Minecraft:Minecraft Live

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Minecraft Live logo

Minecraft LIVE (formerly MINECON Earth and MINECON Live) is a multiannual livestreamed event that features news about Minecraft:Minecraft updates and other aspects of the franchise. The official Minecraft Live web page is available at minecraft.net/live.

Prior to 2025, the event took place annually.

There is often a pre-show and an aftershow, with the latter being called The Deep Dig.

List of events

Event	Format	Date	Length	Venue	Summary
Minecraft:MINECON Earth 2017	Performed Live and in-person	November 18, 2017	01:51:37	Center Stage, Atlanta, Georgia, USA	Revealed Minecraft:Update Aquatic for 1.13 update.
Minecraft:MINECON Earth 2018		September 29, 2018	03:56:57	Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom	Revealed Minecraft:Village & Pillage for 1.14 update. Revealed first hands-on and gameplay of the new spinoff game - Minecraft:Minecraft Dungeons.
Minecraft:MINECON Live 2019		September 28, 2019	02:57:14	Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, USA	Revealed more Minecraft:Buzzy Bees contents for the 1.15 update, featuring honeycomb blocks and honey blocks. Revealed Minecraft:Nether Update for the 1.16 update, featuring 3 new biomes in the Nether: Red Netherwart (Minecraft:Crimson Forest), Blue Netherwart (Minecraft:Warped Forest) and Soul Sand Valley. New blocks such as target block. New mobs such as piglins and piglin beasts (hoglins). Revealed first hands-on and gameplay of the new spinoff game - Minecraft:Minecraft Earth. Revealed character creator for Bedrock Edition.
Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2020	Performed Live	October 3, 2020	02:13:54	Annexet, Stockholm, Sweden	Marked 10 years of Minecraft:MINECON and marked the return of Mob Vote since 2017. Revealed Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs for the 1.17 update, featuring revamped cave generation, dripstone caves, lush caves, Minecraft:copper, Minecraft:amethyst and telescope (Minecraft:spyglass). New mobs such as axolotls. Added incorporates features from the 2019 Biome Vote, including new Minecraft:mountains generation, powder snow, and goats. Announced creator's features for making add-ons.
Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2021		October 16, 2021	02:15:26		Revealed Minecraft:The Wild Update for the 1.19 update, featuring the finalized deep dark content (originally planned for Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs), mangrove-related content such as its biome, wood set, propagule and Minecraft:mud. New mobs such as tadpoles and frogs, come in 3 different variants. Revealed Caves & Cliffs - Part II for the 1.18 update, with revamped cave generation, new mountains generation and improved world generation. (originally planned for Caves & Cliffs - Part I). Revealed Minecraft Java and Bedrock Edition coming to Xbox Game Pass. Revealed the 2021 Mob Vote winner - the Minecraft:Allay, which will later be added with Minecraft:The Wild Update.
Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2022		October 15, 2022	01:51:37		Revealed gameplay content for the 1.20 update (later named Minecraft:Trails & Tales), featuring new bamboo set, hanging signs, chiseled bookselves and the camels. Revealed first hands-on and gameplay of the new spinoff game - Minecraft:Minecraft Legends. Revealed Minecraft Dungeons: Season 3 - Fauna Faire. Revealed the 2022 Mob Vote winner - the Minecraft:Sniffer, which will later be added with the Minecraft:Trails & Tales update.
Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2023	Pre-recorded Live	October 15, 2023	01:10:43	Mighty Media Studios, Bellevue, Washington, USA	Revealed gameplay content for the 1.21 update (later named Minecraft:Tricky Trials), featuring the trial chambers, new decorative blocks (copper and tuff variants), the trial spawner, the Minecraft:breeze and the Minecraft:crafter. Revealed Minecraft Legends 1.18.14350 and "BBC Planet Earth III" DLC for Minecraft Education. Revealed the 2023 Mob Vote winner - the Minecraft:Armadillo, which will later be added with the Minecraft:Armored Paws drop.
Minecraft:Minecraft LIVE 2024		September 28, 2024	31:53	Mojang Headquarters, Stockholm, Sweden	Revealed gameplay content for the Winter Drop 2024 (later named Garden Awakens), featuring the Minecraft:creakings and pale garden biome. Revealed Minecraft:Bundles of Bravery drop including Hardcore mode for Bedrock Edition and bundles. Revealed more scences and exclusive information regarding Minecraft:A Minecraft Movie. Revealed more information regarding Minecraft:Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue. Had the first Minecraft:Villager News since MINECON Live 2019.
Minecraft:Minecraft LIVE – March 2025		March 22, 2025	26:47		Revealed gameplay content for Chase the Skies, featuring the Minecraft:dried ghasts, Minecraft:ghastlings, Minecraft:happy ghasts, Minecraft:harnesses and the player locator bar. Revealed the name of the Spring drop 2025: Minecraft:Spring to Life, as well as its release date: March 25, 2025. Revealed the visual upgrade Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals coming to both Java and Bedrock Edition. Revealed a new Bedrock Edition live event server based on Minecraft:A Minecraft Movie as well as earning a cape. Revealed more scences and exclusive information regarding Minecraft:A Minecraft Movie.
Minecraft:Minecraft LIVE – September 2025		September 27, 2025	25:59		Revealed gameplay content for the Minecraft:Mounts of Mayhem, this time revealing its name too for the first time: Mounts of Mayhem, featuring the Minecraft:nautilus, the Minecraft:zombie nautilus, Minecraft:nautilus armor, the Minecraft:spear, and the addition of the Minecraft:zombie horses to Minecraft:Survival. Revealed the release date of Minecraft:The Copper Age drop: September 30, 2025. Revealed the Dragon Ball Minecraft:DLC for the Marketplace.
Minecraft:Minecraft LIVE – March 2026		March 21, 2026	21:22		Revealed gameplay content for Minecraft:Chaos Cubed, featuring the Minecraft:sulfur caves, the Minecraft:cinnabar and Minecraft:sulfur family of blocks, and the Minecraft:sulfur cubes. Revealed the release date of Minecraft:Tiny Takeover drop: March 24, 2026. Announced the sequel of Minecraft:Minecraft Dungeons, Minecraft:Minecraft Dungeons II.
Minecraft LIVE – May 2026	Conventional Live and in-person (similar to MINECON) mixed with some pre-recorded segments	May 30, 2026	06:36:09 (including The Midoffs: Live pre-show) 29:15 (only main show)	Rotterdam Ahoy Convention Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Revealed the release date of Minecraft:Chaos Cubed drop: June 16, 2026. Revealed further information on Minecraft:Minecraft Dungeons II. Including concept art, as well as the main antagonist, the Twisted Warden. Revealed the sequel of Minecraft:A Minecraft Movie: Minecraft:A Minecraft Movie Squared. Two new characters were announced: Alex (played by Kirsten Dunst) and an unannounced character played by Matt Berry. A Minecraft Movie build challenge for the community was also announced. Revealed gameplay content for Minecraft:Wilderness Bound, featuring the Minecraft:dappled forest, Minecraft:poplar set. A new Minecraft:abandoned camp structure and the accompanying Minecraft:wool slabs and Minecraft:wool stairs.

