GTA Online Independence Day 2020: These are all the Fourth of July week bonuses and discounts

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The GTA Online Independence Day event has been and gone for another year, firing off a series of Star Spangled displays all over Los Santos and Blaine County. By now we're pretty familiar with this annual fixture in Rockstar's online world, which allows GTA Online players to add some rare items to their arsenals and wardrobes, while also discounting other patriotic purchases to celebrate all things American independence and the Fourth of July week. Take a look below to see what bargains were available during the 2020 GTA Online Independence Day event, as we watch the long countdown ticking towards the next event in 2021.

When is the GTA Online Independence Day event

The GTA Online Independence Day event starts, unsurprisingly, around the Fourth of July each year. The bonuses and discounts are usually available for a week or so afterwards, which means you have the best part of a week to collect any promo items and rack up some extra GTA$ to boost your virtual bank account. In 2020, the GTA Online Independence Day event ran from July 2 through July 8.

What items are available during the GTA Online Independence Day event

As Rockstar explained in their 2020 announcement, Business Battles were the place to be during the Fourth of July holiday if you wanted to unlock some rare patriotic items – including the Statue of Happiness T-Shirt and the Supa Wet Beer Hat. To continue the theme, you could also get 50% off the following limited availability GTA Online Independence Day items, so if you were looking to add a Stars and Stripes emblazoned Liberator monster truck, Sovereign roadcruiser motorcycle, or something else equally patriotic then you could choose from the list below:

Liberator monster truck
Sovereign motorcycle
Musket
Firework Launcher
Vehicle Horns
Tire/Parachute Smoke
Face Paints
Clothing
MOC Liveries
Mk II Weapon Livery
Haircuts
Masks
Firework Ammo
USA Parachute Bag

As well as those GTA Online Independence Day items, you could also got a cool 70% off all Bunkers, Hangars and Facilities, 60% off Mammoth Avengers and their customisations, 50% off Yachts and Arcade Properties, and a 50% reduction on the following vehicles:

Mammoth Thruster
HVY APC
Pegassi Oppressor Mk II
Mammoth Tula
RM-10 Bombushka
V-65 Molotok
Principe Deveste Eight
Emperor ETR1
Bravado Gauntlet Hellfire
Buckingham Luxor
Buckingham Luxor Deluxe
Buckingham Swift
Buckingham Swift Deluxe

GTA Online Independence Day 2019 — (Image credit: Rockstar Games)

Finally, there were some big opportunities to earn bonus GTA$ and RP by taking part in specific events. You got double GTA$ and RP by playing through the Missile Base Series, which sent you into the depths of Mount Chiliad to take on team matches such as Every Bullet Counts, Juggernaut, Slasher and more.

Whatever your plans are, make sure to come back and check out the GTA Online Independence Day event in 2021, so you don't miss out on any great deals such as these when the next one rolls around.

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Iain Wilson

Iain is better known to many as ‘Mr Trophy’, due to his slightly unhealthy obsession with amassing intangible PlayStation silverware, and he now has over 140 Platinum pots in his virtual award cabinet. He does not care for Xbox Achievements.

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