DJ Tiesto Pulls Out of Tremendous Bowl, Substitute Introduced
Simply three days earlier than Tremendous Bowl LVIII, one in every of its key promised performers, DJ Tiesto, pulled out because of what he described on social media as “a private household emergency.”
DJ Tiesto followers shall be tremendous bummed in the event that they purchased a Tremendous Bowl ticket simply to see him carry out at Allegiant Stadium. (Picture: Spinnin Information)
“Me and my staff have been getting ready one thing actually particular for months, however a private household emergency is forcing me to return residence Sunday morning,” the 55-year-old famous person DJ wrote on Thursday.
Tiesto shall be changed by Kaskade, who will turn out to be the primary Tremendous Bowl DJ to play the complete sport, spinning throughout featured breaks for CBS cameras. The Tremendous Bowl has used visitor “in-game” DJs since 2020, however they solely carried out throughout gamers’ pregame warmups.
You’d be smiling like Kaskade, too, if the most important break in your profession simply fell into your lap. (Picture: Twitter/X)
Born Ryan Gary Raddon 52 years in the past in Chicago, Kaskade was voted “America’s Greatest DJ” by DJ Occasions in 2011 and 2013.
“As a child who grew up in Chicago watching the NFL Tremendous Bowl yearly with my household, this opportunity to really be a part of it’s completely mind-blowing,” the music producer and DJ tweeted on Thursday. “Las Vegas has been my second residence for the previous decade … To have the ability to be the primary digital musician to be a part of the complete sport expertise of the Tremendous Bowl held in Las Vegas looks as if coming residence, and I’m past excited to signify my group.”
Tiesto stated it was a “robust resolution: however that “household at all times comes first.” The character of the emergency wasn’t disclosed.
Tremendous Bowl LVIII’s different musical performers will embrace a halftime present by Usher that includes particular friends. Earlier than the sport, Reba McEntire will sing the Nationwide Anthem, Publish Malone will carry out “America the Lovely,” and Andra Day will sing “Raise Each Voice and Sing.”