Skrillex was compelled to pause his set at Primavera Sound 2023 on Friday night time (June 2) after a hearth broke out onstage. Representatives from the competition confirmed that there was a small fireplace in one of many lights on the stage and that no accidents have been reported. A competition worker introduced over the general public handle system that the issue was a “technical error,” and Skrillex resumed his set after 10 minutes or so.
In video from the incident that attendees posted on social media, the small fireplace appeared to occur on the elevated truss of a lighting rig. The equipment was lowered to some extent the place the crew may dispatch the flames with a handheld fireplace extinguisher.
This 12 months, Skrillex launched two new albums in the identical weekend: Don’t Get Too Close and Quest for Fire. He additionally collaborated with Fred Once more.. and 4 Tet on the brand new track “Baby Again..,” which got here after their collaborative Madison Sq. Backyard live performance however earlier than their Frank Ocean-replacing Coachella 2023 set.
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