Kaskade marks another industry milestone this week selling out Los Angeles’ STAPLES Center. The trailblazing DJ, who has been named America’s Best DJ by DJ Times and Pioneer DJ, has already earned the distinction of the first Electronic Dance Artist to ever solo-headline the venue and, in his first appearance, it will be a completely sold out show on July 27. The North American “Freaks of Nature” summer 2012 tour presented by Rockstar, has been a major new production for Kaskade, reaching more than 40 cities and also selling out the San Francisco stop at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on July 28.
“I have been working so hard on this new production and it has been so important for me to create a show that I can take to my fans in every market possible that I am incredibly honored that it’s been so well received,” said Kaskade. “The energy from my fans at these shows has been everything I could ever dream of and I am sure LA and SF are going to be particularly off the charts.”
"Kaskade is truly a force in the EDM movement. To sell out both STAPLES Center and the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium is an amazing achievement in and of itself,” said Perry Lavoisne, Senior Vice President, Live Nation North American Touring.
“Kaskade's success is also further proof that Electronic music and artists are gaining popularity and reaching fans in ways that are invigorating to the industry at large,” added James Barton, President, Live Nation Electronic Music.
After multiple attempts to play the Los Angeles area over the past year, the Staples show will mark Kaskade’s first proper show for the passionate Los Angeles fan base since his two back-to-back sold out shows at the Palladium in 2010. For the new tour, Kaskade has produced a brand new stage set up that will create an electric atmosphere at venues of all sizes, bringing it to everything from ballrooms to theatres, arenas and festivals. The new production has garnered critical acclaim:
RollingStone.com for the NYC show at MCU Park: “Fresh off his performance at the Electric Daisy Carnival in Vegas, Kaskade performed against the backdrop of the famous Brooklyn boardwalk…he filled the minor league baseball stadium with the soaring vocals of Mindy Gledhill from his single, "Eyes," before dropping the bass and delivering more than 90 minutes of adrenaline-fueled house music.”
MTV Buzzworthy: “Kaskade…knows that wherever he goes is where the party's at, which is why he's carving out some time this summer to traverse the United States and Canada giving us some of the most jaw-droppingly rad EDM chills ev-ah on his ‘Freaks Of Nature’ tour.”
Fuse named Kaskade's performance on day two of the second weekend of Coachella as the #1 moment of the day: "When the Chicago-bred DJ-producer born Ryan Raddon hit the stage, it was explosive. Flat LED screens positioned on the underside of the tent, stretching from one end to another, flashed kaleidoscopic color patterns while a sexy woman's voice huffed 'Look into my eyes' ad nauseam. Then—Boom! Crash! Sirens! Jet engine sound!—and the party was underway. This was the other side of Coachella—and it felt a world away from Radiohead, who were playing the main Coachella stage on the other end of the Polo Fields. You could hear the Oxford band kick off their set, but soon they were silenced by Kaskade's dance party. I’m a huge fan of Thom Yorke and Co., but this was hard to leave."
Ryan Raddon, known as Kaskade, has been in the trenches of the electronic dance music (EDM) scene as an original recording artist and in-demand DJ for more than a decade. He has released seven studio albums, including his latest “Fire & Ice,” scored nine Top 10 hits on Billboard’s Hot Dance Airplay Chart, created chart-topping remixes for everyone from Lady Gaga to Beyonce, appeared at all the major summer music festivals, and has performed between 150 and 200 headlining shows a year for the last 10 years, building a name for himself as an innovator of the EDM scene as we know it today. His 2011 release “Fire & Ice,” released by Ultra Music, debuted at # 1 on the Billboard Dance Chart, # 3 on the Independent Albums Chart and # 17 on the Top 200 Albums chart, while the iTunes version debuted at # 4 on the overall album chart. Currently, Kaskade has a monthly residency at Marquee Nightclub & Dayclub in Las Vegas, which he’ll continue with throughout the tour.
For more information on Kaskade, exclusive updates and more visit www.kaskademusic.com or follow him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/kaskade ; and on Twitter @Kaskade. For more information on the tour, check out www.freaksofnaturetour.com.
KASKADE FREAKS OF NATURE TOUR DATES (with many more to be announced)
DATE
CITY
VENUE
MAY 26
LAS VEGAS
THE CHELSEA AT THE COSMOPOLITAN OF LAS VEGAS
JUN 15
NEW YORK
MCU PARK
JUN 16
MONTREAL
OLYMPIA THEATRE
JUN 19
CINCINNATI
BOGART'S
JUN 20
CLEVELAND
HOUSE OF BLUES
JUN 21
MINNEAPOLIS
EPIC EVENT CENTER
JUN 22
WORCESTER
DCU EXHIBITION HALL
JUN 23
HARTFORD
FESTIVAL STAGE AT COMCAST
JUN 26
CHARLESTON
MUSIC FARM
JUN 28
PHILADELPHIA
FESTIVAL PIER AT PENN'S LANDING
JUN 29
BALTIMORE
1ST MARINER ARENA
JUN 30
GIBBONS
BOONSTOCK FESTIVAL
JUL 01
toronto
DIGITAL DREAMS FESTIVAL
JUL 11
CHARLOTTE
FILLMORE
JUL 12
ATLANTA
TABERNACLE
JUL 13
TAMPA
FLORIDA STATE FAIRGROUNDS EXPO HALL
JUL 14
MIAMI
KLIPSCH AMPHITHEATRE AT BAYFRONT PARK
JUL 16
NASHVILLE
LIMELIGHT
JUL 18
KANSAS CITY
UPTOWN THEATER
JUL 19
OKLAHOMA CITY
DIAMOND BALLROOM
JUL 20
HOUSTON
BAYOU MUSIC CENTER
JUL 21
DALLAS
Palladium ballroom
JUL 23
SAN ANTONIO
COWBOYS
JUL 24
EL PASO
BUCHANAN'S EVENT CENTER
JUL 25
ALBUQUERQUE
SUNSHINE THEATER
JUL 26
TUCSON
RIALTO
JUL 27
LOS ANGELES
STAPLES CENTER
JUL 28
SAN FRANCISCO
BILL GRAHAM CIVIC AUDITORIUM
JUL 30
ASPEN
BELLY UP
JUL 31
PARK CITY
PARK CITY LIVE
AUG 01
DENVER
RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE
AUG 03
INDIANAPOLIS
EGYPTIAN ROOM
AUG 04
DETROIT
FILLMORE
AUG 05
CHICAGO
LOLLAPALOOZA
AUG 07
SPOKANE
KNITTING FACTORY
AUG 08
SACRAMENTO
MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM
AUG 09
PORTLAND
ROSELAND BALLROOM
AUG 10
SEATTLE
WAMU THEATER
AUG 11
VANCOUVER
PNE FORUM
AUG 12
VICTORIA
9ONE9
AUG 13
BOISE
KNITTING FACTORY
AUG 15
SASKATOON
TEQUILA NIGHTCLUB
**MORE SHOWS TBA**
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