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Updated · Video Games Chronicle · Aug 25
Stage Tour Launches Dec. 10 With 45 Songs and £99.99 Guitar Controller
Updated
Updated · Video Games Chronicle · Aug 25

Stage Tour Launches Dec. 10 With 45 Songs and £99.99 Guitar Controller

3 articles · Updated · Video Games Chronicle · Aug 25

Summary

  • December 10 is the release date for Stage Tour, revealed at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 alongside a new trailer and a launch lineup of 45 confirmed songs.
  • RedOctane will ship the rhythm game with branded plastic instruments: a £99.99 Kramer guitar, a £179.99 drum kit, and wired or wireless microphones, with the wired USB mic priced at £17.99.
  • Stage Tour itself costs £34.99, while a game-and-guitar bundle is £119.99; officially licensed Gibson guitar controllers start at £109.99.
  • Quickplay and Practice return alongside new modes including Judgements, Karaoke, and Tour Mode, as the project leans on developers who worked on the original Guitar Hero games.
  • The reveal positions Stage Tour as a modern revival of peripheral-based music games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band, with more songs still to be announced before launch.

Insights

With hardware costing up to $200, can Stage Tour revive the rhythm genre without repeating the plastic e-waste crisis of the 2000s?
How will Stage Tour's new roguelite campaign mode fundamentally change the way we experience classic music games this December?
Will the inclusion of keyboard and gamepad support make the expensive plastic instruments obsolete for competitive rhythm gamers?