MAY 7, 2015

FR:       ALEXANDRA GREENBERG/MSO PR

 

 

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL PERFORMER
 deadmau5
RETURNS TO AUSTIN CITY LIMITS THIS OCTOBER
IN ADDITION TO HEADLINING APPEARANCES AT
GOVERNOR’S BALL AND BONNAROO IN JUNE

OTHER FESTIVAL APPEARANCES INCLUDE
GLASTONBURY, FUJI ROCK, READING AND LEEDS AMONG OTHERS

CONFIRMED FOR U.S. LEG OF GUMBALL 3000 “STOCKHOLM TO LAS VEGAS” RALLY
WITH CO-PILOTS TOMMY LEE AND TORY BELLECI

Electronic music performer deadmau5 is heading back out on the road. The famed festival headliner returns to the main stages of America’s top festivals this season including the just-announced Austin City Limits in Austin, TX this October and Governor’s Ball in New York City and Bonnaroo in June, among others.  Prior to kicking off his festival sets, this May deadmau5 is firing back up to join the U.S. leg of the Gumball 3000 “Stockholm to Las Vegas” rally.

Festival season 2015 will welcome a brand-new festival show from deadmau5.  World renowned for his cube stage set, he will be premiering a state-of-the-art, never-before-seen design encompassing future technology to compliment his future music compositions.  Fans around the globe will get to experience the next incarnation of deadmau5 at a wide variety of gatherings including Hurricane and Southside Festivals in Germany, Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds in the U.K., Fuji Rock in Japan and the Veld Festival in his hometown of Toronto, Canada, plus many more.
 
Last year, deadmau5 was joined by Discovery Channel MythBusters host Tory Belleci on his first-ever turn on the 2014 Gumball 3000 “Miami to Ibiza” rally which earned him the “Spirit Of The Gumball” award.  On      May 27, he’ll return to Gumball as ‘Team Meowclaren,’ taking two cars – the Ace of Spades (McLaren P1) and Queen of Hearts (McLaren 650S).  This time, Belleci will be splitting shotgun duty with legendary drummer, producer and friend Tommy Lee for the U.S. leg, making stops from Reno to San Francisco to Los Angeles to Las Vegas.  The run will wrap with a massive party on Friday, May 29 at the MGM Village where deadmau5 will perform an “unhooked” set.   deadmau5’s participation in the rally will benefit the Gumball 3000 Foundation (https://www.gumball3000.com/foundation).  More information on Gumball 3000 can be found at gumball3000.com or follow Gumball 3000 on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

 


The complete list of deadmau5 dates are:

DATE CITY VENUE
Sat 6/6 New York City, NY Governor’s Ball
Sat 6/6 New York City, NY Verboten *Unhooked
Fri 6/12 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo
Sat 6/19 Sheessel (Hamburg), Germany Hurricane Festival
Sat 6/20 Wiesen, Austria Urban Art Forms Festival
Sun 6/21 Neuhausen, Germany Southside Festival
Sat 6/27 Shepton Mallet, UK Glastonbury Festival
Fri 7/3 Surry, BC FVDED In The Park
Sun 7/5 Las Vegas, NV XS *Unhooked
Sat 7/11 Las Vegas, NV XS *Unhooked
Sat 7/18 Nizhny Novgoro, Russia Alfa Future People Festival
Fri 7/24 Ansan City, South Korea Ansan Valley Rock Festival
Sat 7/25 Niigata, Japan Fuji Rock Festival
Sat 8/1 Toronto, ON Veld Music Festival
Sat 8/8 Seattle, WA DOTA Intl
Fri 8/14 Montreal, QC, CAN Isle Sonic Festival
Sun 8/16 Somerset, WI Summer Set Music & Camping Festival
Fri 8/28 Leeds, UK Leeds Festival
Sun 8/30 Reading, UK Reading Festival
Sat 10/3 Austin, TX Austin City Limits
Sat 10/10 Austin, TX Austin City Limits

ABOUT deadmau5:
Joel Zimmerman, more commonly known as deadmau5 (pronounced ‘dead mouse’), is one of the world’s most respected electronic music producers of modern times. Enjoying international chart success with his singles “Professional Griefers,” “Sofi Needs A Ladder,” “Ghosts ‘n’ Stuff” and “I Remember,” he has also released five critically acclaimed albums: while(1<2), >album title goes here<, 4×4=12, For Lack Of A Better Name and Random Album Title. The multiple JUNO Award-winning and six-time Grammy®-nominated artist performed at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards as part of its first ever telecast performance highlighting electronic music. His ability to push the boundaries of his talent grows at an equal rate to his fan base, which counts almost nine million on his Facebook page and over 3.1 million Twitter followers. deadmau5 is also the #1 selling artist on online retailer Beatport. A major touring act, he has headlined iTunes Music Festival, Lollapalooza, Outside Lands, Budweiser Made In America, Sonar, Virgin Mobile FreeFest, Coachella, Ultra Music Festival, HARD Day of the Dead and Creamfields, and sold out Rogers Centre in Toronto and PETCO Park in San Diego, as well as multiple consecutive nights at legendary venues like the Roseland Ballroom in NYC and the Palladium in Los Angeles. In 2015, he will reveal a brand new festival show when he headlines Governor’s Ball and Bonnaroo, with more major dates to be announced soon. He appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone (summer double issue, 2012), marking him as the first electronic artist to do so.

 

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