Charli XCX to perform at virtual Stranger Things concert
Live From The Upside Down will stream this June
Stranger Things is set to return to our screens from 27th May for a fourth and final season. So far the excitement has been built with photos and a trailer having been released, along with one of the cast teasing that this will be the "most bizarre" season yet. It's now been announced that to celebrate the release of the new series, a virtual concert called Live From The Upside Down will take place this summer.
The concert will include performances from Charli XCX, Soft Cell, The Go-Gos and Corey Hart, and will be available to stream on 23rd June.
Charli took to Instagram to share her excitement about the concert, posting a promotional video and saying: 'okkkk v exciting coz i’m taking a trip to another dimension with @doritos & @strangerthingstv. 🎆 i’m gonna be doing a v special throwback virtual show in a v special location with @softcellhq @coreyhartofficial and @officialgogos.' (sic)
Earlier this year Charli released her hit dance-floor filler 'Beg For You' with Rina Sawayama, as well as her fifth studio album 'CRASH'. As well as her Stanger Things concert performance, fans of the 'Boom Clap' singer will have the chance to watch her live as she is currently on her 'Crash' world tour, with shows across the UK throughout May.
Netflix has partnered with Doritos to create the special Live From The Upside Down concert, and you can find out how to register to watch the concert from the official event website.
Watch the trailer for Stranger Things 4:
Season 4 of Stranger will have nine episodes split across two volumes, with the first being released on 27th May and the second coming out on 1st July.
The show's creators, The Duffer Brothers, have spoken about potential spin-off shows which could be created after the final season wraps up, and talking to SFX, Matt Duffer said: "We have some ideas. In terms of if we were to do any sort of spin-off, or any continuation of Stranger Things, for us the bar was always ‘Is the idea exciting enough that we feel the pull of wanting to do it again?'"
Ross Duffer also commented: "The key for us is that it needs to feel like its own distinct thing, not that we’re just retreading what we’ve already done," and added: "I do think we have something pretty exciting, so we’ll see."
While we patiently wait for season 4 to drop, you can watch seasons 1-3 of Stranger Things on Netflix.
Check out these facts about Stranger Things that you probably didn't know:
1)
To help sell the show, the Duffers edited a mock 'trailer' combining clips from over 25 feature films, including E.T., Nightmare on Elm Street, Super 8 and Halloween.
2)
The composers of the Stranger Things soundtrack (Michael Stein and Kyle Dixon) were two members of an Austin synth band called SURVIVE; their music was featured in the soundtrack of the film The Guest.
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Michael Stein and Kyle Dixon have written over 13 hours of music for the show.
4)
Winona Ryder wanted her hairstyle modeled after Meryl Streep's hair in Silkwood.
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The title sequence was inspired by the work of Richard Greenberg, who designed a number of classic 80s title sequences including Alien, Altered States, Superman and The Goonies - which starred a young Sean Astin, who later appeared in Stranger Things as Joyce's boyfriend Bob Newby.
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Winona Ryder and Matthew Modine (Dr. Martin Brenner) have appeared together once before, in the music video for Roy Orbison's 'A Love So Beautiful'.
7)
Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin) and Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas) have both acted on Broadway. Gaten played Gavroche in Les Miserables and Caleb played Young Simba in The Lion King. The two boys knew each other but they didn't become close friends until after working on Stranger Things.
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Charlie Heaton (Jonathan Byers) and Millie Brown (Eleven) are both from the UK. Charlie is from Bridlington, East Yorkshire, and Millie is from Bournemouth, Dorset.
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To help sell the show, the Duffers created a 'look book' which was designed in the style of a vintage Stephen King novel.
10)
Gaten's voice changed so much by the time production ended that the sound team were unable to use him for additional dialogue recording.
11)
Although the show was shot digitally on the RED Dragon, a layer of real film grain was applied to help achieve a more vintage look.
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It was Caleb's request to wear a camouflage bandana in the show; he wears it for the final three episodes.
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The monster was achieved through a combination of prosthetics, animatronics, performance and CG.
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The toddlers on set were very scared by the 'monster', but they were calmed when told that he was just like the monsters in Monsters Inc.
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Finn Wolfhard, who plays Mike Wheeler, is a film buff and wants to be a director when he grows up. He is a particular fan of Sam Raimi's early work.
16)
The gang really did create a salt bath, and Millie Bobby Brown actually floated - there were no effects used! To get Millie to float in a kiddie pool, twelve hundred pounds of epsom salt were dissolved into the water.
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Before starting the show, the writers all watched (or rewatched) a large list of films, including E.T., Stand By Me, The Goonies, The Thing and A Nightmare on Elm Street.
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Millie had to shave most of her hair off for the show and as can be expected of any 11-year-old girl this was a terrifying prospect. The Duffers showed her how cool Charlize Theron looked in Mad Max: Fury Road after which Millie agreed to it.
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The Duffers had all the boys audition with scenes from Stand By Me.
20)
Hopper's trailer was purchased by the art department for $1.
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For some of the laboratory scenes, Millie (Eleven) was fully submerged in an underwater immersion tank. She was able to breathe by wearing a Sea Trek helmet, which weighs approximately 70 lbs above water; it weighs 15 lbs beneath the surface of the water. The helmet was designed for shallow 'underwater walking'.
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To direct Millie while she was underwater, the Duffers communicated with her through a small radio in her ear.
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