FFXIV Fan Festival 2026 Anaheim Concert: Archive Last Call

The North American Fan Festival 2026 wrapped on April 25 at the Anaheim Convention Center, and the paid stream archive is in its last hours: both concert nights stop streaming on Sunday, May 17 at 7:59 a.m. PDT. If you bought the digital ticket and have not pressed play yet, the window is roughly sixteen hours wide. If you missed Anaheim entirely, the Berlin (July 25 to 26) and Tokyo (October 31 to November 1) shows are scheduled to follow the same paid-stream model.

Key Takeaways

The Anaheim concert archive expires May 17, 2026 at 7:59 a.m. PDT; both Keiko (Day 1) and THE PRIMALS (Day 2) come down at the same minute, per the canonical Lodestone notice.
The digital ticket is 4,950 yen plus a 770 yen system usage fee (5,720 yen total) and covers both nights — not a single 5,720 yen ticket, despite the early press copy.
Tickets were sold through tixplus.jp with a free Plus member ID; StreamPass and FanStream are the playback platforms, not the storefront.
The Day 2 surprise was Naoki Yoshida singing "Not Afraid", the M7 / M7S Brute Abominator theme, on stage with THE PRIMALS; the encore was Titan's theme from A Realm Reborn.
Chat replay on the archive is one-way — you can watch the broadcast comments scroll alongside the video, but you cannot post new ones.
Evercold (8.0) was revealed at the Anaheim keynote earlier the same day, slated for January 2027; the concerts played as its celebratory bookend.

With those highlights in hand, here is what the digital ticket actually bought and what each night delivered.

What the Anaheim Digital Ticket Was

The paid concert stream covered both Fan Festival nights for a single price. The official Paid Concert Stream Tickets page lists 4,950 yen for the ticket plus a separate 770 yen system usage fee, both tax included. Most third-party coverage condensed the total to 5,720 yen, which is where the early "ticket costs 5,720 yen" line came from.

Tickets were sold through tixplus.jp, a Japanese ticketing service operated alongside the Plus member account system. A free Plus member ID was required to purchase. The video itself was delivered through StreamPass and FanStream, both playback platforms rather than ticket vendors. Confusing the two is the most common factual snag in third-party coverage; the storefront is tixplus.jp.

Sales remained open through Saturday, May 9 at 7:59 a.m. PDT and have since closed. The archive then runs through the morning of May 17 for ticket holders.

Day 1 — An Evening of Piano With Keiko

Friday's set was Keiko at the keys for the full two-hour run, with vocalist Amanda Achen joining on several pieces and Sound Director Masayoshi Soken making multiple cameo appearances. The highlight pairing was a duet on Flow, the Endwalker character-creation theme that Keiko first performed on the Endwalker original soundtrack. The set closed on Smile from Dawntrail, sending the room into Day 2 on a major chord.

The Day 1 archive is light on rock-band staging and heavy on the chamber-recital format the Lodestone page promised — close-mic piano, restrained lighting, and a setlist tuned to the dialogue between Keiko and Achen. If you only have time for one of the two archives before the cut-off, this is the quieter listen.

Day 2 — THE PRIMALS, Yoshi-P, and a Titan Encore

Saturday was THE PRIMALS with Masayoshi Soken fronting the band, joined again by Amanda Achen and added guest vocalist Jason Charles Miller. The set leaned hard into Dawntrail's raid themes, with the most discussed moment of the weekend coming when producer-director Naoki Yoshida (Yoshi-P) walked onstage to take vocals on "Not Afraid", the theme that plays during the Brute Abominator fight in M7 and Savage M7S.

The encore reached back to 2013: Titan's A Realm Reborn theme, played straight, framed as a thank-you to long-tenured raiders. RPGFan's post-event recap captured the room reaction in detail. The setlist's centre of gravity on Dawntrail material — and the noticeably lighter Endwalker representation — reads, in retrospect, like a quiet pivot signal toward Evercold's release window.

