'Tubecon', the largest influential youtubers' convention in Europe, arrives in Madrid

On February 18, Madrid will host at the Barclaycard Center in Madrid the largest convention of ‘youtubers’ in Europe: ‘Tubecon’. Unlike other types of events with ‘youtubers’, ‘Tubecon’ is an event designed and promoted by the community of creators itself with the aim of giving visibility to the ‘youtuber’ movement to all audiences, as well as putting audiovisual creators in contact , followers and professionals of the sector. There are already more than a hundred Spanish youtubers involved in the activities of this convention, although participation remains open to all interested creators who register on the official website. a diverse and broad sample of the creativity, activities and styles that have proliferated on YouTube. For which there will be different areas and panels in which gamers, booktubers, musicians, etc. will participate. with workshops and open conversations with other creators, professionals and followers, addressing issues related to new generation audiovisual creation. Some of the ‘youtubers’ that will participate in the ‘Tubecon’ in Madrid in February. Photo: TubeconDirect contact with fans is another of the strengths of the event that will feature Meet & Greets (in-person encounters) with well-known youtubers. Access to these meetings will be raffled among those attending the event registered on the official website.The venue will have a main stage where, in addition to performances, demonstrations, challenges and musical numbers designed by the ‘youtubers’ themselves, there will be a award ceremony to those creators chosen by the community of ‘youtubers’ based on good work and creativity, and voted on by the audience.’Tubecon’ arrives in Spain after its growing success in various European countries. The first edition of this convention, founded on the initiative of the Finnish ‘youtubers’ themselves, was held in Helsinki in 2014 with the attendance of 5,000 people. In the second year, ticket sales rose to 10,000. In the last edition (August 2016) the figure of 19,000 seats sold was reached.