Skrillex Released A New EP, Playing Electric Zoo Fest + SXSW Pics

Skrillex at Stubb’s at SXSW 2011
Skrillex at SXSW 2011
Photo: Jon Klemm

The electronic artist known as Skrillex, aka Sonny Moore, released the More Monsters and Sprites EP last week, the follow up to his highly successful and similarly named 2010 EP entitled Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites.

The seven-track EP includes three brand new original tracks and four remixes of Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites – the first ever dubstep song to reach the #1 spot on the main Beatport chart. During that same week, 8 of the Top 10 tracks in Beatport’s Top 100 were by Skrillex. [ilikemusic.com]

In addition to dominating the Beatport charts, Skrillex’s first two EPs are also currently occupying the top two spots on the iTunes Dance music charts as of this writing. With that kind of success, it’s not surprising that Skrillex will be one of the many artists playing this year’s Electric Zoo Festival on Randall’s Island (Sep 2-4, 2011). Headlining this year’s three day electronic music extravaganza are the massively popular DJs/Producers: Tiësto, David Guetta and Armin van Buuren.

View more pictures of Skrillex at SXSW and the full lineup for this year’s Electric Zoo Festival including new single day ticket pricing after the jump.

Electric Zoo Festival 2011
Electric Zoo Lineup

Single day passes are now available for Electric Zoo, taking place on September 2, 3 and 4 at Randall’s Island Park in New York City. With over 80 acts already announced, Made Event brings the planet’s biggest electronic music artists back for the expanded 3-day festival headlined by Tiësto, David Guetta and Armin van Buuren, along with an all-star lineup of DJs and live acts playing across four stages. Single day prices are as follows (while supplies last):

• General Admission Single Day: $109
• General Admission Single Day with Ferry: $129
• General Admission Single Day with Shuttle Bus: $119
• General Admission Single Day with Parking: $139

• VIP Experience Single Day: $219
• VIP Experience Single Day with Ferry: $239
• VIP Experience Single Day with Shuttle Bus: $229
• VIP Experience Single Day with Parking: $249
• Platinum Experience Single Day: $429

Skrillex at SXSW 2011 by Jon Klemm
Skrillex at SXSW 2011

Skrillex at SXSW 2011

Skrillex at SXSW 2011

Skrillex at SXSW 2011

Skrillex 2011 Tour Dates
Jun 29 The Wilma Theatre Missoula, MT
Jul 01 Skyway Theater (SOLD OUT) Minneapolis, MN
Jul 02 Electric Forest Rothbury, MI
Jul 03 London Music Hall (SOLD OUT) London, Canada
Jul 04 BETA (SOLD OUT) Waterloo, Canada
Jul 05 Water Street Music Hall (SOLD OUT) Rochester, NY
Jul 06 Ottawa Blues Festival Ottawa, Canada
Jul 07 Camp Bisco X Pattersonville, NY
Jul 08 House of Blues (SOLD OUT) Atlantic City, NJ
Jul 09 Amos Southend Charlotte, NC
Jul 10 Sammy T’s Music Hall Huntsville, AL
Jul 12 The Pageant (SOLD OUT) St Louis, MO
Jul 13 Beaumont Club Kansas City, MO
Jul 14 Sokol Auditorium SOLD OUT Omaha, NE
Jul 15 Red Rocks Amphitheater Morrison, CO
Jul 16 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI
Jul 19 Amnesia Ibiza, Spain
Jul 20 Club Zombie Madrid, Spain
Jul 23 Beat Patrol festival Sankt Pölten, Austria
Jul 27 MISTRAL Aix En Provence, France
Jul 28 Emmaboda Emmaboda, Sweden
Jul 29 Circus Helsinki, Finland
Jul 30 GLOBAL GATHERING Stratford Upon Avon, United Kingdom
Aug 05 The Congress Theater Chicago, IL
Aug 06 HARD Summer 2011 Los Angeles, CA
Aug 07 Shambhala Music Festival Salmo, Canada
Aug 08 Indian Lookout Country Club Pattersonville, NY
Aug 12 Algonquin Provincial Park, WEMF Fest South Algonquin, Canada
Aug 13 First Niagara Pavilion Burgettstown, PA
Aug 18 Pukkelpop Hasselt, Belgium
Aug 19 Cocorico Rome, Italy
Aug 23 Amnesia Ibiza, Spain
Aug 25 Jagermiester World Tour Hamburg, Germany
Aug 26 Killer @ Alte Borse Zurich, Switzerland
Aug 27 Creamfields Liverpool, United Kingdom
Sep 03 Electric Zoo New York, NY
Sep 09 Robin Hill Isle Of Wight, United Kingdom
Sep 10 BerlinFestival Pierling, Germany
Sep 17 Ziker Park Austin, TX
Jan 06 Hard Cruise Fort Lauderdale, FL