Format

MINECON Earth / MINECON Live

• Initially organized as live events filmed in front of an audience featuring guest appearances, interactive audience participation, diverse panels, and mini-games.  

• Locations varied, with the events held in different parts of the world.  
• Livestreams often ran for about 1-3 hours.

2017 – 2018

• Minecraft:MINECON was broadcast live globally for the first time with MINECON Earth, allowing people from around the world to tune in.

2019

• MINECON Earth was renamed to MINECON Live, clarifying its distinction from the new spinoff game, Minecraft:Minecraft Earth.

Minecraft Live

2020 – 2021

• MINECON Live was renamed to its current name, Minecraft Live.
• Initially planned as a live event running alongside Minecraft:Minecraft Festival, but the latter was delayed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  

• Livestreams often ran for about 1-2 hours and still performed live, but without an audience due to the pandemic.

• Content included previews of new updates, behind-the-scenes insights, Q&A sessions, and news from the Minecraft franchise.

2022

• Community votes shifted from X (formerly Twitter) to official platforms like the Minecraft:Minecraft Launcher, Minecraft:minecraft.net, and annual Bedrock Edition live event servers, expanding accessibility.  

• Updates were shared incrementally to address past mistakes, offering a glimpse into the progress rather than complete plans upfront.

2023

• Transitioned from live performance to a pre-recorded show, but still acting like a live performance. However, the livestream was still controlled live, rather than being a pre-recorded and edited video that was later broadcast as a livestream.

• Livestreams became more brief, focusing primarily on franchise updates and announcements.

2024

• Fully switched to a pre-recorded show.
• Introduced an overhauled, scripted format taking place at Minecraft:Mojang Studios H.Q. in Stockholm, Sweden.
• Livestreams are prerecorded and run for around an hour; the main show is a half hour.
• Minecraft:Lydia Winters made her final appearance as host before departing from Mojang Studios in October 2024.
• Community votes were retired from Minecraft Live.

2025 – May 2026

• Minecraft Live is officially styled as "Minecraft LIVE".

• A new after-show, The Deep Dig, was introduced, featuring Minecraft:Vu Bui as the host and Minecraft developers and creators discussing and showcasing the new features. Following Lydia Winters quitting Mojang Studios, there is no longer a designated host for the main show.
• Minecraft Live is now a biannual event, with 2 shows a year in spring and fall.
• The community pre-show was shortened from around 30 minutes to 15 minutes.

• The format emphasized delivering updates and announcements for the Minecraft franchise.

May 2026

• It was described as a "bonus" and "special" Minecraft Live event, and was held live at Minecraft:TwitchCon Rotterdam 2026.

• This was the first Minecraft Live to mark the return of an actual live broadcast since Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2022 (albeit a very small section), following the switch to pre-recorded form beginning with Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2023.
  • Consequently this was also the first Minecraft Live to be an in-person live show since MINECON Live 2019, being held at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium.
  • Additionally this was also the first Minecraft Live to be broadcasted live from a convention since Minecraft:MINECON 2016, that were held at the Anaheim Convention Center.

Community Vote

Template:MainThe Community Vote was an annual event and community poll that took place during or just before Minecraft LIVE events.

It allowed viewers to vote for a new Minecraft:mob or Minecraft:biome to be added to the game in a future update.

Developer speakers

According to Minecraft:Ulraf, the developers that make an appearance at a given Minecraft LIVE to announce new features are usually the developers of said features, though occasionally this isn't the case to give different developers the opportunity to appear.<ref> https://youtu.be/2cxUNoWNy50?t=8767</ref>

Incidents

2022

The pre-show started 6 minutes late, beginning at 15:36 UTC rather than its scheduled start time of 15:30 UTC. During the delay, the intermission screen's audio was cut unexpectedly, then the Minecraft Live theme song began playing for 3 seconds and then cut unexpectedly again.

2026

{{#lsth:Minecraft Live – May 2026|Incident}}

Gallery

Logos

MINECON Earth

• MINECON Earth 2017
  MINECON Earth 2017
• MINECON Earth 2018
  MINECON Earth 2018
• MINECON Earth Party (2018)
  MINECON Earth Party (2018)

MINECON Live / Minecraft Live

• MINECON Live 2019
  MINECON Live 2019
• Minecraft Live (2020–2021)
  Minecraft Live (2020–2021)
• Minecraft Live - Alternative 1 (2020–2021)
  Minecraft Live - Alternative 1 (2020–2021)
• Minecraft Live - Alternative 2 (2020–2021)
  Minecraft Live - Alternative 2 (2020–2021)
• Minecraft Live (2022–present)
  Minecraft Live (2022–present)
• Minecraft LIVE - TwitchCon May 2026
  Minecraft LIVE - TwitchCon May 2026

