Skrillex playing Glastonbury

[willutalk]

Wouldn't be surprised to see him on the Arcadia, that must be a bigger capacity that the Gully?

[Matt42]

Totally agree with you here mate! If he is headling R1/NME Stage at Reading and Leeds he must be on Arcadia or Sonic.

[dan05delaney]

Can I also say he may not be officially announced, he was an "exclusive" for Leeds and Reading when announced

[Matt42]

Can I also say he may not be officially announced, he was an "exclusive" for Leeds and Reading when announced

[FloorFiller]

quite a big secret act then. lucky he's on at / around the same time as the Stones (and Chase & Status) or his crowd would've surely gotten ridiculous what with the leak

[whateverman]

I like Skrillex, particularly Scary Monsters, and First Of The Year.

The level of hate on this thread is ridiculous. Yeah, he's become overhyped, but his music is danceable, energetic, and smart.

[LondonTom]

I saw him at Bonnarroo last year! Love him or hate him! It was one hell of a show! Lights and noise galore!

Edited June 6, 2013 by LondonTom

[Dave The Hedgehog]

he was an "exclusive"

[Bisque]

As he isn't supposed to be announced a surprise set by him would be fine somewhere like the Gully but now there seems to be a leak on it I wouldn't be surprised to see him move to Arcadia (which I think would suit his music) which will be able to handle a much bigger crowd.

[eoinca]

His music is neither danceable nor smart. It's shit. I didn't think the lineup could stoop lower than Mumford but they just have.

[fatyeti24]

Noise being the operative word there

Proper shite music, shit haircut, and he got shot of Ellie Goulding after ruining her sound! The cretin!

[olive123]

Maybe he can use the fee to get the other side of his hair cut.

Terrible terrible terrible 'music'.

[teddyparnell]

Noise being the operative word there

Proper shite music, shit haircut, and he got shot of Ellie Goulding after ruining her sound! The cretin!

[LondonTom]

of all things !

Edited June 7, 2013 by LondonTom

[jumbomcnutt]

I wouldn't say he was shit, just has a genre of music that is very extreme and it is obvious why loads hate it but at the right moment in the right mood is liked by many.

And for those who don't like his hair, this will make you laugh... http://www.3news.co.nz/Skrillexs-hair-catches-fire-at-birthday-party/tabid/418/articleID/283516/Default.aspx

[chris_top_her]

Awful, will be avoiding at all costs! Could have got a good DJ in his place, shame!

[knivesout]

anybody bigging up skrilldawg here needs to listen to some oldskool dubstep before it was ruined by unsubtle morons like him (don't wanna sound like a music snob here, but i am really so i can't help it)

suggestions (if you're interested): pinch, kode9, mala + coki (dmz), shackleton, cyrus, burial etc

[Jeffbain]

I was under the impression that this ballbag was awful and should be avoided like the clap

[somecoolusername]

His music is neither danceable nor smart. It's shit. I didn't think the lineup could stoop lower than Mumford but they just have.

[shortbreadbiscuits]

I hate to be "that guy" who defends Skrillex despite not enjoying his music, but I think the man should be given some credit, regardless of what he makes. Attacking his music as it doesn't suit your tastes is to be expected nowadays, but Sonny the person knows his stuff. He's a big fan of the EDM scene, citing Aphex Twin's 'Flim' as one his favourite songs, and seems more like an excited fan of the genre in interviews as opposed to the huge egos you see in the scene at the moment (*cough* Deadmau5 *cough*). Also, if you look at his live show, he really puts effort into it. I wouldn't particularly enjoy going to one of his shows due to me not being a fan of his sound, but that whole idea he had with the motion tracking suit is genius. It makes sure that he puts 110% in for every show so that projections/images people see (now a major part of the EDM live performance) keep the crowd excited.

For anyone with nothing to do when he's playing and with an urge to party, I am sure that Skrillex will not disappoint. If not, then Dog Blood should not be missed. The production seems to be 80% in control of Boys Noize anyway, and the results are very impressive for anyone into that sort of music.

[somecoolusername]

My mate makes music on his laptop that - to my ears - is indistinguishable from skrillex's

Also, I was first aware of him when he was an angry little virgin in From First to Last, which doesn't make it any easier to take him seriously. I wonder how many of his current fans are aware of his earlier output...

[Matt - Ed Banger Records]

I would probably argue that his live shows success is almost 75% down to the lighting tech, what he actually does on stage is about as basic as it comes and his music can be described favourably as 'base level' he makes music with no musicality which is more about continued 'pay off' than it is about being musically sound.

I can appreciate why people enjoy it because its daft fun but as an artist or a live act he is utterly dreadful. I have listened to some of the Dog Blood stuff and to my ears that sounds pretty poor as well, Boys Noize has been tending to tailor his productions to the American EDM market which is a pretty bad thing because that particular scene is awash with shit music but I guess you can't hate an artist like Boys Noize or Skrillex for making money and pleasing an awful lot of people at the same time.

[Franky]

Ok so is he actually playing his own set somewhere ? Or is he just guesting with someone else. It would be nice if he was on somewhere after the stones so I could actually go and see him.

Thanks

[eoinca]

I was under the impression that this ballbag was awful and should be avoided like the clap

[preacherman_1]

the term EDM says it all... next you will be wanting to drop a molly.