Skrillex goes big for first major festival performance of the year at Ultra Abu Dhabi [FULL SET]
Skrillex truly hit the ground running in 2023, announcing two albums, releasing a string of singles, dropping both albums 24 hours apart, selling out Madison Square Garden with Fred again.. and Four Tet with 3 days’ notice — he set his intentions and knocked them all out of the park.
But even before all that, Skrillex was announced for a slew of festival appearances. The first of them happened this past weekend for the latest new Ultra Worldwide event in Abu Dhabi, along with ILLENIUM, Calvin Harris, NGHTMRE, and more. For his first major festival performance of the year, we get our first real taste of what a new, modern Skrillex set entails. First off, he’s got tons of new music, so there are a huge amount of originals and edits in his set from this new wave of releases.
That being said, he still throws in a lot of classics like “Agen Wida” with JOYRYDE, “Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites,” “Bangarang,” and even some Jack Ü and Dog Blood. He also drops some heaters from the likes of Juelz and W IN K, Hamdi, Knock2, Jon Casey, and RUVLO. And he, of course, still closes with his iconic “Cinema” remix.
Check out the full set below and scroll down for the tracklist.
TRACKLIST:
[0:00] Skrillex & Fred again.. & Flowdan – Rumble (Abu Dhabi In The Jungle Intro)
[1:21] Skrillex ft. Bobby Raps – Leave Me Like This
[4:35] Skrillex ft. Bobby Raps – Leave Me Like This (VIP) w/ Skrillex & Mr. Oizo ft. Missy Elliott – RATATA (Acappella)
[5:59] Skrillex & Mr. Oizo ft. Missy Elliott – RATATA
[7:59] Skrillex, Missy Elliott, & Mr. Oizo – RATATA (CrisMajor X BOMBOCAT REMIX)
[8:42] NuBass & Deppz – Knock Knock
[9:27] Tokischa & ROSALÍA – Linda (Mickael Espinosa Remix)
[10:12] Skrillex & Starrah & Four Tet – Butterflies
[12:51] Skrillex & Boys Noize ft. Ty Dolla $ign – Midnight Hour
[15:20] Ray Volpe – Laserbeam (Chris Lake Remix)
[17:17] J Balvin & Skrillex – In Da Getto (Chris Lorenzo Remix)
[19:25] Baby Keem – trademark usa (Juelz & W IN K Remix)
[20:10] Eptic – Ultimate Flex w/ 50 Cent – In Da Club (Acappella)
[21:08] Knock2 – dashstar*
[22:13] QUIX – Trust w/ Skrillex & Fred again.. & Flowdan – Rumble w/ Justice vs. Simian – We Are Your Friends (Acappella)
[23:10] Dog Blood – Turn Off The Lights w/ Dog Blood – Turn Off The Lights (Ship Wrek Edit)
[25:43] Benny Benassi vs. Jeremih – Cinema Oui (Benzi X Skrillex X BryceM88 Edit)
[26:56] Knock2 – murdah (ASDEK Remix)
[28:17] Jon Casey – ID w/ NGHTMRE – Trials (feat. IDK)
[29:01] Skrillex ft. Sirah – Bangarang w/ Pharoahe Monch – Simon Says (Acappella)
[30:39] Skrillex & Habstrakt – Chicken Soup
[32:25] JOYRYDE & Skrillex – Agen Wida
[33:22] Soulja Boy – Pretty Boy Swag (RUVLO Flip)
[33:52] Ill Phil & Lorenzo – Jump A Fckkin Round w/ Chuckie – Who’s Ready To Jump (Acappella)
[35:29] Fred again.. & Skrillex & Four Tet ft. Lil Baby – Baby Again..
[39:32] Skrillex & Fred again.. & Flowdan – Rumble
[42:06] Hamdi – Skanka (VIP)
[43:15] Skrillex ft. Nai Barghouti – XENA
[46:30] Skrillex & Kito ft. Aluna – Inhale Exhale
[48:26] Skrillex & Sleepnet & Joker – Tears w/ Pop Smoke – Welcome To The Party (Acappella)
[51:05] Avicii – Levels (Skrillex Remix)
[51:56] Skrillex & Alvin Risk – Fuji Opener w/ Chuckie – Who’s Ready To Jump (Acappella)
[53:14] Jack Ü ft. Justin Bieber – Where Are Ü Now (Marshmello Remix / Skrillex Flip)
[54:31] Skrillex – Pull Up Don
[54:57] Beyoncé – 7/11 (Jack Ü Remix) w/ ISOxo – Ground
[56:00] Skrillex & The Doors – Breakin’ A Sweat (It’s Alright)
[57:16] Wiwek & Skrillex ft. Eliphant – Killa w/ Eliminate – Weeble Wobble (VIP)
[57:43] Skrillex – Ruffneck (Full Flex) w/ Eptic – Shadow People
[58:59] YOGI ft. Pusha T – Burial (Skrillex & TrollPhace Remix)
[59:36] YOGI ft. Pusha T – Burial (Skrillex & TrollPhace Remix / G-Buck Edit)
[1:00:04] Kendrick Lamar – HUMBLE. (Skrillex Remix)
[1:01:35] Sheck Wes – Mo Bamba w/ Skrillex & Rick Ross – Purple Lamborghini
[1:02:42] Skrillex – Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites
[1:04:11] Skrillex – Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites (YOOKiE ‘This Kills It Live’ VIP / Acraze Jersey Flip)
[1:04:38] Travis Scott ft. Drake – Sicko Mode (Skrillex Remix)
[1:05:49] Travis Scott ft. Drake – Sicko Mode (Skrillex Remix / Ojpaw & Wesflex Flip)
[1:06:26] Skrillex ft. Starrah – Good Space
[1:07:46] Skrillex & Swae Lee & Siiickbrain & Posij – Too Bizarre (Juked) w/ Jack Ü ft. Kiesza – Take Ü There
[1:09:59] Skrillex & Noisia & Josh Pan & Dylan Brady – Supersonic (My Existence) w/ Skrillex & Noisia & Josh Pan & Dylan Brady – Supersonic (My Existence) (VIP)
[1:11:54] Hussain Al Jassmi – Bel Bont El3areedh
[1:14:03] Benny Benassi ft. Gary Go – Cinema (Skrillex Remix) w/ Skrillex – Voltage
Photo via Marilyn Hue