88bit Concert & Tour History (Updated for 2026)

88bit Concert History

88bit is the alter ego of Cleveland-based pianist, composer and recording artist, Rob Kovacs, where he performs virtuosic note-for-note piano arrangements of classic video game soundtracks mainly from the original Nintendo Entertainment System. Kovacs is one of the only pianists in the world to publicly perform some of these early game soundtracks, many of which have never been released outside of the games they’re in. By acoustically recreating early electronic music (music never intended to be performed by humans)...

All Concerts Upcoming Only Past Only

Date	Concert	Venue	Location
Jul 23, 2026	88bit Photos	Hoover Auditorium	Lakeside, Ohio, United States
Jun 16, 2026	Bit Brigade / 88bit	Mahall's 20 Lanes	Lakewood, Ohio, United States
Mar 02, 2025 – Mar 09, 2025	JoCo Cruise 2025 They Might Be Giants / Jonathan Coulton / Mollylele / Mega Ran / Daphne Always / Paul and Storm / 88bit Setlists	Nieuw Amsterdam	The Caribbean
Jan 18, 2024	88bit Super MAGFest Setlists	Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center	National Harbor, Maryland, United States
Mar 23, 2023	88bit / Rob Kovacs	Moscone Center	San Francisco, California, United States
Sep 07, 2022	Mega Ran / Slopfunkdust / 88bit / Penny The Great / The Ophelias / BLEEDER / Hypoxia	Mahall's 20 Lanes	Lakewood, Ohio, United States