'Call of Duty' fans to pack Orpheum as professional esports make Madison debut
GAYLE WORLAND
Updated
At a live esports competition, fans are "passionate, excited, cheering, chanting," says an organizer of an upcoming event at the Orpheum Theater. It will mark the first in-person, professional esports competition in Madison.
Scene from an unofficial National Junior College Athletic Association Esports competition between students from Madison Area Technical College and Crowder College playing Call of Duty Warzone 2, March 22, 2023.
The atmosphere at a live esports competition — like the Minnesota Røkkr Major II in Prior Lake, Minnesota, shown here — is a hybrid of a rock concert and pro sports event, organizers say.
The Røkkr team competes at a previous esports event in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Røkkr will travel to Madison to take on two other pro "Call of Duty" teams April 1 at the Orpheum Theater.
At a live esports competition, fans are "passionate, excited, cheering, chanting," says an organizer of an upcoming event at the Orpheum Theater. It will mark the first in-person, professional esports competition in Madison.
The Røkkr team competes at a previous esports event in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Røkkr will travel to Madison to take on two other pro "Call of Duty" teams April 1 at the Orpheum Theater.
The atmosphere at a live esports competition — like the Minnesota Røkkr Major II in Prior Lake, Minnesota, shown here — is a hybrid of a rock concert and pro sports event, organizers say.