Watching the Archive Before the Cut-Off

The archive opened on staggered timing: Day 1 (Piano) went live Sunday April 26 at 2:00 a.m. PDT; Day 2 (PRIMALS) went live Monday April 27 at 2:00 a.m. PDT. Both come down at the same instant, Sunday May 17, 7:59 a.m. PDT. Square Enix has not announced any on-demand VOD plan after that date and co-streaming was contractually banned for the broadcasts, so there is no fan-mirror to fall back on.

Chat replay went live for ticket holders starting May 2. The replay shows the original live-broadcast chat scrolling beside the video, but the comment field is read-only — you can read what other ticket holders said in the moment, but you cannot post new comments on the archived version.

What Berlin and Tokyo Will Probably Look Like

The remaining two stops in the 2026 Fan Festival cycle are confirmed by the Square Enix 2026 Fan Festival announcement: Berlin at Messe Berlin hub27 on July 25 to 26, and Tokyo at Makuhari Messe on October 31 to November 1. Both are expected to follow the Anaheim digital-ticket model — paid concert streams sold via tixplus.jp, comparable yen pricing, and a tight three-week archive window after the event.

Two practical notes from the Anaheim cycle worth carrying forward. Tickets typically go on sale roughly two to three weeks before each Fan Festival begins, so the Berlin sale window opens around early July. And the Anaheim concert benefited from the same-day Evercold reveal — Berlin and Tokyo will almost certainly debut new Evercold-themed arrangements as the expansion's January 2027 release approaches, making each stop's concert distinct rather than a repeated setlist.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I still buy a ticket to the Anaheim concert archive?

No. Sales closed on Saturday May 9 at 7:59 a.m. PDT. Existing ticket holders can still access the archive through May 17, but the storefront on tixplus.jp is no longer accepting purchases for the Anaheim event.

Will the Anaheim concert be released later as a soundtrack or video-on-demand?

Square Enix has not announced any on-demand release. Past Fan Festival concerts have occasionally seen partial setlists released on the FFXIV Original Soundtrack series, but full video archives have not historically been re-released. Plan to watch before May 17 rather than wait.

Who is Keiko and what does she play at FFXIV concerts?

Keiko Hagihara is a pianist whose work appears on the Heavensward, Stormblood, Shadowbringers, and Endwalker original soundtracks. Her Fan Festival sets are solo piano arrangements of FFXIV themes, occasionally joined by vocalists such as Amanda Achen and Sara (Susan Calloway's collaborator). Day 1 at Anaheim was her solo set.

Who is in THE PRIMALS lineup?

THE PRIMALS is the FFXIV in-house rock band fronted by Sound Director Masayoshi Soken. Members include Soken on guitar and vocals, Tsuyoshi Sekito on guitar, Michael-Christopher Koji Fox on lyrics, and a rotating rhythm section. Fan Festival appearances regularly add Amanda Achen and Jason Charles Miller as guest vocalists.

When do Berlin and Tokyo Fan Festival tickets go on sale?

Concert stream tickets typically open roughly two to three weeks before each Fan Festival begins. Berlin (July 25 to 26) will likely have tickets available around early July; Tokyo (October 31 to November 1) around mid-October. Watch the official Fan Festival 2026 hub for sale announcements.

What is Evercold and why was it relevant to the Anaheim concert?

FFXIV: Evercold is the 8.0 expansion, revealed at the Anaheim keynote on April 24, 2026. Slated for January 2027, it is set in the Fourth Reflection and introduces two play styles — Reborn (classic) and Evolved (streamlined). The concerts played as the celebratory bookend to the reveal day, with Dawntrail material weighted toward the closing themes that lead into Evercold's release.

Why did Square Enix move Fan Festival NA from Las Vegas to Anaheim?

Square Enix moved the North American Fan Festival from Las Vegas (the venue for the 2024 cycle) to the Anaheim Convention Center after community feedback flagged travel logistics, hotel pricing during convention season, and proximity to Square Enix's California publishing operations. Anaheim was a frequent community wishlist destination through 2025.

Anaheim is also a logistically denser convention environment for fans flying in — the Anaheim Convention Center campus is walkable to Disneyland and a meaningful share of attendees combined Fan Fest weekend with a Disney trip.