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Skrillex halts Primavera set due to on stage fire
By Andy Malt | Published on Monday 5 June 2023
Skrillex’s set at Primavera on Friday was fire. No, wait a moment, it was ON fire. Literal fire. The producer was forced to halt his performance at the Spanish festival after a lighting rig burst into flames.
After the music was cut off, the audience watching the show was told that there would be a break in the proceedings due to a “technical error”. Something of a ‘no shit’ moment for said audience, who could all see that the stage was on fire.
The show got underway again after about ten minutes, and the festival later confirmed that there had been a small fire on stage but that no one was injured during the incident.
Watch the drama play out fairly undramatically in this fan-shot TikTok video:
@tonisas It's LIT🔥🔥🔥 @skrillex #primaverasound ♬ original sound – Toni Sastre