Capes

• MINECON Live 2019: Minecraft:Founder's Cape (by purchasing it in Bedrock Edition Minecraft:Character Creator for free during the time of MINECON Live 2019)
  MINECON Live 2019: Minecraft:Founder's Cape (by purchasing it in Bedrock Edition Minecraft:Character Creator for free during the time of MINECON Live 2019)
• Minecraft Live 2023: Minecraft:Cherry Blossom Cape (by joining a special Mob Vote event)
  Minecraft Live 2023: Minecraft:Cherry Blossom Cape (by joining a special Mob Vote event)
• Minecraft LIVE - TwitchCon May 2026: Minecraft:Crafter Cape (by attending the Minecraft:TwitchCon Rotterdam 2026 in person)
  Minecraft LIVE - TwitchCon May 2026: Minecraft:Crafter Cape (by attending the Minecraft:TwitchCon Rotterdam 2026 in person)
• Minecraft LIVE - TwitchCon May 2026: Builder Cape (by watching any participating Twitch partner/affiliate streamer for 5 minutes or any Game Reward-enabled TikTok livestream for 3 minutes)
  Minecraft LIVE - TwitchCon May 2026: Builder Cape (by watching any participating Twitch partner/affiliate streamer for 5 minutes or any Game Reward-enabled TikTok livestream for 3 minutes)

Intermission screens

Minecraft LIVE - TwitchCon May 2026

• A baby chicken, a pig and a cow
  A baby chicken, a pig and a cow
• 3 sulfur cubes bouncing around
  3 sulfur cubes bouncing around
• 3 baby chickens got chased by a creeper
  3 baby chickens got chased by a creeper
• baby chickens stacking up on each other
  baby chickens stacking up on each other

Minecraft LIVE - September 2025

• An oxidized and unoxidized Minecraft:copper golem
  An oxidized and unoxidized Minecraft:copper golem
• An exposed copper golem hiding behind the unoxidized golem
  An exposed copper golem hiding behind the unoxidized golem
• An exposed copper golem hiding under the Minecraft Live logo
  An exposed copper golem hiding under the Minecraft Live logo
• An exposed copper golem peeking on the top left corner
  An exposed copper golem peeking on the top left corner
• An exposed copper golem peeking on the right side
  An exposed copper golem peeking on the right side
• An exposed copper golem in the middle of the screen
  An exposed copper golem in the middle of the screen

Minecraft LIVE - March 2025

• A cold Minecraft:cow and a cold Minecraft:pig
  A cold Minecraft:cow and a cold Minecraft:pig
• A cold Minecraft:chicken in the middle of the screen
  A cold Minecraft:chicken in the middle of the screen
• A cold chicken hiding under the Minecraft Live logo
  A cold chicken hiding under the Minecraft Live logo
• A cold chicken sitting on the cold Minecraft:cow
  A cold chicken sitting on the cold Minecraft:cow

Minecraft Live (2020-2024)

• Minecraft Live 2020/2021: Blue concrete powder background and a spinning Minecraft Live logo
  Minecraft Live 2020/2021: Blue concrete powder background and a spinning Minecraft Live logo
• Minecraft Live 2022: Blinking Minecraft Live logo
  Minecraft Live 2022: Blinking Minecraft Live logo
• Minecraft Live 2023: No special animation, still image
  Minecraft Live 2023: No special animation, still image
• Minecraft Live 2024: A Minecraft:bee flying around and a blinking Minecraft Live logo)
  Minecraft Live 2024: A Minecraft:bee flying around and a blinking Minecraft Live logo)

MINECON Earth (2017-2018) / MINECON Live (2019)

• MINECON Earth 2017: Space background and a spinning cubed globe
  MINECON Earth 2017: Space background and a spinning cubed globe
• MINECON Earth 2018: Sky background and a spinning cubed globe
  MINECON Earth 2018: Sky background and a spinning cubed globe
• MINECON Live 2019: Red concrete powder background and a spinning MINECON Live logo
  MINECON Live 2019: Red concrete powder background and a spinning MINECON Live logo

See also

• Minecraft:MINECON - the original in-person convention, former of Minecraft Live.
• Minecraft:Minecraft Now - a monthly livestream, discuss and play the latest updates.
• Minecraft:Minecraft Monthly - a monthly farcical news series.

External links

• Minecraft Live | Minecraft
• Official Minecraft Live Discord server