronic Spree: ROBOT P.R.O.M.

Saturday August 15, 2026 9:20pm - 10:50pm PDT

POW Stage

ATTENTION: The POW Stage will likely hit capacity for this concert. Attendees in line will be rotated in when people leave the room. We are also simulcasting this concert to the Consoles area of the Gaming Hall downstairs for alternate viewing.

ROBOT P.R.O.M. is motoring to MAGWest, re-spooled, re-tooled and re-cooled to ensure Maximum Enjoyment! Disguised as one, big spectacular party, Robot P.R.O.M. is the Cybertronic Spree’s best chance to change history and save humanity with the power of rock. This band of transforming misfits, armed with cummerbunds and corsages, are ready to rock you with a tribute to the 40th anniversary of Transformers the Movie, alongside VGM bangers and heavy metal classics. Their mission: to overwrite your Programmable Read-Only Memories of that mediocre human prom that hardened you to the world. But will Cybertronic Spree succeed in being more than meets the eye, or will they fall into the clutches of prom cliche? With the help of the audience, surprise guests, and the coronation of a P.R.O.M. Queen, this night may very well determine the fate of humanity. Or, at least, it’ll rock your robo-boutonnieres off.

Performers

The Cybertronic Spree

ROBOT P.R.O.M. is motoring to MAGWest, re-spooled, re-tooled and re-cooled to ensure Maximum Enjoyment! Disguised as one, big spectacular party, Robot P.R.O.M. is the Cybertronic Spree’s best chance to change history and save humanity with the power of rock. This band of transforming... Read More →

Saturday August 15, 2026 9:20pm - 10:50pm PDT
POW Stage Cedar/Pine

POW Stage (Main Concerts)

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

10:15pm PDT

Dueling Pianos

Saturday August 15, 2026 10:15pm - 11:15pm PDT

Steakhouse Stage

Dueling Pianos - Presented by Bay Area Anime Music! Four of @bayareaanimemusic's finest pianists collaborate and duel with your favorite anime and VGM tunes on two pianos! You can request any song for live musicians to play, and sing along as well karaoke style if you want!

Performers include: eLEDiem Piano (https://www.youtube.com/@eLEDiemPiano)
Raid (https://www.youtube.com/@raidsrc)
Quintec Music (https://www.youtube.com/@QuintecMusic)

Performers

Bay Area Anime Music (BAAM)

Saturday August 15, 2026 10:15pm - 11:15pm PDT
Steakhouse Stage Spencer's Steakhouse

Steakhouse

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

11:00pm PDT

Lotus Juice

Saturday August 15, 2026 11:00pm - 11:50pm PDT

POW Stage

ATTENTION: The POW Stage will likely hit capacity for this concert. Attendees in line will be rotated in when people leave the room. We are also simulcasting this concert to the Consoles area of the Gaming Hall downstairs for alternate viewing.

Rapper from NJ/Japan. Mostly known for the Persona game series and anime songs such as JOJO, City Hunter, Kamen Rider etc.

Performers

Lotus Juice

Lotus Juice is a Japanese rapper, lyricist, producer, and performer best known for his work on the Persona series, including iconic tracks such as "Mass Destruction," "Burn My Dread," and "Deep Breath Deep Breath." Blending hip-hop, rock, and game music, he has collaborated with composers... Read More →

Saturday August 15, 2026 11:00pm - 11:50pm PDT
POW Stage Cedar/Pine

POW Stage (Main Concerts)

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

11:15pm PDT

Tobi Spagyric performance

Saturday August 15, 2026 11:15pm - 11:55pm PDT

Steakhouse Stage

Tobi Spagyric is a sonic alchemist crafting deep, high-vibrational containers for conscious movement. Specializing in global electronica, they utilize long, hypnotic blends to weave ancient tribal rhythms with modern frequencies. Each set is a musical portal to your philosopher’s stone—an intentional somatic journey designed to separate, distill, and reunite the mind, body, and soul in their purest form.

