Dutch music producer DJ Tiësto has withdrawn from accomplishing at Sunday’s Tremendous Bowl owing to an undisclosed household matter.
Tiësto, whose real identify is Tijs Verwest, wrote on social media on Thursday he would skip the matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs in Las Vegas as he desired to return home.
“It was a hard determination to overlook the activity, but relatives constantly arrives 1st,” the 55-yr-previous wrote on X.
The Grammy-winning musician was chosen as the initially ever in-recreation DJ, slotted to warm up the group ahead of kickoff and all over the video game. Singer Usher will headline the halftime show though Reba McEntire will sing the nationwide anthem.
Tiësto did not offer aspects about the crisis. He married product Annika Backes in 2019 and the pair have two children.
His performances scheduled for Friday night in New York and Saturday night in Las Vegas — wherever the Tremendous Bowl is becoming held — have not been canceled, in accordance to his website. Tiësto stated in his information he will need to return dwelling “on Sunday.”
The Dutchman has been regularly named as the world’s very best DJ through his 40-yr career. He formerly done at the 2004 Summer season Olympics in Athens and at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
American DJ Ryan Raddon, much better known as Kaskade, will exchange Tiësto in the course of Sunday’s game. The Chicago native wrote on social media he was “beyond excited” for the possibility.
The game, currently ordinarily the most-watched system in America, has witnessed even a lot more interest this yr, given that Kansas City’s restricted end Travis Kelce commenced courting pop star Taylor Swift. Swift is due to play in Tokyo on Saturday, but last 7 days, the Japanese Embassy in Washington, D.C., place out a assertion reassuring fans the 34-12 months-aged singer will make it to Nevada in time to see her beau enjoy.
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