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Fatboy Slim, Skrillex, Die Antwoord & Porter Robinson
Three of the main drawcards at Australia's Future Music Festival are heading to New Zealand for a triple bill in March.
Big beat exponent and mix master Fatboy Slim, current chart-topping dub-stepper Skrillex and South African rap-ravers Die Antwoord are teaming for a one-off show on March 2 at Auckland's Vector Arena.
Before Fatboy Slim (real name Norman Cook) was a superstar DJ, he was one of the Housemartins (remember their version of Caravan of Love?) and founder of Beats International (remember Dub Be Good To Me?).
But it was as Fatboy Slim, and with albums like Better Living Through Chemistry (1996) and You've Come A Long Way, Baby (1998), and songs such as Rockafeller Skank and Praise You that he found his true calling as a dance music leader.
Meanwhile, American hot shot Skrillex (real name Sonny Moore) is one of the current leaders on the electronic music scene and pop charts with tracks like Weekends!!! and Ruff Neck credited with helping take dubstep to the masses.
And Die Antwoord, the South African trio made up of rappers Ninja and Yo-Landi Vi$$er and DJ Hi-Tek, return after playing a blistering and typically riot-inciting set in the Boiler Room at the 2011 Big Day Out. They promise even more swagger and bravado when they come back for seconds.
Tickets on sale January 30 from Ticketmaster.
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