2024 Met Gala Live Stream: How to Watch the Red Carpet Online
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Quick Answer: You can watch the 2024 Met Gala online for free with Vogue’s livestream, and the catch red carpet coverage Live from E!: Met Gala with a free trial to DirecTV Stream or fuboTV.
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The world’s most exclusive party is here. The 2024 Costume Institute Benefit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, also known as the “Met Gala,” is taking place tonight, and as usual, the gala is shaping up to be a glamorous event, with A-list appearances and newsworthy outfits in tow.
If you’re still figuring out how to watch the Met Gala online, you’ve got a couple options: both E! News and Vogue will have live streams of the 2024 Met Gala, letting you watch the stars on the red carpet as they arrive. Read on to find out how to watch the Met Gala online with a free live stream, plus everything else you need to know about the annual fashion event.
Met Gala 2024: Date, Time, Location
The annual Costume Institute Benefit always takes place on the “first Monday in May,” and this year is no different. The 2024 Met Gala will take place tonight, Monday, May 6, with Live from E!: 2024 Met Gala‘s red carpet coverage starting at 3 p.m. PT / 6 p.m. ET and going until 6:30 p.m. PT / 9:30 p.m. ET. As always, the event will be held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
How to Watch the Met Gala on TV
Looking to watch the Met Gala on TV? Tune into E!. On the channel’s Live from E! talk show, fans can watch the Met Gala red carpet live on TV (note: the actual gala is a private dinner inside the museum that is not broadcasted).
How to Stream the 2024 Met Gala Online
Luckily, it’s not too hard to watch the Met Gala online this year. Even without cable, you can watch the Met Gala red carpet online free through E! with a live TV streaming service that carries the network, like DirecTV Stream or fuboTV.
Below are a few ways to find a 2024 Met Gala live stream online.
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1. Stream the Met Gala on Vogue.com
Because Vogue is owned by Condé Nast (one of the Met Gala’s sponsors), the fashion magazine is offering a stream of the Met Gala on its website, as well as digital platforms like TikTok and YouTube. This livestream will be co-hosted by actors Gwendoline Christie and La La Anthony along with model Ashley Graham along with Emma Chamberlain, who’ll return as Vogue’s special correspondent. Head to Vogue.com on the big night to watch the Met Gala red carpet live. 5 other channels, including ABC, CNN, Discovery, Disney Channel, E!, MSNBC, Nickelodeo
2. Stream the Met Gala on DirectTV Stream
The best way for cord-cutters to watch E!’s full Met Gala coverage online is through a subscription like DirecTV Stream’s package, which offers a five-day free trial and starts at $69.99 a month after the trial. The Entertainment package will get you E! and includes more than 75 other channels, including ABC, CNN, Discovery, Disney Channel, MSNBC, Nickelodeon and others.
3. Stream the Met Gala on fuboTV
Use the fuboTV’s seven-day free trial to watch the Met Gala red carpet online free, with E!’s celebrity interviews, commentary and extensive behind-the-scenes coverage. E! will have the most Met Gala coverage online so you’ll want to take advantage of the fuboTV trial to stream the Met Gala arrivals online free.
4. Stream the Met Gala on Hulu + Live TV
Good news: Hulu + Live TV now offers a three-day free trial, meaning you can snag a test run of the streaming service to watch the Met Gala red carpet coverage free before paying the $76.99 monthly subscription. The plan comes with Disney+ and ESPN+, in addition to around 95+ channels. That comes in handy if you’re trying to watch shows that air on local networks like ABC.
5. Stream the Met Gala on Sling TV
Sling TV is one of our favorite cord-cutter services — and one of the best ways to watch the Met Gala online. The platform’s Sling Blue subscription tier gets you access to E!, and right now the live TV streaming service is on sale for $10 off your first month, so you can watch the red carpet for as low as $35 for your first month and then $45 monthly afterward.
Sling Orange + Blue includes a total of 46 popular channels, including FOX, TBS, and CNN, all in one package. Sling lets you watch the Met Gala from your phone, laptop, tablet, or on your connected TV through the Sling TV app.
Met Gala 2024 Hosts and Co-Chairs
Each year, Anna Wintour — who has put on the Met Gala since the Nineties — chooses celebrity co-chairs to host the event. This year, the Vogue editor-in-chief will be joined by co-hosts Bad Bunny, Zendaya, first-time attendee Chris Hemsworth and Jennifer Lopez, and the honorary chairs Loewe creative director Jonathan Anderson and TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew. Previous Rolling Stone cover star Emma Chamberlain also returns as a special correspondent.
Met Gala 2024 Theme, Explained
This year’s Met Gala theme is “The Garden of Time,” and attendees have been asked to make their dress inspired by the 1962 short story by J.G. Ballard. The theme coincides with the Costume Institute’’ new exhibit, Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion, which will be on display at the museum from May 10 to Sept. 2.
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The concept was created by Costume Institute chief curator Andrew Bolton, and the exhibit will spotlight 250 pieces from across four centuries, “visually united by iconography related to nature, which will serve as a metaphor for the fragility and ephemerality of fashion and a vehicle to examine the cyclical themes of rebirth and renewal,” according to the Met.
Met Gala 2024 Guest List: Confirmed and Likely Stars
The 2024 Met Gala guest list is expected to include stars like Lily Gladstone and Ayo Edebiri for the first time. Additionally, there are reports that Rihanna, A$AP Rocky, Kendall Jenner, Uma Thurman, Cara Delevingne, Sarah Paulson, Barry Keoghan and Olivia Rodrigo will be gracing the Met steps.
Designers expected to make the Met Gala guest list include Stella McCartney, Michael Kors, Tory Burch, and Tom Ford. While it’s not been confirmed yet, the Kardashians and Jenners will also most likely be in attendance.
And fashion and music fans alike are always hoping for appearances from the likes of Harry Styles and Beyonce, though none of them have confirmed their attendance just yet for 2024.
What Is the Met Gala?
The Met Gala is an annual fundraiser and opening celebration of the Costume Institute’s newest fashion exhibit. Unlike other A-list celebrity events like the Oscars and the Grammys, the prestigious Gala is not an awards ceremony. Those famous enough to be invited by Anna Wintour, the event’s chairperson, will still have to fork over $30,000 for a single ticket or up to $300,000 for a table (oftentimes, fashion labels will pay the price of a celebrity’s ticket in exchange for wearing their clothing).
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As previously mentioned, this year’s Costume Institute exhibition will be inspired by a 1962 short story by J.G. Ballard. The 1199-page tome traces the legendary writer’s career, including tales about “musical orchids, human cannibalism, or the secret history of World War III.” The book’s description aptly says the Complete Stories “evokes the hallucinations of Kafka and Borges.”
You don’t need to have read the short story beforehand, so you can just tune into the Met Gala online without cable with a free trial to DirecTV Stream or fuboTV. Use it to stream the Met Gala carpet online free on E!, and choose to continue on with a subscription or cancel before your free trial is up.
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