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YouTube Trying Out Live Streaming Concert on Web

by Terrence O'Brien on November 21, 2008 at 04:19 PM

YouTube to Try Out Live Streaming Concert
YouTube is getting ready to join the world of Webcasts, live Internet streaming shows that often come in the form of huge concert events.

YouTube Live will hit the Web streaming in real-time tomorrow, November 22, at 8 PM EST. It will feature a mix of celebrities and YouTube stars such as Esmee Denters, a Dutch singer who made her name by posting videos of herself singing pop tunes, and video blogger Katers17. The live event will take place in San Francisco with headliners Akon, Will.I.Am, and (strangely enough) the MythBusters, who we assume will be blowing stuff up live on stage. Sounds fun and dangerous.

YouTube is also asking for viewer feedback to help shape the show's content. Tay Zonday will be performing, but viewers will have to vote on a non-'Chocolate Rain' (he has other songs?) track for him to perform. They're also taking votes on "favorite political ad." Because nothing says fun like misleading attacks on a candidate after the campaign is over.

We're not exactly sure what YouTube and Google hope to accomplish with this dive into live streaming events, or exactly how they plan to pull of this, "part concert, part variety show and part party," without it just becoming complete chaos.

Certainly the strangest appearance may be from guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani, whose cheesy wrap-around shades and shaved head look would fit right in with the parade of ridiculousness from the Beamz promo video. Hey, maybe the finale will be a Beamz orchestra. We can dream can't we? [From: News.Com.Au and YouTube]

Tags: akon, music, mythbusters, video, web video, WebVideo, will.i.am, youtube

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