Emerging electronic visionary and one of Americas biggest breakthrough artistes is Skrillex, following his meteoric rise to DJ superstardom we are pleased to announce details of the UK leg of his first ever world Tour which hits our shores in November.
Sonny Moore aka Skrillex is at the forefront of a new generation of artistes that refuse to be restricted by genre. The unique sound which is currently dominating dancefloors and airwaves across the globe mixes dubstep, electro, glitch and beyond. As well as smashing clubs and festivals around the world including London’s Victoria Park last week which saw him supporting deadmau5 and performing to a crowd of nearly 25,000 people, Skrillex has also made a name for himself as a highly sought after remixer and producer, having worked with the likes of Lady Gaga and Black Eyed Peas, Benny Benassi and La Roux.
His first independent 9 song EP release ‘Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites’ was released on Big Beat Records in conjunction with fellow electronic revolutionary deadmau5’ Mau5trap label, and dominated the charts last year on beatport, with the title track claiming the sites No.1 slot, the first time a dubstep track has ever done so, 8 of the songs also broke into the Top 10 and multiple tracks claimed the No.1 slots on several of the sites subgenre charts. Following its huge success, Skrillex is now back in the studio putting together his next album which is due for release towards the end of the year.
Having garnered a huge fanbase around the world, Skrillex will be performing at some of this year’s biggest festivals including Creamfields UK on August Bank Holiday Weekend and Global Gathering on Saturday 30th July. The UK tour kicks off on 16th November and includes London, Manchester, Glasgow, Sheffield, Bristol and Nottingham.
Joining Skrillex as support on the UK leg of his world tour includes Flux Pavillion, KOAN Sound and Feed Me DJ set (special guest support Glasgow).
Skrillex comments: "This is going to be an incredible tour, I wanted a diverse line-up and I wanted to showcase great music, great people, and great times!"
Tickets go on general sale 9am Friday 29th July 2011.
London Koko - Wednesday 16th November
Glasgow O2 ABC - Saturday 26th November
Sheffield Leadmill - Monday 28th November
Bristol O2 Academy - Tuesday 29th November
Nottingham Rock City - Wednesday 30th November
Manchester Warehouse Project - Thursday 1st December
buy tickets here: www.gigsandtours.com/