'Mothership UK Tour' Announced by Skrillex (November 2011)

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 month 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 Pavilion, 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.

 

 

SKRILLEX ‘MOTHERSHIP UK TOUR’ DETAILS

 

London – Koko

Wednesday 16^th November

Skrillex

Flux Pavilion

Doors: 7pm / Age: 16+ / Price: £13.50

Box Office: 0844 847 2258

 

Glasgow – O2 ABC

Saturday 26^th November

Skrillex

Feed Me (DJ Set)

Doors: 7pm / Age: 14+ / Price: £12.50

Box Office:   08444 999 990 & www.gigsinscotland.com

 

Sheffield – Leadmill

Monday 28^th November

Skrillex

Flux Pavilion

Doors: 7pm / Age: 14+ / Price: £12.50

Box Office: 0844 477 1000

 

Bristol – O₂ Academy

Tuesday 29^th November

Skrillex

Flux Pavilion

Doors: 7pm / Age: Under 14’s accompanied by an adult / Price: £12.50

Box Office: 0844 477 2000

 

Nottingham – Rock City

Wednesday 30^th November

Skrillex

KOAN Sound

Doors: 7pm / Age: 14+ / Price: £13.50

Box Office: 0845 413 4444

 

Manchester – Warehouse Project

Thursday 1^st December

Skrillex

KOAN Sound

Doors: 9pm / Age: 18+ / Price: £13.50

Box Office: 0161 832 1111

 

TICKETS

Tickets go on general sale 9am Friday 29^th July 2011.

www.gigsandtours.com/?a=skrillex&site=skrillex / 0844 811 0051

www.seetickets.com

www.ticketmaster.co.uk / 0844 844 0444

www.ticketweb.co.uk (Bristol / Sheffield / London)

www.datatransmission.co.uk

www.ticketline.co.uk / Tel: 0844 888 9991 (Sheffield Only)

www.thisisbedlam.co.uk (Bristol date only)

www.stargreen.com

 

 

EVENT INFO

For further information go to www.cream.co.uk / Tel: 0151 707 1309 / www.skrillex.com / www.facebook.com/skrillex / http://twitter.com/#!/skrillex