Performers

Tobi Spagyric

Saturday August 15, 2026 11:15pm - 11:55pm PDT
Steakhouse Stage Spencer's Steakhouse

Steakhouse

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

12:00am PDT

Delorean Overdrive

Sunday August 16, 2026 12:00am - 12:30am PDT

POW Stage

Delorean Overdrive is a high-octane synthwave band that transports listeners straight to the neon-soaked streets of the 1980s. With pulsating beats, shimmering synths, robotic vocals and a nostalgic nod to retro-futurism, Delorean Overdrive delivers an electrifying experience that blends the past and future in perfect harmony. Their music captures the essence of a time when VHS tapes and arcade games ruled, driving through soundscapes inspired by classic sci-fi, horror films, and video games. Whether you’re cruising down memory lane or revving up for the future, Delorean Overdrive will take you on a sonic ride you won’t forget.

Performers

Delorean Overdrive

Dæmon Core

Based in San Francisco, visualist Dæmon Core formerly known as Noukon) infiltrates your eye sockets with nostalgic malfunctions, tenebrous obscurities, and synthetic nebuli built into a rhythmic, abyssal textile of light, darkness, and 8-bit teletubby entrails.

Sunday August 16, 2026 12:00am - 12:30am PDT
POW Stage Cedar/Pine

POW Stage (Main Concerts)

Audience 15+
Subject Concerts

11:00am PDT

Darmock and friends performance

Sunday August 16, 2026 11:00am - 11:40am PDT

Variety Stage

darmock is a video game music multi-instrumentalist who is known for bringing the catchiest deep-cuts and hits of vgm to her shows. Joining her at MAGWest 2026 are the amazing friends and Steel Samurai bandmates, Adam and angrypolarbear! Together darmock and friends will bring you a fun and exciting show you won't want to miss! Get ready to rock!

Performers

darmock and friends

Sunday August 16, 2026 11:00am - 11:40am PDT
Variety Stage Gateway Foyer

Variety Stage

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

11:00am PDT

eclipse.xiv

Sunday August 16, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am PDT

Pool Party

eclipse.xiv is a dynamic electronic producer & composer with a focus on world-building. Born in San Francisco and active across the Bay Area, she has spent the last few years building a sprawling discography featuring 4 mainline albums. Her work reckons with the apocalyptic times we are living in, viewing human society from two perspectives. The first: San Francisco in the year 2100, geographically divided between a surveillance state and a grassroots autonomous zone. The second: an archival museum staffed by spirits and machines, set 10,000 years after the extinction of humanity. She is also an aspiring game developer, with the dream of translating the digital, video game-inspired aesthetics of her work into a full fledged indie RPG.

Performers

eclipse.xiv

Sunday August 16, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Pool Party Pool Area

Pool Party

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

11:00am PDT

Bayoyko Haki Cypher

Sunday August 16, 2026 11:00am - 1:00pm PDT

Jamspace

Just like 2025, Bayokyo is recording a live hip hop album at MAGWest right here in the Jamspace! Watch a live recording session and hey, you might even get to feature on the album yourself!

Performers

Bayokyo

Sunday August 16, 2026 11:00am - 1:00pm PDT
Jamspace Oak

Jamspace

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

11:10am PDT

Interstellar Soundscapes

Sunday August 16, 2026 11:10am - 12:00pm PDT

POW Stage

Interstellar Soundscapes is a Bay Area jazz fusion band blending the energy of rock, funk, soul, and Japanese fusion into cinematic performances filled with soaring melodies, deep grooves, and improvisation. Inspired by artists like T-Square, Casiopea, Dezolve, Chick Corea, and Weather Report—and the unforgettable worlds of Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Super Mario—the band creates music that feels like the soundtrack to an unforgettable adventure. For this special MAGWest performance, we’ll be celebrating the games that inspired us with our own original jazz fusion arrangements of music from some of our favorite video games.

Performers

Interstellar Soundscapes

jmr

Orchkeystra

OrchKeystra a.k.a. Imanuel Junaedy is a San Francisco Bay Area musician who fuses live instrumentation and DJ performance into a unique one-man-band experience. Blending classical, jazz, R&B, and electronic influences, he reimagines classic hits alongside beloved anime and video game... Read More →

Studio Phoebe

Sunday August 16, 2026 11:10am - 12:00pm PDT
POW Stage Cedar/Pine

POW Stage (Main Concerts)

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

11:50am PDT

Ray Casarez performance

Sunday August 16, 2026 11:50am - 12:30pm PDT

Variety Stage

Ray is a video game composer specializing in his background of metal, synth rock, and has produced and arranged j-rock pieces for CAPCOM, the EVO Championship Series, and One Minute Melee, and Dragon Ball Legends.

