Tiësto Cancels Super Bowl LVIII Performance Due to 'Family Emergency'
DJ Tiësto.
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Kaskade announced that he will perform in Super Bowl LVIII after Tiësto pulled out due to a family emergency.
“As a kid growing up in Chicago and watching the @NFL Super Bowl every year with my family, this opportunity to actually be a part of it is absolutely amazing,” the DJ announced via X on Thursday. “Las Vegas has been my second home for the past decade, being the architect of creating a landscape with house and dance music residencies as part of the destination. To be the first electronic musician to be part of the full Super Bowl gaming experience in Las Vegas feels like coming home, and I am beyond excited to represent my community.”
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Tiësto will no longer perform at Super Bowl LVIII, due to a family emergency.
The Dutch DJ, 55, announced the news on Thursday, February 8. via X. He was scheduled to perform before the Las Vegas game and during breaks in the action on Sunday, February 11, with parts of him airing on CBS' main broadcast.
“Me and my team have been preparing something very special for months, but a personal family emergency forces me to return home on Sunday morning,” Tiësto wrote on Thursday. “It was a difficult decision to miss the game, but family always comes first. Thank you to the @NFL for the partnership and I look forward to working with them to create something incredible together in the future!”
Tiësto also has shows scheduled for Thursday and Friday, February 9 in Brooklyn, but it is not yet known whether those performances will go ahead as planned.
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