Skrillex will be opening for Guns N’ Roses
Skrillex will be opening for Guns N’ Roses and he joins an impressive list of other openers such as Lenny Kravitz, Alice in Chains, Billy Talent, The Cult, and Chris Stapleton.
Skrillex will be opening for Guns N’ Roses on their huge international ‘Not in This Lifetime reunion tour’.
The dubstep DJ/producer will be joining the iconic band at the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas on the 5th of August this year. Skrillex will officially be opening for Guns N’ Roses after the band confirmed this on their Twitter profile.
.@ChrisStapleton. @billytalentband. @officialcult. @Skrillex. Select Dates! Tix: https://t.co/7yvh9M1qek #GnFnRhttps://t.co/xemkuYTtPw
— Guns N’ Roses (@gunsnroses) June 16, 2016
At this point, Skrillex will only be opening for the Houston show while the other artists listed above and more will be filling in on the other nights.
Skrillex opening for Guns N’ Roses comes as a surprise to the regular roster of artists that the band would have perform before them. But then again, Skrillex is a force to be reckoned with in the world of EDM and having Guns N’ Roses acknowledge that represents a potent crossover that depolarises the image of the American and global music scenes. It also reinforces the notion that DJs are the new rock stars, putting Skrillex on the same playing field as the legendary metal heads.
Skrillex’s list of achievements continues to stagger and opening for Guns N’ Roses is most likely not the last impressive thing we will be hearing from the Grammy award winning artist.
He has also been quite busy in the studio, having hinted at a few new collaborations with other artists like the questionable Rick Ross, super bowl performer Bruno Mars, and the controversial MIA. Not forgetting his rigorous and demanding tour schedule.
Skrillex’s performance at the Texas Guns N’ Roses show will fall between his residency dates at Encore XS in Las Vegas and a headlining spot at Creamfields in Britain.
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