Performers

Ray Casarez

Sunday August 16, 2026 11:50am - 12:30pm PDT
Variety Stage Gateway Foyer

Variety Stage

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

12:00pm PDT

Desmond Crisis

Sunday August 16, 2026 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT

Pool Party

Desmond Crisis is a multimedia personality with a career spanning 16-bit Sega Genesis development to television hosting on the Sci-Fi Channel. A veteran of the original cyberpunk scene and founder of the Otaku Patrol Group, Desmond joins us fresh from appearances at BayCon 42 and California Extreme. He brings his curated format of the best game-inspired retrowave, synthwave, and popwave. Streaming live from MAGWest during his featured show on the legendary Nightride.FM.

Performers

Desmond Crisis

Sunday August 16, 2026 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Pool Party Pool Area

Pool Party

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

12:40pm PDT

FirahFabe performance

Sunday August 16, 2026 12:40pm - 1:20pm PDT

Variety Stage

FirahFabe is a Filipino Rondalla VGM Musician from Hawai'i, now in the Bay Area. He plays the Laud, a Filipino Mandolin that's part of the Rondalla Ensemble instruments and arranges video game music in a fusion mix of Rondalla, Traditional, Acoustic, Jazz, Rock, Experimental styles.

Performers

FirahFabe

Sunday August 16, 2026 12:40pm - 1:20pm PDT
Variety Stage Gateway Foyer

Variety Stage

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

1:00pm PDT

Orchkeystra

Sunday August 16, 2026 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT

Pool Party

Performers

Orchkeystra

Sunday August 16, 2026 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Pool Party Pool Area

Pool Party

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

1:00pm PDT

Virtual Video Game Orchestra (VVGO)

Sunday August 16, 2026 1:00pm - 2:20pm PDT

POW Stage

ATTENTION: This concert may reach room capacity. Arrive early to ensure entry.

Formed at the start of the pandemic, Virtual Video Game Orchestra (VVGO, "vee-vee-go") is an open-to-all online community of musicians producing both large-scale music cover videos and smaller-scale community albums.

Performers

Virtual Video Game Orchestra

Formed at the start of the pandemic, Virtual Video Game Orchestra (VVGO, "vee-vee-go") is an open-to-all online community of musicians producing both large-scale music cover videos and smaller-scale community albums.

Once a year, VVGO produces a live show at MAGWest! This year's c... Read More →

Sunday August 16, 2026 1:00pm - 2:20pm PDT
POW Stage Cedar/Pine

POW Stage (Main Concerts)

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

1:30pm PDT

OtakuAcoustics performance

Sunday August 16, 2026 1:30pm - 2:10pm PDT

Variety Stage

Just your friendly neighborhood acoustic nerd boi here bringing you some unique renditions of theme songs from your favorite anime's and videogames.

Performers

OtakuAcoustics

Sunday August 16, 2026 1:30pm - 2:10pm PDT
Variety Stage Gateway Foyer

Variety Stage

Audience All ages
Subject Concerts

1:00pm PDT

1:30pm PDT

2:00pm PDT

3:00pm PDT

4:00pm PDT

4:00pm PDT

5:00pm PDT

5:00pm PDT

5:45pm PDT

6:00pm PDT

7:00pm PDT

7:10pm PDT

8:00pm PDT

9:10pm PDT

9:15pm PDT

10:00pm PDT

10:15pm PDT

10:30pm PDT

11:15pm PDT

11:30pm PDT

12:50am PDT

10:00am PDT

11:00am PDT

11:30am PDT

12:00pm PDT

12:35pm PDT

1:00pm PDT

1:30pm PDT

2:20pm PDT

2:30pm PDT

3:00pm PDT

3:30pm PDT

4:30pm PDT

4:30pm PDT

4:30pm PDT

5:00pm PDT

5:30pm PDT

5:30pm PDT

5:50pm PDT

6:00pm PDT

6:50pm PDT

8:10pm PDT

9:20pm PDT

10:15pm PDT

11:00pm PDT

11:15pm PDT

12:00am PDT

11:00am PDT

11:00am PDT

11:00am PDT

11:10am PDT

11:50am PDT

12:00pm PDT

12:40pm PDT

1:00pm PDT

1:00pm PDT

1:30pm PDT

Get help with the event